The New Law and Order

Working Towards Equitable and Community-Centered Policing in North Carolina

Symposium: November 3rd from 9AM-4PM, Room 1312 of the Worrell Professional Center

Contact: Stephanie Criscione, Symposium Editor

Overview

The North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC-CRED), the Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy, andthe Wake Forest School of Law Criminal Justice Program present “The New Law and Order: Working Towards Equitable and Community-Centered policing in North Carolina” on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, from 9.a.m. to 4 p.m. , in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312.

The symposium will bring law enforcement, practicing attorneys, and academics together to discuss equitable reforms to address racial disparities in policing in North Carolina.

 

Schedule

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks	Professor Kami Chavis Associate Provost and Professor of Law Director of Criminal Justice Program Wake Forest University
9:05 a.m. Policing: A Historical Context	Professor Thomas Nolan Merrimack College
9:30 a.m. Community Policing in the 21st Century	Professor Craig Futterman University of ChicagoProfessor Michael Pinard University of Maryland Law SchoolBree Newsome Artist and ActivistCaptain Natoshia Miles Winston-Salem Police DepartmentAssistant Chief Celisa Lehew Chapel Hill Police DepartmentProfessor Ron Wright (Moderator) Wake Forest School of Law
11:00 a.m. Identifying and Addressing Implicit and Explicit Bias in Policing	Professor James Drennan UNC School of GovernmentChief James Moore Rocky Mount Police DepartmentFrank Baumgartner Political Science Department University of North CarolinaDr. Steven Gunkel Sociology Department Wake Forest UniversityProfessor Kristin Henning Associate Dean for Clinics and Centers and Director Juvenile Justice Clinic Georgetown LawJames Williams (Moderator) Orange County (Retired) Public Defender
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Introduction of Keynote Speaker	Professor Kami Chavis Wake Forest University
Keynote Address:	Professor David Kennedy Director National Network for Safe Communities & Professor of Criminal Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
2:00 p.m. NC DA Roundtable	Roger Echols District Attorney Durham CountyRobert Evans District Attorney Nash CountyAshley Welch District Attorney Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain CountiesJim O’Neill District Attorney Forsyth CountyJim Woodall (Moderator) District Attorney Orange and Chatham County
3: 15 p.m. Activism and Policing: A Collaborative Model for Reform	Blanca Nienhaus LupeChief J. Jeffrey Smythe Burlington (NC) Police DepartmentIrving Allen Ignite NCDeputy Chief James Hinson Greensboro Police DepartmentProfessor Mark Rabil Director of Innocence and Justice Clinic Wake Forest School of LawRaul Pinto (Moderator) North Carolina Justice Center