Agenda Part 2

 

September 21, 9a.m. - 1 p.m
PART TWO : VOICES FOR ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES

9 - 9:15 a.m.
 
Recap/acknowledgements
Irvin D. Reid, Director, FOCIS
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.



 
It Takes a Village
Barbara McQuade, US Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan

Federal law enforcement agent talked about the organization's commitment
to using every available resource to affect a turnaround in Detroit.
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.





 
Crime in America’s Urban Centers – A Mayor’s Perspective
Former mayor: To be named

Deputy Mayor discussed alternative approach to
reducing the occurrence of homicides and other violent crimes in their
city using proven community policing strategies, and considers how
the same approaches could work in Detroit. (With Q&A)
  
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.




 
Turnaround! Reversing the Crime Epidemic
William J. Bratton, former Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police
Department; former Police Commissioner, New York City, Boston

Mr. Bratton gave an outspoken account of how his cutting-edge policing
strategies brought about historic reductions in crime in several cities. (Q&A)
 
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.



 
Ending the Siege: Town hall dialogue on moving forward
Moderator: Robert Ackerman, Dean, Wayne State University Law School

Select panelists and presenters engaged audience members in a 
discussion on how citizens and city leaders can work together to make
Detroit’s streets safer. (With Q&A)
Participants :  William Bratton
                          Ralph Godbee
                          Carl Taylor, PhD
                          Other participants to be named.
   
SEPTEMBER 21 , 3 - 5:30p.m. 
PART THREE : ACADEMIC SEMINARS ON COMMUNITY POLICING

Continuing dialogue was hosted by university schools and colleges addressing crime in urban areas.
Program immediately followed main event agenda.
  • School of Social Work
  • Department of Criminal Justice
  • Wayne State University Law School

Panelists

  • David Allasio, clinical social worker, Children's Hospital
  • Amed Hammoud, assistant U.S.. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan
  • Poco Kernsmith, associate professor, School of Social Work
  • Margaret Raben, attorney, Gurewitz & Raben, PLC
  • John Ridley, juvenile corrections officer, Wayne County
  • Tory Tederington, police officer, Wayne State University Police Department
Moderator
Peter Henning, professor of law, Wayne State University Law School
   
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