YPP is organizing against police brutality and for police accountability in Montgomery County.

In some of our action so far, we have..

• Led a successful campaign to win youth and young adults seats to the Montgomery County Policing Advisory Commission
• Helped to identify and support young Policing Advisory Commission applicants
• Held ‘know your rights’ and ‘restorative justice’ workshops. 
• Created the Police Incident Documentation Project (PIDP) to collect civilian accounts of incidents with police in Montgomery County, connect those civilians to pro bono legal advice and resources administered through YPP, and build the case for systemic changes to policing.

Collecting and Sharing Our Stories 

We are working to collect and share our stories on experiences with policing in Montgomery County. 

Share your experience with:

• Policing in Montgomery County
• Police in Schools

Connect to legal advice, counseling, and/or other support.

Changing Policing

We are pushing towards changes in policing in Montgomery County and Maryland. 

We want to: 

1. Remove traffic enforcement from police responsibilities. 
2. Take police out of schools.
3. Repeal the Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR). 
4. Respond to nonviolent and non-emergency issues with non-police personnel. 
5. Decrease the Montgomery County Police Budget.
6. Invest in measures that strengthen communities and prevent crime, such as homelessness services and affordable housing, workforce development and youth programs, free, accessible, and safe public spaces. 

Read our summary and more about each of the changes here.