Wednesday, May 19, 2021

May 20: Transforming Public Safety: Changing the Law to Make Policing More Accountable, Equitable, and Just

What can states and municipalities do to reduce the harms of policing and to promote a more holistic vision of public safety? 
Join us for a conversation with national policing experts on the next steps for reform.
Title:
Transforming Public Safety: Changing the Law to Make Policing More Accountable, Equitable, and Just
Date + Time of Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar:
Thursday, May 20, 2021 
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Speakers:
  • Maria Ponomarkenko joined the University of Minnesota Law School faculty as Associate Professor in Fall 2019. She teaches and writes in the areas administrative law, constitutional law, and criminal procedure. She is the Co-founder and Counsel at the Policing Project at NYU Law, and an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Principles of the Law: Policing project.
  • Monica Bell is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School and an Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University. Her areas of expertise include criminal justice, welfare law, housing, race and the law, qualitative research methods, and law and sociology.
  • Walter Katz has an extensive background in law enforcement accountability and oversight. He joined Arnold Ventures after more than two decades in public service, beginning with a 17-year tenure as a public defender in Southern California through his 2017 appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety in the administration of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Credit: 
  • Minnesota: 1.5 Elimination of Bias credits requested
  • You may be able to self-apply for credit in other jurisdictions.
By:
University of Minnesota Law School Board of Advisors, Academic Engagement Committee

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