Who set Cop Watch up and what were their reasons for doing so?
Andrea Prichett, Danielle Storer, Suzanne Pegas worked with homeless people, community activists and students to establish Berkeley Copwatch in March of 1990. Copwatch was established to document abuse of the rights of homeless people in the Telegraph Avenue area and expanded into other areas of the city in later years. The main goals were to document abuses and to foster a community of resistance to abuse. Current Activities: What kind of activities are various Copwatches doing? Copwatches are involved in a variety of approaches to police accountability. Some are working for a civilian review board, some are trying to change policies related to less lethal weapons. Others are focused on providing support for victims of abuse and still others strive to provide lots of copwatch shifts and trainings in their communities. The one thing that really establishes a true ‘copwatch’ is whether or not the group participates in direct monitoring of police in the streets. Have you achieved recogni
