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After falling steadily for decades, the rate of violent crime in the United States rose again in 2015 and 2016. Interactions between citizens and police too often end in violence. People are increasingly worried about safety in their communities. How should we ensure that Americans of every race and background are treated with respect and fairness? What should we do to ensure that the police have the support they need to fairly enforce the law? To what degree do racial and other forms of bias distort the justice system? What should we do as citizens to help reduce violence of all kinds in our communities and the nation as a whole? How should communities increase safety while at the same time ensuring justice? This issue guide is a framework for citizens to work through these important questions together. It offers three different options for deliberation, each rooted in different, widely shared concerns and different ways of looking at the problem. The resulting conversation may be difficult, as it will necessarily involve tensions between things people hold deeply valuable, such as a collective sense of security, fair treatment for everyone, and personal freedom. No one option is the "correct" one; each includes drawbacks and trade-offs that we will have to face if we are to make progress on this issue. They are not the only options available. They are presented as a starting point for deliberation.

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Publié par	National Issues Forums Institute
Date de parution	27 janvier 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781946206039
Langue	English

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About This Issue Guide
The purpose of this issue guide is to help us talk productively about a difficult issue that concerns all of us.
Deliberation
It’s not a debate. It’s not a contest. It’s not even about reaching agreement or seeing eye-to-eye. It’s about looking for a shared direction guided by what we most value.
It’s about examining the costs and consequences of possible solutions to daunting problems and finding out what we, as a society, would or would not accept as a solution.
A Framework
This guide outlines several alternative ways of looking at the issue, each rooted in a shared concern. It provides strategic facts associated with each approach and suggests the benefits and drawbacks of possible solutions. We engage in deliberation by:
■ getting beyond the initial positions we hold to our deeper motivations—that is, the things we most care about, such as safety, freedom, or fairness.
■ carefully weighing the views of others and recognizing the impact various options would have on what others consider valuable.
■ working through the conflicting emotions that arise when various options pull and tug on what we—and others—consider valuable.
It is important to remember that, as a group, we are dealing with broader underlying concerns that are not defined by party affiliation and that your work here is to dig down to the things that define us as human beings and Americans rather than as liberals and conservatives.
The research involved in developing the guide included interviews and conversations with Americans from all walks of life, as well as surveys of nonpartisan public opinion research, subject matter scans, and reviews of initial drafts by people involved with organizations ranging from law enforcement groups to groups focused on community-level safety and racial equity.

One Effective Way to Hold a Deliberative Forum *

* This is not the only way to hold a forum. Some communities hold multiple forums.

Ground Rules for a Forum
Before the deliberation begins, it is important for participants to review guidelines for their discussion.
■ Focus on the options.
■ All options should be considered fairly.
■ No one or two individuals should dominate.
■ Maintain an open and respectful atmosphere.
■ Everyone is encouraged to participate.
■ Listen to each other.
Contents
Safety and Justice: How Should Communities Reduce Violence?
Option 1: Enforce the Law Together
Option 2: Apply the Law Fairly
Option 3: De-escalate and Prevent Violence
Summary
Safety and Justice
How Should Communities Reduce Violence?

AFTER FALLING STEADILY FOR DECADES, the rate of violent crime in the United States rose again in 2015 and 2016. Interactions between citizens and police too often end in violence. People are increasingly worried about safety in their communities.
Many Americans are concerned that something is going on with violence in communities, law enforcement, and race that is undermining the national ideals of safety and justice for all.
It is unclear what is driving the recent rise in violence, but bias and distrust on all sides appear to be making the problem worse. Citizens and police need goodwill and cooperation in order to ensure safety and justice. For many people of color, the sense that they are being treated unfairly by law enforcement—and even being targeted by police—is palpable. Others say police departments are being blamed for the actions of a few individuals and that the dangers, stress, and violence law enforcement officers face in their work is underestimated. Still others hold that if we cannot find ways to defuse potentially violent interactions between citizens and police, we will never be able to create safe communities in which all people can thrive and feel welcomed and comfortable.

Source: The New York Times, from FBI and local police data
How should we ensure that Americans of every race and background are treated with respect and fairness? What should we do to ensure that the police have the support they need to fairly enforce the law? To what degree do racial and other forms of bias distort the justice system? What should we do as citizens to help reduce violence of all kinds in our communities and the nation as a whole?
How should communities increase safety while at the same time ensuring justice? This issue guide is a framework for citizens to work through these important questions together. It offers three different options for deliberation, each rooted in different, widely shared concerns and different ways of looking at the problem. The resulting conversation may be difficult, as it will necessarily involve tensions between things people hold deeply valuable, such as a collective sense of security, fair treatment for everyone, and personal freedom. No one option is the “correct” one; each includes drawbacks and trade-offs that we will have to face if we are to make progress on this issue. They are not the only options available. They are presented as a starting point for deliberation.
It is unclear what is driving the recent rise in violence, but bias and distrust on all sides appear to be making the problem worse. Citizens and police need goodwill and cooperation in order to ensure safety and justice.
THE FIRST OPTION says that our top priority should be finding ways for communities and police to work together to stop violence of all kinds.

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