Citizens Against Police Abuse - Resources and Other Links
Much of the information on the CAPA web site (and more!) and can be found in the CAPA information packet, "Criminal Justice or Institutional Racism and Classism in the United States and Kentucky? How Does this Relate to Police Abuse?" For a PDF version of this packet, click the following link: full packet-april 10, 2003.pdf
Below are links to other organizations, local and national, dealing with many of the same issues of criminal justice reform, police brutality, racism and classism, and social justice as CAPA. These groups are invaluable sources for research, analysis, current events and organizing materials.
Local/Regional Organizations
Boycott Louisville
Cincinnati Boycott
Coalition for the People's Agenda
Fairness Campaign
Green Party Louisville Chapter
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Kentucky ACLU
Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation
National Lawyers Guild, Louisville Chapter
Patriot Acts Committee
National OrganizationsAmerican Civil Liberties Union
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Drug Reform Coordination Network
Human Rights Watch
Justice Policy Institute
The Lindesmith Center
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Lawyers Guild
October 22nd Coaltion
The Sentencing Project
Below are links to other organizations, local and national, dealing with many of the same issues of criminal justice reform, police brutality, racism and classism, and social justice as CAPA. These groups are invaluable sources for research, analysis, current events and organizing materials.
Local/Regional Organizations
Boycott Louisville
Cincinnati Boycott
Coalition for the People's Agenda
Fairness Campaign
Green Party Louisville Chapter
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Kentucky ACLU
Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation
National Lawyers Guild, Louisville Chapter
Patriot Acts Committee
National OrganizationsAmerican Civil Liberties Union
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Drug Reform Coordination Network
Human Rights Watch
Justice Policy Institute
The Lindesmith Center
National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Lawyers Guild
October 22nd Coaltion
The Sentencing Project
Much of the information on the CAPA web site (and more!) and can be found in the CAPA information packet, "Criminal Justice or Institutional Racism and Classism in the United States and Kentucky? How Does this Relate to Police Abuse?" For PDF version of this packet, click the following link:
full packet-april 10, 2003.pdf
To obtain this and some of the other files linked on this site, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To obtain a free copy, click the following link: Free Adobe Reader
full packet-april 10, 2003.pdf
To obtain this and some of the other files linked on this site, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To obtain a free copy, click the following link: Free Adobe Reader
