Community-Driven Policy Solutions to Police Accountability
Campus Location
Office/Remote Location
Description
As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled, "Community-Driven Policy Solutions to Police Accountability" by Brookings senior fellow in governance studies, Rashawn Ray.
George Floyd’s death shifted public opinion as 76% of Americans agreed that incidents such as the killing of Floyd are signs of racism within law enforcement. While police reforms such as implicit bias training and body-worn cameras gained public support, they insufficiently address the structural, cultural, and organizational components of policing that can obstruct accountability and contribute to racial disparities in policing. In this lecture, Brooking Senior Fellow Rashawn Ray presents interview, survey, social media, and virtual reality data with police officers, activists, and civilians, and demonstrates state- and city-level databases on police reform legislation. Ray posits that evidence-based policy prescriptions focusing on reallocating and shifting funding, innovative training using virtual reality, and wellness programs for officers can transform policing.
Admission Information
This event is free and open to the public.