Gender, Identity, and Safety

The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of Do Not Investigate: Anti-Abortion, Anti-Trans, and Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws. This new resource provides recommendations for deprioritizing the enforcement of state laws that divert limited police resources away from serious crimes and true public safety issues in pursuit of so-called “morality laws.” These laws also threaten the health, rights, and safety of community members. CPE urges municipal governments and law enforcement agencies to use no time or resources to enforce these so-called “morality laws.” “We know that lack of access to medical care caused by recent state legislation is having severe consequences,” said Scarlet Neath, Policy Director at CPE. “For example, a recent report confirmed that Georgia’s abortion ban caused the heartbreaking and preventable deaths of two mothers, Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller. This much-needed resource shows how police departments and policymakers can take steps to ensure that the harms caused […]