U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces NYC Briefing on Police Practices and Use of Force

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Mar 30, 2015, 06:00 ET

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing to hear from experts concerning current police tactics, training and field implementation to try to determine what practices lead to avoidable but deadly confrontations and what can be done to eliminate or substantially reduce them.

WHAT: Briefing on Police Practices and Use of Force

WHEN: April 20, 2015 from 9:00 am - 5:45 pm ET

WHERE: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 West 59^th Street
New York City, NY 10019

AGENDA:

Panel I. 9:10 a.m. ―10:40 a.m. - Community Leaders, Civilian Review Boards, and Police Organizations

Montague Simmons, Organization for Black Struggle
Felix Vargas, Consejo Latino
Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica
Brian Connell, NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board
Matthew Fogg, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Sean Smoot, Police Benevolent & Protective Assn of Illinois

Panel II. Law 10:40 a.m.―12:10 p.m. – Law Enforcement Officials and Experts on Police Accountability and Use of Force

Cedrick Alexander, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers
Bob Metzger, Pasco Police Department
Evan Bernick, The Institute for Justice
John DeCarlo, John Jay College
Pamela Meanes, National Bar Association

Lunch Break―12:10 p.m.―1:10 p.m.

Panel III. 1:15 p.m.―2:45 p.m. - Court Officials and Experts on Procedural Justice and Legal Reforms

Hon. Lawrence K. Marks (Deputy Chief Administration Judge), NY Court of Appeals
Ezekiel Edwards, American Civil Liberties Union
James Chanin, Law Office of James Chanin
Delores Jones-Brown, John Jay College
Jonathan Blanks, Cato Institute

Panel IV. 2:45 p.m. ―4:15 p.m. - Federal Agencies and Federally-funded Initiatives

Ron Davis, Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing
William Sabol, Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Ellen Scrivner, the Police Foundation

Panel V. 4:15 p.m.―5:45 p.m. - Researchers and Data Collection Experts

Heather MacDonald, Manhattan Institute
Fritz Umbach, John Jay College
David Klinger, University of Missouri St. Louis
Jon Shane, John Jay College
Sam Walker, University of Nebraska

Deaf or hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pam Dunston at (202) 376-8105.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights matters. http://www.usccr.gov.

Media Contact: Lenore Ostrowsky
Acting Chief, Public Affairs
(202) 376-8591
[email protected]

SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights