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21st Century Leadership: Developing the Next Generation
The NAACP units are encouraged to collaborate and partner with community groups and businesses to identify and place youth and young adult members in internships, as well as seek opportunities for the development of young professionals.
To Commemorate the 75' Anniversary of the NAACP Youth & College Division
The NAACP proudly congratulates the NAACP Youth and College Division on its 75 years of activism and leadership
A Call for Smart and Safe Policing Strategies and an End to Racially Disparate Stop and Frisk Policing by Law Enforcement
The NAACP calls on all units to advocate for community policing and evidenced based policing practices to combat crime, while putting an end to racially disparate "stop and frisk" policing that often result in longstanding humiliation and stigma of young people throughout America.
Girls and Women in the Criminal Justice System
The NAACP support the just treatment of those under supervision of the criminal justice system, regardless of race or gender; and require that abusive body search, rape and other brutal actions by guards be eliminated and the abusers terminated as well as prosecuted.
Upholding Civil and Human Rights in the Implementation of National Security Policies
The NAACP continue its historic work in combating all forms of discrimination of our communities and campaign against the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, anti-Black and anti-Middle Eastern sentiment sweeping the nation, both in society's mind frame, and in
policies and laws.
Over Prioritizing, Punished and Incarceration and Under Educating
The NAACP will urge all of its units to work to identify and assist in supporting "smarter on crime" and "prevention and intervention" policies and practices, following NAACP procedures, and take action necessary to expose and halt those entities that engage in supporting "tough on crime" and "no tolerance" policies in our communities and states.
Campaign to Re-establish the System of Parole for All Federal and State Prisoners, Including Statutory Good Time and Educational/Work Incentive Credits
The NAACP call for reinstatement of the federal and state parole system/statutes, as well as the retroactive application of such statutes to all prisoners, along with comprehensive statutory provisions for Good Time, Educational, and Work Incentive Credits.
Crime and Justice
The NAACP will work in low-income communities and communities of color to engage in re-entry work focused on the youth and families impacted by incarceration, while advocating for services needed during the re-entry process including education, jobs and entrepreneurial programs, and healthcare.
A Call to End the War on Drugs, Allocate Funding to Invest In Substance Abuse Treatment, Education and Opportunities in Communities of Color for a Better Tomorrow
The NAACP advocate for a wide range of effective drug abuse treatment options (treatment on demand) that make supportive services available to all who need them, including: greater access to methadone and other maintenance therapies; specially-tailored, integrated services for families, minorities, rural communities and individuals suffering from co-occurring disorders; and effective community-based drug treatment and other alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent drug law offenders; and other policies that reduce public spending while improving public health and safety.
VIdeo Surveillance of Law Enforcement Traffic Detentions
The United States Congress mandate the use of video and audio surveillance equipment in all law enforcement detentions to protect the civil and human rights of all Americans.
NAACP Supports Reform of the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE's) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Help Low and Middle-Income Homeowners
The NAACP supports integrated neighborhoods, in which clean, safe and affordable rental units and homeownership opportunities are available to all Americans. Additionally, the NAACP supports the creation of a pilot program to recapture homeowners and GSE's underwriting appraisal value and equity through cooperative endeavor private sponsored, regional cooperative homeownership partnership structures.
NAACP Supports Full Enforcement of the Clean Air Act
The NAACP will support its units in working to improve corporate responsibility in energy production by ensuring that risks are mitigated while community economic and energy needs are being met.