Over 130 Arrested During UMass Encampment
Police declared an unlawful assembly, tearing down tents and pushing protesters to the ground at the encampment on May 7.
police
Editorial: Policing Peaceful Protest
The Editorial Board acknowledges student activism to be an essential part of campus discourse and advocates for clarity in the college’s plans for protest on campus, especially when there is the possibility of police involvement.
Politics at Amherst: The Role of Policing
Host Aaron Holton ’25 sits down with Staff Writer Zane Khiry ’25 to discuss the role of policing in communities; tactics such as no knock warrants; qualified immunity; and the idea of defunding the police.
Abolish ACPD: It’s Time to Try Something New
This week, the Town of Amherst’s Community Safety Working Group has revealed
some of the items requested in its proposal for the future of policing in the
town, to be decided on in an upcoming May 3 Town Council budget meeting. It
proposes
[https://www.gazettenet.com/Community-responders-team-sought-in-Amherst-budget-40131259]
slashing
Letter to the Editor: Reframing the Campus Safety Conversation
As tempers flare on campus and the rhetoric heats up, it’s easy to forget how
far our community already has come in the debate about campus policing and the
many constructive ideas that students and staff have floated. Faculty members
have a responsibility now to help these deliberations move
“Disarm ACPD”: The Association of Amherst Students’ Position on Campus Public Safety
On Monday, March 29, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety John Carter
attended the public safety town hall
[https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/aas/senate/aasminutes/spring-2021] hosted by
the Association of Amherst Students (AAS). This meeting occurred on the first
day of Derek Chauvin’s trial for
ACPD Reduces Reliance on Armed Officers, but Refuses Demands to Disarm
As part of its commitment to the Reclaim Amherst Campaign, the Association of
Amherst Students (AAS) held a town hall
[https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/AAS%2520Senate%2520Notes%2520March%252029%252C%25202021.pdf]
with Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety John Carter regarding the
state of the