Civil Rights Groups

CRS has a long history of working with civil rights groups to address conflicts in communities across the nation. CRS helps to open lines of communication between civil rights organizations, community members, government agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to address local conflicts peacefully and constructively. Some ways CRS works with civil rights groups are:

• Facilitating dialogue between civil rights groups, local government leaders, law enforcement officials, and other community stakeholders to identify community concerns, develop action plans to address problems, and build local capacity to address future conflicts
• Helping civil rights groups and other stakeholders develop action plans and agreements that detail mutually acceptable steps to achieving short-term and long-term goals
• Working with civil rights groups to assess tensions, open dialogue, and maintain peace in the aftermath of critical incidents that increase community tensions