Cop Watching/Know Your Rights Materials:
- Cop Watching Pro-Tips (.pdf)
- Consejos para Vigilar a la Policía / Cop Watching Pro-Tips in Spanish (.pdf)
- Berkeley Cop Watch Handbook (scribd)
- Top Ten Ways Staff and Young People Can Reduce the Harms of Security Guards (.docx)
- 10 Ways Police Can Legally Lie to You by a San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyer
- What to Do When People Stop & Frisk You (Video) by Vennessa Redmond from Chicago’s First Defense Legal Aid
- Midnight Special Law Committee These materials cover basic information about your rights and dealing with police and the criminal justice system (i.e. dealing with the police, basic legal info, reporting police misconduct, etc)
- Northwestern Law: Know Your Rights Project Includes curriculum and resources specifically for teens and parents.
- National Lawyers Guild: Chicago Includes resources for non-US citizens and trans and queer people.
- Tip Sheet for Filming Immigration and Customs Officials (ICE) A tip sheet for documenting safely by WITNESS
Bystander Intervention
Storify's from Past PRT Trainings:
Alternatives to Police - Related Articles & Resources:
- Smartphone App Allows Citizens to Depend on Each Other for Emergency Services Instead of Police
- Chain Reaction: Alternatives to Calling the Police
Rapid Response Teams Across the Country:
- APTP First Responders (Oakland, CA)
- The STL First Responders (St.Louis, MO)
Rapid Response - Related Articles:
- Black Lives Matter Co-Founder’s Plan to Reduce Law Enforcement Violence
- Community-led First Responders Use Video to Document Police Abuse