*****UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY***** Members of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing will hold the first public listening session on TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 2015, AT 9:00 A.M., EST, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The Task Force members will hear testimony from five panels of witnesses on ways to improve the collaborative relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve, exchange best practices for policing strategies, promote effective crime reduction and address concerns about violence directed at law enforcement.
WHAT: Task Force on 21st Century Policing’s First Listening Session WHO: Task Force on 21st Century Policing WHEN: TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST WHERE: The Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 OPEN PRESS (MEDIA PRE-SET 7:45 a.m. EST//FINAL MEDIA ACCESS TIME 8:30 a.m. EST) NOTE: All media must present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver’s license as well as valid media credentials). Due to space limitations, entrance is not guaranteed. Media inquiries regarding logistics should contact Silas Darden at Silas.Darden@usdoj.gov or at (202) 307-0703. This event will be live streamed on the Task Force on 21st Century Policing webpage.
Task Force on 21st Century Policing Listening Session 9:00 a.m. EST Welcome Remarks and Task Force Overview Ronald Davis, Executive Director of the Task Force and Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) 9:05 a.m. EST Opening Statements by Task Force Chairs & Introduction of Task Force Members Task Force Co-Chairs: Charles Ramsey, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department Laurie Robinson, Professor at George Mason University Task Force Members: Cedric Alexander, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Public Safety of DeKalb County and President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Jose Lopez, Lead Organizer of Make the Road New York Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School Brittany Packnett, Executive Director of Teach for America – St. Louis Susan Rahr, Executive Director of Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Constance Rice, Co-Director of The Advancement Project Sean Smoot, Director and Chief Counsel of Police Benevolent & Protective Association of Illinois and the Police Benevolent Labor Committee Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative Roberto Villaseñor, Chief of Police of the Tucson Police Department 9:30 a.m. EST Witness Panel Discussion I: Jennifer Eberhardt, Associate Professor of Psychology at Stanford University Charles Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and Director at Harvard Law School Tom Tyler, Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School Samuel Walker, Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska–Omaha 10:30 a.m. EST Witness Panel Discussion II: Carmen Perez, Executive Director of The Gathering for Justice Jim St. Germain, Founder of Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow Jim Winkler, President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches Ashley Yates, Co-Founder of Millennial Activists United 11:30 a.m. EST Witness Panel Discussion III: Richard Beary, President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police Andrew Peralta, National President of the National Latino Peace Officers Association Richard Stanek, Past President and Executive Committee’s Sergeant-at-Arms of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association and National Sheriffs’ Association 1:30 p.m. EST Witness Panel Discussion IV: Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (NAACP LDF) Laura Murphy, Director, Washington Legislative Office, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Vikrant Reddy, Senior Policy Analyst, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice Maria Teresa Kumar, President and CEO, Voto Latino 2:30 p.m. EST Witness Panel Discussion V: Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore 3:30 p.m. EST Testimonies from the Audience 4:30 p.m. EST Task Force Closing Remarks 5:00 p.m. EST Meeting ends *Written testimonies and a live stream of the meeting will available on the Task Force on 21st Century Policing webpage. *** About the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing was established by an Executive Order signed by the President on Dec. 18, 2014. The Task Force – which includes law enforcement representatives, community leaders, young adults and notable scholars – will examine, among other issues, how to strengthen public trust and foster strong relationships between local law enforcement and the communities that they protect, while also promoting effective crime reduction. Members of the Task Force will engage federal, state, tribal and local officials, subject matter experts, young leaders, and nongovernmental organizations through meetings and 21st century technology. The Task Force will also convene listening sessions where they will hear testimony, including proposed recommendations for consideration, from invited witnesses and also receive comments and questions from the public.
Source: US Department of Justice
