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Increase communication between individuals with disabilities and law enforcement
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30290
Subject(s) - grassroots , law enforcement , diversity (politics) , intersectionality , enforcement , criminal justice , inclusion (mineral) , economic justice , criminology , political science , white (mutation) , law , sociology , psychology , social psychology , gender studies , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Nearly one‐third to one‐half of all people killed in police shootings have developmental, intellectual, or physical disabilities, according to the best estimates included in a white paper published by the Ruderman Foundation entitled “Media Coverage of Law Enforcement Use of Force and Disability.” In a webinar commissioned and directed by the National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, a panel of grassroots activists and experts discussed how diversity and disability factor into the use of force by police officers. They also discussed strategies for increasing communication between disabled students and police officers, understanding how the intersectionality of diversity and disability compounds already fraught situations, and keeping your students safe both on and off campus.