EVENTS
SPRING 2016 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
All events listed are free and open to the public. Some will require registration due to limited seating
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American Justice Summit
The Second Annual American Justice Summit (Part 1)
The Second Annual American Justice Summit (Part 2)
Panel: Gender, Sexuality and Policing
Tuesday, March 1 1:30 - 4:00 PM Moot Court, Room 6.68
Role of common presentations of gender and sexual-orientation in improving relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Nilda Alvarez-Meade, Retired NYPD Police Officer, Instructor, Firearms & Tactics
Cathyreen Bailey, Retired Warden, NYCDOC, Training Academy
Roddrick Colvin, Associate Professor, Department of Public Management, John Jay College
Moderator
Michelle Holder, Michelle Holder, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, John Jay College
The Peculiar Gap in NY State Interrogation Law: A Social Justice Forum
Thursday, March 3 3:30 - 4:30 PM 630T, Haaren Hall
NY State Law prohibits certain interrogation practices yet does not require the police to record interrogations to provide an accurate and objective record.
Jeffrey Deskovic, President,The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice
Prof. Delores Jones–Brown, Director, Center on Race, Crime, & Justice, John Jay College
Featured Special Guest: Honorable Bill Perkins, NY State Senator, 30th Senatorial District
Host and Moderator
Prof. Matthew B. Johnson, John Jay College Psychology Department
Co-sponsors: John Jay College - Psychology Department; Africana Studies Department; Center on Race, Crime and Justice; Black Student Union; Center on Media, Crime and Justice; Students for Justice in Palestine; Youth Justice Club. Community Partners - Equal Justice, USA (Brooklyn); The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice; and others …
Please RSVP to Rukiya.King@jjay.cuny.edu
(CANCELLED) Interview with New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton
Monday, March 7 4:15 - 5:15 PM Moot Court, Room 6.68
Commissioner Bratton will be interviewed by Randy Cohen, former NY Times columnist and host of public radio show Person Place Thing – recorded in front of a live audience.
Panel: Policing of Religious Community Groups
Wednesday, March 16 1:30 - 4:00 PM L.61
The evolution of relations between religious communities and law enforcement and strategies for building trust and facilitating cooperation.
David M. Pollock, Associate Executive Director and Director, Government Relations & Security, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
Senada Ramusevic, Master of Public Administration, candidate, John Jay College
Fahd Ahmed, Executive Director, DRUM – Desis Rising Up & Moving
Moderator
Dr. C. Jama Adams, Chairperson and
Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies
Book Talk with Art Browne, Editorial Page Editor, New York Daily News
Tuesday, March 29 4:15 - 5:30 PM Moot Court, Room 6.68
One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York
Moderator
C. Jama Adams, Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College
Youth and Policing Panel: Educating for Justice
Wednesday, April 6 1:30 - 4:00 PM Moot Court, Room 6.68
A discussion with John Jay students and Dr. Lenora Fulani about improving relations with the police through youth-sensitive approaches and performing arts.
Lenora Fulani, Co-founder, All Stars Project Inc.; Director of Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids
Yuliya Brodska, Student, John Jay College
Ayesha Hakim, President, The Social Justice Project. John Jay College
Franklin Ramirez, Secretary, The Social Justice Project, John Jay College
Yeshey Choden, Student, John Jay College
Michelle Holder, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, John Jay College
Geert Dhondt, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Moderator
Michael Rowan, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, John Jay College
Film Screening: Fixing the System
Wednesday, April 13 4:00 - 6:00 PM L.61, NB
One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
Written by Anna Deveare Smith, the play is an example of documentary theatre; it consists of monologues taken from the real-life reactions of thirty-seven individuals to the acquittal of the police responsible for the Rodney King beating, resulting in the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. Performed by students, faculty and alums of John Jay College, the play is produced by The Communication & Theatre Arts Department and supported by OAR Community Event Funding.
Performances held in the Black Box Theater
Performance Dates/Times:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 @ 7:00
Friday, April 15, 2016 @ 7:00
Saturday,
April 16, 2016 @ 7:00
Monday, April 18, 2016 @ 1:45
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 @ 7:00
Spring Conference: Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Bridging the Divide
Friday, May 6
A convening of John Jay students and faculty, law enforcement officials, elected officials, media representatives and leaders of nonprofit organizations and advocacy groups to discuss a broad range of topics relating to justice and policing.
