Publications

"Accountability through decertification of Police who engage in misconduct." Check out the latest published piece by Carlton Mayers II, Esq. in the SDIG's Global Diversity & Inclusion Journal. (Pages 53-57)

With the passing anniversaries of the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor — a beloved family member to one of us — George Floyd, Tyre Nichols and countless others who died during encounters with police, cities such as Louisville, Kentucky, Memphis, Tennessee and Minneapolis find themselves at a crossroads. As federal consent decrees are stalled, weakened or abandoned altogether, communities across the country are confronting an urgent question: What comes next for police account

Originally published June 11, 2026 on chicagobusiness.com Based on the recently published “SAFE-T Act Policing Workgroup Recommendations,” the current state of police decertification in Illinois reflects a painful truth: Illinois has made progress on decertification reform, which removes the legal authority to serve as a police officer in that state, but the current system still leaves significant gaps that undermine public trust, accountability and transparency. Illinois sti

On October 29, 2025, I had the honor of moderating a groundbreaking discussion at the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) Annual Conference themed Reckoning & Resilience in the Post-George Floyd Era in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The session called “Oversight in Action: How Civilian Oversight Bodies Can Shape Surveillance Accountability,” brought together national and local experts to explore how communities can ensure transparency and ethical

The City of Grand Rapids has released its second Annual Surveillance Report. This project came to fruition when the Grand Rapids, MI community joined forces with Mayers Solutions, LLC to lobby the city to change its surveillance technology policy. This report provides a framework to identify and analyze constitutional violations and disparities in race; sex; age; and location as it relates to city government entities' purchase and use of surveillance technologies and services