Washington reins in police leadership

About this episode

This episode discusses the Law Enforcement Leaders’ Bill and its implications for police accountability in Washington.

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge was joined by Debbie Novak, an activist with the Washington State Coalition for Police Accountability . They talked about the Law Enforcement Leaders’ Bill ( SB 5974 ), what it does, and the lawsuit by four Eastern Washington sheriffs – including Sheriff John Nowels of Spokane County – that opposes the bill. They also discussed some resources and ways to get involved, which you can find below: Learn from and get involved with the Know Your Rights Camp . You can watch the meetings for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission here . Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Hedge

Guest: Debbie Novak

Topics covered

• police accountability
• law enforcement
• activism
• legislation
• community involvement

Keywords

• police leadership
• activism
• law enforcement bill
• Washington State
• community resources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington State Coalition for Police Accountability, Know Your Rights Camp, Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission

Places: Washington, Eastern Washington, Spokane County

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