Today, NACOLE invited Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, United States Senator Claire McCaskill, and Attorney General Eric Holder to attend and speak at our 2014 Annual Conference in Kansas City to discuss police accountability and oversight. This is an opportunity for each to show leadership and address the crisis in Ferguson, as well as the broader issue of race and policing. The continuing crisis of race and policing is one of the most pressing challenges facing our country. Issues of race and policing are central to the history of civilian oversight, as well as NACOLE. Civilian oversight has its roots in the civil rights movement. Race and issues of fairness, equality, justice, and trust in law enforcement have had a prominent role in much of our work over the last 50 years. Thus, the oversight community – and NACOLE specifically – recognizes that we have an important role to play and an obligation to identify, understand, and address discriminatory practices by the police. In communities of color across the country, policing practices that may be lawful but are perceived to be overly harsh, unjust, or unfair can decrease the perception of procedural justice and undermine the legitimacy of the police. Effective policing requires public support and cooperation. Civilian oversight can serve as a bridge builder between police and communities with a history of strained police-community relations. Read more about NACOLE and its commitment to issues of race and diversity within civilian oversight and policing in our Winter 2014 newsletter: goo.gl/TsC3cD
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:59:54 +0000
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