The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD),officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles,California,United States. With 8,832 officers and 3,000 civilian staff,it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States,after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
The Minneapolis City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Minneapolis in Minnesota,United States. Comprising 13 members,the council holds the authority to create and modify laws,policies,and ordinances that govern the city. Each member represents one of the 13 wards in Minneapolis,elected for a four-year term. The current council structure has been in place since the 1950s.
Rutgers University–Newark is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University,a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. It is located in Newark. Rutgers,founded in 1766 in New Brunswick,is the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities. In 1945,the state legislature voted to make Rutgers University,then a private liberal arts college,into the state university and the following year merged the school with the former University of Newark (1936–1946),which became the Rutgers–Newark campus. Rutgers also incorporated the College of South Jersey and South Jersey Law School,in Camden,as a constituent campus of the university and renamed it Rutgers–Camden in 1950.
The Miami Police Department (MPD),also known as the City of Miami Police Department,is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving Miami,Florida,United States. MPD is the largest municipal police department in Florida. MPD officers are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade Police Department counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles.
The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Columbus,Ohio,in the United States. It is the largest police department in Ohio,and among the twenty-five largest in the United States. It is composed of twenty precincts and numerous other investigative and support units. Chief Elaine Bryant assumed leadership of the Division in 2021. Special units of the Columbus Division of Police include a Helicopter Unit,Canine Unit,Mounted Unit,Community Response Teams,Marine Park Unit,and Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT).
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Minneapolis,Minnesota,United States. It is also the largest police department in Minnesota. Formed in 1867,it is the second-oldest police department in Minnesota,after the Saint Paul Police Department that formed in 1854. A short-lived Board of Police Commissioners existed from 1887 to 1890.
Established in April 1857,the Newark Police Department (NPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving Newark,New Jersey and the largest municipal law enforcement agency in New Jersey. As of December 2017 the force had 1,146 officers.
The Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) is the governmental agency responsible for law enforcement in the city of Cleveland,Ohio.
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Albuquerque,New Mexico. It is the largest police force in the state,with approximately 1,000 sworn officers in 2022.
Otis France Rolley is the former planning director of Baltimore,serving from July 2003 until 2007. He was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Baltimore in 2011.
The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) is a campus police agency responsible for law enforcement on the New Brunswick,Newark,and Camden campuses of Rutgers University. RUPD is a department of the university's Division of Administration and Public Safety,overseen by Rutgers Institutional Planning and Operations (IP&O) which also houses Rutgers University Emergency Services (RUES) which is responsible for Emergency Medical Services and emergency management on the campus as well as responding to fire and hazardous materials emergencies in coordination with local first responders. The Division of Administration and Public Safety also oversees the campus bus system,the Rutgers Golf Course,and other services on campus.
Jacob Lawrence Frey is an American politician and attorney who has served as the mayor of Minneapolis,Minnesota since 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,he served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018.
Medaria Arradondo is an American law enforcement official who served as the Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department from 2017 to 2022. He was the first black chief of the Minneapolis Police Department.
In the United States,"defund the police" is a slogan that supports removing funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support,such as social services,youth services,housing,education,healthcare and other community resources. Activists who use the phrase may do so with varying intentions;some seek modest reductions,while others argue for full divestment as a step toward the abolition of contemporary police services. Activists who support the defunding of police departments often argue that investing in community programs could provide a better crime deterrent for communities;funds would go toward addressing social issues,like poverty,homelessness,and mental disorders. Police abolitionists call for replacing existing police forces with other systems of public safety,like housing,employment,community health,education,and other programs.
The following is a timeline of race relations and policing in Minneapolis–Saint Paul,providing details with a history of policing in the Twin Cities in the U.S. state of Minnesota from the nineteenth century to the present day. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office,with its headquarters in downtown Minneapolis,is one of the "largest law enforcement agencies in Minnesota" with division and unit facilities throughout Hennepin County. Twin cities,Saint Paul and Minneapolis,have their own police departments,the Minneapolis Police Department,which was established in 1867 and the Saint Paul Police Department. A union for rank and file officers in Minneapolis—the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis —was established in 1917.
Lisa Ruth Goodman is an American politician who served as a member of the Minneapolis City Council from the 7th ward. First elected in 1997 and continuously re-elected for 26 years,she was the longest-serving member in council history. The 7th ward holds some of Minnesota's wealthiest neighborhoods,including Bryn Mawr,Cedar-Isles-Dean,Downtown West,East Isles,Elliot Park,Kenwood,Loring Park,Lowry Hill,and Stevens Square.
The police abolition movement gained momentum in the U.S. city of Minneapolis during protests of the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and culminated in the failed Question 2 ballot measure in 2021 to replace the city's police department with a public safety department. The measure would have removed minimum staffing levels for sworn officers,renamed the Minneapolis Police Department as the Minneapolis Department of Public Safety,and shifted oversight of the new agency from the mayor's office to the city council. It required the support of 51 percent of voters in order to pass. In the Minneapolis municipal election held on November 2,2021,the measure failed with 43.8 percent voting for it and 56.2 percent voting against it.
Isaac Gregory Bryan is an American politician serving as a Member of the California State Assembly where he represents the 55th district,which includes much of South Central Los Angeles. Bryan was previously the executive director of the University of California Los Angeles's Black Policy Project,head of the Public Policy Division for the Million Dollar Hoods Project,and served as the Director of Public Policy for the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center. From July to November 2023,he served as Assembly Majority Leader.
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