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The Downtown Eastside Revitalization Program, Downtown Eastside 'Extraordinary" Policing, and Business Improvement Associations (BIA's): Why the People of the DTES are Being Harassed and Brutalized

Publication type: 
Position Paper
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Agency: 
Vancouver Coalition Against Police Harassment and Brutality
Date: 
2000
Pages: 
3
Summary: 
Article about the abuses of the Vancouver Police Department and the Business Improvement Association's private security forces, against residents of the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The article describes the Downtown Eastside Revitalization Program and recent moves towards condo and tourism development as fuelling police brutality and harassment. The author encourages readers to join the Coalition against Police Brutality to expose police abuses and advocate for housing, drug treatment, jobs, harm reduction and adequate services in the DTES.
Keywords: 
Vancouver Coalition Against Police Harassment and Brutality; police brutality; police misconduct; Downtown Eastside (DTES) Revitalization Program; activism; business; Vancouver Police Board; tourism