Reimagine Policing Plan
After engaging with more than 530 children and youth on the City of Boulder’s Reimagine Policing Plan for two years, Growing Up Boulder and partner, Mayamotion Healing, have concluded their work. City staff highlighted the importance of young people’s feedback in their presentation to Council, where council unanimously passed the Reimagine Policing Plan.
Young people, across demographics, expressed key ideas throughout the process: they feel both hope and fear about the future of policing in Boulder. They hope for a more equitable and just policing system, but they fear that real change will not happen. Children and youth also requested transparent and straightforward communication, now and in the future. Finally, young people requested an acknowledgement of the harm policing has caused, particularly to people of color and those with disabilities, and they hope to see a movement towards repair in order to build better future relationships between police and young people. To learn more about the Reimagining Policing Plan, read the reports below.
Young people, across demographics, expressed key ideas throughout the process: they feel both hope and fear about the future of policing in Boulder. They hope for a more equitable and just policing system, but they fear that real change will not happen. Children and youth also requested transparent and straightforward communication, now and in the future. Finally, young people requested an acknowledgement of the harm policing has caused, particularly to people of color and those with disabilities, and they hope to see a movement towards repair in order to build better future relationships between police and young people. To learn more about the Reimagining Policing Plan, read the reports below.
Growing Up Boulder and Mayamotion Healing are pleased to share our report, “Reimagining Policing Plan: Youth Perspectives Report, Phase IV, Part II"
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For reports about engagement windows I-IV of the Reimagine Policing Plan, please see below.
We are pleased to share Growing Up Boulder and partner, MAYAMOTION HEALING’s, “Reimagining Policing” report--the result of months of engaging diverse young people, ages 8-24, in imagining how public safety can look in Boulder, CO. Through our partnership with MMH, we used a “healing-centered” approach with our young people (hint: don’t know what that is? Read our report!). The GUB/MMH report represents child and youth input from Engagement Window 1, which is part of a 3-part public engagement process with the Boulder community. The City of Boulder then produced a summary report comprised of input from all participants in Engagement Window 1.
Final Report: Engagement Window I
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Final Report: Engagement Window II
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Final Report: Engagement Window III
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Final Report: Engagement Window IV, Part 1
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