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

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Apr 13, 2015, 02:04 ET

WASHINGTON, April 13, 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 help identify practices that could avoid deadly confrontations.

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
860 11^th Avenue (Note: Attendees MUST use this entrance to gain access to the building)
Student Dining Hall, 2^nd Floor
New York City, NY 10019

MEDIA: Media with videocameras must RSVP to reserve space

WEBSTREAM: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/u-s-commission-on-civil-rights

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

Talila Lewis, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf
Richard Davis, The Arc, National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability
Montague Simmons, Organization for Black Struggle
Felix Vargas, Consejo Latino
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. Mark, NY Unified Court Systems
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, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
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

John Jay College reserves the right to deny entrance to the building.

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.

http://www.usccr.gov.

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

SOURCE U.S. Commission on Civil Rights