Everyday Innovators Take On Police Reform

A decisive majority of people in America believe policing needs to change. We need safety and justice to improve both for communities and the police. But, policing is a complex issue — one which lacks a simple answer.

As governments and professional bodies wrestle with it, Stand Together Venture Labs and MIT Solve have taken a different approach: find solutions not at the top, but in the communities; empower and support the civilians and officers that deal with these issues every day and listen to their solutions.

Together, the organizations launched Unbundle Policing: Reimagine Public Safety Challenge in the spring of 2021. People were invited to pitch their answers to one of America’s most contentious and complex issues to be judged by a diverse panel of judges, from sheriffs and scholars to prosecuting attorneys and civil rights activists.

Over 200 entrepreneurs answered the call. After a three-month virtual incubator program, a panel of judges selected 11 promising ideas to be funded and, within the space of a few years, rolled out in the communities that are impacted the most.

And those problem solvers are now working together to make their solutions even stronger.

For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► youtube.com/standtogethercc

Learn more videos about criminal justice reform in Stand Together’s community ► bit.ly/3LrAwYy

And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► standtogether.org/

Rachel Drew’s title reads Portfolio Lead, MIT, but should say, Portfolio Lead, MIT Solve. We regret the error.

Author

Ariyani

Como educador, estou profundamente engajado no desenvolvimento dos estudantes em ambiente escolar, adotando métodos pedagógicos que valorizam conexões genuínas e são movidos por inovação e fervor. É minha vocação guiar os alunos na jornada de se tornarem uma geração notável, empregando estratégias de ensino amplamente aclamadas por prestigiadas instituições acadêmicas ao redor do globo - events.zulekhahospitals.com