CALM has four key activities that advance its overall goal to re-establish a CALM Response as the norm to situations involving police and civilians.

• Serve as a data repository of information on (a) instances of police misconduct involving racial profiling, excessive force toward people and animals, or lethal force, and (b) programs that work well to foster good relations between law enforcement and communities and instances of exemplary behavior.
• Work with police departments to change policies and training regarding response tactics and use of lethal force.
• Develop reform proposals for civil and criminal penalties for law enforcement that engage in misconduct.
• Develop wallet cards and materials that raise awareness and provide simple guidance on civil rights and what to do – and not do – in an encounter with the police and other materials that will promote change.