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Author Archives: Joseph Jungermann

Joseph Jungermann was a Summer 2020 intern at The Beacon.

Narene Stokes speaks at a rally demanding accountability from the KCPD. Stokes' son Ryan Stokes was killed by a KCPD officer in 2013. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

What justice looks like to Kansas City moms who lost their sons to police violence

by Celisa Calacal and Joseph Jungermann August 4, 2020May 4, 2021

Since 2013, 265 people have been shot and killed by law enforcement in Kansas and Missouri — 30 by the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department alone. Their deaths have left behind mothers, sisters, children, friends and family whose lives have been uprooted by sudden loss.

Launched in early June by the nonprofit police reform group Campaign Zero, a data-backed research platform called 8 Can’t Wait outlines eight specific use-of-force policies to reduce the number of police killings.
Posted inCivic Engagement

Wide-ranging policies give Kansas and Missouri cops discretion for violence  

by Joseph Jungermann July 22, 2020May 4, 2021

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