Reimagining Traffic Stops

Policy Considerations for Reducing Harm

Policy Considerations for Reducing Harm was produced by the Howard University School of Law and the Howard University Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center as one of three outputs from the Reimagining Police Stops Workshop Series. Howard Law and the Center sought to produce independent recommendations that would generate both measurable and lasting change in the potential for stops to produce harm that highlight the voices and views of the communities most impacted by policing and police stops. The document also includes an independent assessment of the evidence base for each recommendation from The Lab @ DC.

Reimagining Police Stops Policy Considerations
Police stop
n this image from video released and partially redacted by the City of Memphis, Tyre Nichols lies on the ground during a brutal attack by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. The beating and death of Nichols by members of a plainclothes anti-crime task force has renewed scrutiny on the squads often involved in a disproportionate number of use of force incidents and civilian complaints. (City of Memphis via AP, File)

THE HILL: Traffic stops should not be deadly, DC can lead the way

Executive Director Justin Hansford joins TMCRC Staff Attorney Maggie Ellinger-Locke to write an article for The Hill Magazine to discuss reimagining the role of police in traffic stops in the wake of the fatal police attack against Tyre Nichols.

Traffic stops should not be deadly, DC can lead the way
Executive Director Hansford Discusses Alternatives to Police Violence on CNN