Panel: Nuisance Abatement And Broken Windows
Eli B. Silverman, Professor Emeritus, author of NYPD Battles Crime: Innovative Strategies in Policing;
Runa Rajagopal, Director of civil action practice, Bronx Defenders;
Monifa Bandele, Organizer, Moms Rising/ Communities United for Police Reform;
Sarah Ryley, investigative reporter and data projects editor, New York Daily News
Moderator
Topher Sanders, reporter on racial inequality, ProPublica
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: New Building 1.63
Forum: Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Bridging the Gap
Andrew Skotnicki, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Manhattan College
Heath Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Management, John Jay College; Doctoral Faculty, Criminal Justice Program in Policy, Oversight, and Administration, CUNY Graduate Center
Beverly D. Frazier, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College
Moderator
Stephen C. Russell, Assistant Professor of Ancient History, John Jay College
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: New Building 1.89
Panel: Policing of Mentally Ill and Homeless Populations
Deputy Inspector Roy Kaplan, Commanding Officer, Crisis Outreach and Support Unit.
John Volpe, Special Advisor on Criminal Justice, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Lynn Lewis, Executive Director, Picture the Homeless
Moderator
C. Jama Adams, Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College
Time: 10:00-11:30am
Location: New Building 1.85
Panel: Best Practices for Engaging Vulnerable Youth
David M. Kennedy, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice; Director, National Network for Safe Communities, Center for Crime Prevention & Control, John Jay College
Dr. Marsha Weissman, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Community Alternatives
Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Program in Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center
Moderator
TBD
Time: 11:45am-1:15pm
Location: New Building 1.83
Panel: Criminal Justice in the Media
Stephen Handelman, Director, Center on Media, Crime and Justice, John Jay College
Gene Demby, Lead Blogger, Code Switch
Jesse J. Holland, Race, Ethnicity & Demographics Reporter, The Associated Press
Eli B. Silverman, Professor Emeritus, John Jay College and Graduate Center, CUNY
Moderator
Gloria Browne-Marshall, Legal Correspondent; Associate Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College
Time: 11:45am-1:15pm
Location: New Building 1.92
Panel: The Politics of Bridging the Gap: The Role of the Political Class in Bridging the Gap between Communities and Academics
C. Jama Adams , Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College
Edward Snajdr, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, John Jay College
Delores Jones-Brown, Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College, Director, Center on Race, Crime & Justice
Jerroll M. Sanders, President and CEO, ONUS, Inc. Justice
Moderator
C. Jama Adams , Chairperson and Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College
Time: 11:45am-1:15pm
Location: New Building 1.99
CONFERENCE LUNCH 1:30-2:45pm L2.85
Power of One Racial Justice Awards - Luncheon
Organized by
Delores Jones-Brown, Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College, Director, Center on Race, Crime & Justice
Honoring
Jeffrey A. Fagan, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School and Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health
Regina Kelly, Community Activist and subject of the film American Violet
Andrea Ritchie, Civil Rights Attorney and Senior Sorhhos Justice Fellow
the late Edwin (Eddie) Ellis, Founder and President of the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions
Time: 1:30pm-2:45pm
Location: 630T, Haaren Hall
RSVP by May 1: www.jjay.cuny.edu/powerofoneRSVP
Panel: Current Research on Policing
Jeffrey Coots, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives, Director, From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH), John Jay College
Michael Rowan, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, John Jay College
Moderator
Maria R. Volpe, Professor, Department of Sociology, Director, Dispute Resolution Program, John Jay College, Director, Dispute Resolution Center, CUNY
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: New Building 1.93
White-on-White Crime: Discourse Beyond the “Usual” Suspects
Delores Jones-Brown, Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at
John Jay College, Director, Center on Race, Crime & Justice
Gerald Markowitz, Distinguished Professor of History, John Jay College and Graduate Center, CUNY
Gloria Browne-Marshall, Associate Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College
Moderator
Gloria Browne-Marshall, Legal Correspondent; Associate Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Location: New Building 1.100
Panel: Police Perspectives on Culture and Training Challenges
Ken Williams, former Boston-area Homicide Detective, Qui Tam Whistleblower, COPS Program Funds
Jerroll M. Sanders, President and CEO, ONUS, Inc. (www.changeisonus.org)
Moderator
Maria Haberfeld, Professor, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College
Time: 3:00am-4:30pm
Location: New Building 1.101
All Stars Project Inc. Demonstration Workshop
Monday, May 9 1:30 – 3:30 PM Gerald W. Lynch Theater
Directed by Dr. Lenora Fulani, a cast of inner-city teenagers and uniformed NYPD officers will perform a Cops & Kids workshop on stage for an audience of John Jay students and faculty, as well as members of the community.
