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Reimagining Policing in Boulder, Colorado
When it comes to defining what safety looks like and the role policing plays in creating safety, perspectives differ. The City of Boulder started with a recognition that a wide spectrum of viewpoints is valid and sought diverse stakeholders to envision a new approach for the Boulder Police Department. Photo courtesy of City of Boulder
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February 2024
- Page 27
In late 2020, like many communities across the U.S., the City of Boulder, Colo., was contemplating the future of its police department. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and a national call for police reform, it was clear to the department, and to the city as a whole, that the time was right to rethink the traditional model of policing.
Like other city departments, the police were operating with a
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