Moving Beyond Discipline: The Role of Civilians in Police Accountability February 6, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Panel 1 7.0 Continuing Legal Education Credits Pending Welcoming Remarks  Dean Annette Clark, M.D., J.D., Seattle University Law School  Kim Hendrickson, Founder, Islanders for Collaborative Policing  Kathryn Olson, Accountability and Transparency in Policing, Change Integration Consulting, LLC Evolution of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in the United States: Civil Rights, Police Reform, and the Impact of Critical Incidents From Rodney King to Ferguson  Vanita Gupta, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division  Judge Terrence Carroll (Ret.), Distinguished Jurist in Residence, Seattle University Law School  Brian Buchner, President, National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Moderator: Kathryn Olson, Accountability and Transparency in Policing, Change Integration Consulting, LLC 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel 2 Break Community Input and Police Accountability: What Works?  Department of Justice’s Role in Structuring Community Output Samuel Walker, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska  Lessons Learned through Community Councils in Edmonton Irfan Chaudhry, Ph. D. Candidate, University of Alberta  Ensuring Effective, Sustainable Community Input Commissioner or Betsy Graef, M.A., Seattle Community Police Commission Moderator: Judge Anne Levinson (Ret.), Office of Professional Accountability Auditor, Seattle Police Department 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel 3 Break Police Department Transparency: What is the Civilian Role?  Factors Encouraging Police Information Sharing Joshua Chanin, J.D., Ph.D. and Salvador Espinosa, Ph.D., School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University  How Body Cameras Change the Culture of Accountability Marielle Moore, J.D.  Mixing Politics and Policing: Has the New York City Council Made the NYPD a More Transparent Institution? Marc K. Landy, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Boston College Moderator: Captain Chris Fowler, Seattle Police Department 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Panel 4 Lunch Policing and Federalism: Is There Tension Between Local, State and National Standards?  Roger Goldman, J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law  Sue Rahr, Director, Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Moderator: Kim Hendrickson, Founder, Islanders for Collaborative Policing 1 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Panel 5 Break By What Measure? Using Benchmarks to Promote Constitutional Policing    Department of Justice Data Collection and Police Use of Force Matthew Hickman, Ph.D., Seattle University Criminal Justice Department: What do Citizens think About Police Accountability Measures? Lessons from Community Attitudinal Surveys Joseph De Angelis, University of Idaho Standardizing Oversight through Uniform Auditing Procedures Dawn Reynolds, M.A., J.D. Elite Performance Assessment Consultants Moderator: Jacqueline Helfgott, Ph.D., Chair, Seattle University Criminal Justice Department 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Facilitated group discussions Break Session A Community Input and Police Accountability: What Works? Moderator: Judge Anne Levinson (Ret.), Office of Professional Accountability Auditor, Seattle Police Department Discussion questions may include:  Has oversight strayed too far from its (grass) roots?  Should civilian oversight be concerned with police misconduct or police policy?  How is the Department of Justice promoting community input in its consent decrees?  How involved should politicians be in policing decisions?  What does community engagement mean?  Do body cameras make civilian oversight less necessary? Session B Policing and Federalism: Is There Tension Between Local, State and National Standards? Moderator: Roger Goldman, J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law Discussion questions may include:  Should state police decertification rules have more influence on local hiring decisions?  What are the short and long term effects of Department of Justice involvement in local policing?  Should there be a federal standard on law enforcement use of force and other policies and practices?  Should there be a federal standard on law enforcement use of in-car and body cameras?  Can community values inform local police policies, with the result that different benchmarks are involved in different jurisdictions?  Should local police collective bargaining agreements trump state and national policing standards? 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by: Closing Session: What Have We Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?  Participant Input on Prioritizing the Issues  Closing Remarks  Conference Evaluations The National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement and Seattle University’s School of Law and Criminal Justice Department. 2