Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Host and Location: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan
2966 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201
10 a.m. – Welcoming remarks from the ACLU of Michigan
10:05 a.m. – Purpose and overview of the hearing
10:15 a.m. – Opening comments by panelists
10:30 a.m. – Best practices to end racial profiling--TBA
10:50 a.m. – Changing police culture/restoring community trust – Chief Jeffrey Hadley (Kalamazoo Police Department)
11:10 a.m. – The value of de-escalating tense community/police encounters – Chief James Tolbert (Flint Police Department)
11:30 a.m. – The role of psychological screening/monitoring in limiting risk of police misconduct – TBA
11:50 a.m. – LUNCH
1 p.m. - The need to overcome barriers to the prosecution of police who commit crimes – Mark P. Fancher (ACLU of Michigan)
1:20 p.m. – Department of Justice police/community relations initiatives – Susan Declercq (U.S. Attorney’s Office)
1:40 p.m. – Police and the transgender community – Lilianna Reyes (Affirmations)
2 p.m. – The value of community oversight of police – Ron Scott (Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality); Dawud Walid, (CAIR)
2:30 p.m. – The inadequacy of civil litigation in reforming police misconduct – Bill Goodman, Esq.; Julie Hurwitz, Esq.; Buck Davis, Esq.; Cynthia Heenan, Esq.
3:30 p.m. - Adjourn
