Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 20-3435

• File #: 20-3435
• Version: 2
• Name: A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ILLINOIS NAACP STATE CONFERENCE AND THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE TEN SHARED PRINCIPLES
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 7/23/2020
• In control: Law Enforcement Committee
• On agenda: 7/30/2020
• Final action: 10/22/2020
• Title: PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 20-3435 (Law Enforcement Committee 10/20/2020) PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ILLINOIS NAACP STATE CONFERENCE AND THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE TEN SHARED PRINCIPLES WHEREAS, Cook County has seen numerous peaceful protests against police brutality in response to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, Sandra Bland, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Laquan McDonald, Breonna Taylor, and too many others to name locally and across the country; and WHEREAS, studies have shown Black individuals have a disproportionate level of involvement in the criminal justice system WHEREAS, according to the Chicago Tribune, from 2010 to 2015, Chicago Police Officers shot 262 people, killing 92, and with about four out of every five being Black males; and WHEREAS, further police reform and training is needed to address the disparities of police conduct in communities of color; and WHEREAS, in response the national outcry following the 2...
• Sponsors: SCOTT R. BRITTON, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
10/22/2020	1	Board of Commissioners	approve
10/20/2020	1	Law Enforcement Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
10/20/2020	2	Law Enforcement Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
9/24/2020	1	Board of Commissioners	withdraw	Pass
7/30/2020	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 20-3435
(Law Enforcement Committee 10/20/2020)

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ILLINOIS NAACP STATE CONFERENCE AND THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE TEN SHARED PRINCIPLES

WHEREAS, Cook County has seen numerous peaceful protests against police brutality in response to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, Sandra Bland, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Laquan McDonald, Breonna Taylor, and too many others to name locally and across the country; and

WHEREAS, studies have shown Black individuals have a disproportionate level of involvement in the criminal justice system

WHEREAS, according to the Chicago Tribune, from 2010 to 2015, Chicago Police Officers shot 262 people, killing 92, and with about four out of every five being Black males; and

WHEREAS, further police reform and training is needed to address the disparities of police conduct in communities of color; and

WHEREAS, in response the national outcry following the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, and in recognition of the need for candid conversations about the past, present, and future of law enforcement-community relations, the Illinois NAACP State Conference and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police affirmed the following Ten Shared Principles to guide reforms that eliminate the disproportionate negative impacts of policing on people of color:

1. We value the life of every person and consider life to be the highest value.

2. All persons should be treated with dignity and respect. This is another foundational value.

3. We reject discrimination toward any person that is based on race, ethnicity, religion, color, nationality, immigrant status, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or familial status.

4. We endorse the six pillars in the report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The first pillar is to build and rebuild trust through procedural justice, transparency, accountability, an...