Pass SB 2 to STOP Violent Cops
The nation is calling for an end to police brutality. The time for accountability is now.
Nationwide, 46 states have the authority to cancel or revoke an officer’s certificate (decertify). Four states do not have decertification authority: California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Massachusetts just passed their version of decertification in Fall 2020. Before 2003, California nearly expanded its decertification authority through the administrative process to deny or cancel certificates for convicted felonies or other serious crimes dealing with sexual assault to a minor or non-consenting adult, excessive use of force, dishonesty, theft, or narcotic offenses. In 2003, under pressure from law enforcement advocates, the Legislature removed the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training’s authority to deny or cancel an officer’s certification, which left the discipline of officers accused of misconduct or abuse of authority to local law enforcement agencies, allowing the police to police themselves, leaving out accountability and oversight.
The voices from the community are clear: the status quo must change, and the state must hold law enforcement officers accountable for the harm and terror inflicted on communities of color.
Please urge your state legislators to vote YES on SB 2 to create a fair and impartial statewide mechanism to hold law enforcement officers accountable and further protect the civil rights of Californians.
Pass SB 2 to STOP Violent Cops
The nation is calling for an end to police brutality. The time for accountability is now.
Nationwide, 46 states have the authority to cancel or revoke an officer’s certificate (decertify). Four states do not have decertification authority: California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Massachusetts just passed their version of decertification in Fall 2020. Before 2003, California nearly expanded its decertification authority through the administrative process to deny or cancel certificates for convicted felonies or other serious crimes dealing with sexual assault to a minor or non-consenting adult, excessive use of force, dishonesty, theft, or narcotic offenses. In 2003, under pressure from law enforcement advocates, the Legislature removed the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training’s authority to deny or cancel an officer’s certification, which left the discipline of officers accused of misconduct or abuse of authority to local law enforcement agencies, allowing the police to police themselves, leaving out accountability and oversight.
The voices from the community are clear: the status quo must change, and the state must hold law enforcement officers accountable for the harm and terror inflicted on communities of color.
Please urge your state legislators to vote YES on SB 2 to create a fair and impartial statewide mechanism to hold law enforcement officers accountable and further protect the civil rights of Californians.