Moderator
Lenora Fulani, All Stars Project Inc.; Co-founder, Director of Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids
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PAST EVENTS
Launch Event and Lloyd Sealy Lecture
Tuesday, September 29 6:00-8:00 pm Moot Court, Rm. 6.68
The Role of Law Enforcement in Ensuring Justice Is Delivered
Keynote Address
Kenneth P. Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney
Moderator
Gregory A. Thomas, President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
Bridging the Divide Series Part 1A: Forum on Police Perspectives
Monday, October 5 1:30-4:00 pm Moot Court, Rm. 6.68
Understanding Police Subjectivities: Understanding the Psychology of Policing
Commentators
Andrew Costello, Deputy Inspector of Police, Transit Borough Brooklyn, NYPD
Herbert Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Africana Studies, JJC
Dr. Sophine Charles, Director, Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies, former NYPD Officer, Adjunct, Police Leadership Program, John Jay College, Member, NOBLE National Training Committee
Matthew Fogg, Retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, National VP (Elect) Blacks in Government
Moderator
C. Jama Adams, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Africana Studies, JJC
Student-Oriented Launch of Bridging the Divide: Re-imagining Police-Community Relations
Wednesday, October 7 1:30-3:00 pm Mezzanine Level 1
Student Voices
John Jay students will initiate the unveiling of the Bridging the Divide initiative by using their voices and actions to illuminate the “divide” between youth and police.
Opening Remarks
Kenneth Holmes, Assistant VP, Dean of Students, JJC
Coordinator
Edsaul Mendoza, VP, SEEK Society, Sponsorship Chair; Campus Activity Board, JJC
Justice Events with APPLE Corps Students (by invitation only)
Wednesday, October 23 10:30-11:45 am Moot Court, Rm. 6.68
A Special Session on Police-Community Relations
APPLE Corps (Academic Preparation Program for Law Enforcement), a collaboration between JJC
and NYPD to train students pursuing public service careers in NYPD, will host.
Facilitators
C. Jama Adams, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Africana Studies, JJC
Bianca van Heydoorn, Director of Educational Initiatives, Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI), John Jay College
Sponsors
APPLE Corps, NYPD
Bridging the Divide Series Part 1B: Forum on Police Perspectives
Tuesday, October 27 1:30-4:00 pm Student Dining Hall East
Police Perspectives on Community Policing
Dr. Tracie Keesee, Project Director, National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice
Steven Griffith, Commanding Officer, Community Affairs Division, NYPD
Ali McBride, Investigator, Fugitive Task Force, New Jersey Department of Corrections
Frank Williams, Lieutenant, Jersey City Police Department; Director, Police Athletic League of Jersey City
Moderator
Maria Haberfeld, Professsor, Department of Law, Police Science & Criminal Justice Administration, JJC
Book Talk with Radley Balko, Washington Post columnist and author
Thursday, November 5 4:15-5:30 pm Room L.63
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces
Bridging the Divide Series Part 2A: Forum on Community Perspectives
Wednesday, November 11 1:30-4:00 pm Moot Court, Room 6.68
Defining and Conceptualizing Challenges and Opportunities for At-Risk Communities
Brett G. Stoudt, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Gender Studies Program, JJC
Susan Herman, Deputy Commissioner, Collaborative Policing, NYPD
Juan Rivera, Program Director, BronxWorks Homeless Outreach Team
Marlon Peterson, Founder, The Precedential Group Social Enterprises, 2015 Soros Justice Fellow
Moderator
C. Jama Adams, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Africana Studies, JJC
