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Constitution and By laws of Police Precinct Council

Constitution and By-Laws for Newark Police Precinct Councils. The precinct councils were established as an alternative to a “police advisory board,” which Mayor Addonizio rejected in April 1963. According to the article, Addonizio said “the councils are to tell citizens that the police are their friends.” Following an influx of allegations of police misconduct and brutality in early 1963, African American community leaders advocated for the establishment of a “review board” or “advisory board” to investigate allegations of police misconduct. The struggle over a police advisory board continued through the 1960s and was a polarizing topic along racial lines in Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Toward Better Understanding- Police Precinct Councils Formed to Fill a Void (June 26, 1963)

Newsclipping from an unmarked paper on June 26, 1963 covering the establishment of “police precinct councils” by Mayor Addonizio and Police Director Dominick Spina. The precinct councils were established as an alternative to a “police advisory board,” which Mayor Addonizio rejected in April 1963. According to the article, Addonizio said “the councils are to tell citizens that the police are their friends.” Following an influx of allegations of police misconduct and brutality in early 1963, African American community leaders advocated for the establishment of a “review board” or “advisory board” to investigate allegations of police misconduct. The struggle over a police advisory board continued through the 1960s and was a polarizing topic along racial lines in Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Report on Conference Called by Mayor Addonizio- Police Advisory Board (May 22, 1963) (1)

Report from Newark Human Rights Commission Director Daniel Anthony on a conference with Mayor Addonizio, Dominick Spina, and Norman Schiff on May 22, 1963. The conference was called by Addonizio to discuss ways of improving cooperation between the Commission and City Hall in the wake of the Mayor’s rejection of a “police advisory board,” which the Commission supported. Following an influx of allegations of police misconduct and brutality in early 1963, African American community leaders advocated for the establishment of a “review board” or “advisory board” to investigate allegations of police misconduct. The struggle over a police advisory board continued through the 1960s and was a polarizing topic along racial lines in Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library

Review Board Out (Newark Sunday News April 7, 1963)

Article by Doug Eldridge of the Newark Evening News covering Mayor Addonizio’s public announcement rejecting a propsed “police advisory board.” A review board ‘would serve no useful purpose and could conceivably be a detriment to efficient law enforcement,’ Mayor Addonizio said in his statement. Following an influx of allegations of police misconduct and brutality in early 1963, African American community leaders advocated for the establishment of a “review board” or “advisory board” to investigate allegations of police misconduct. The struggle over a police advisory board continued through the 1960s and was a polarizing topic along racial lines in Newark. — Credit: Newark Public Library