Police Complaint Regulations Webinar
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The Speakers:
Deputy Director
International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training “IADLEST”.
Snr. Lecturer in Criminology & Policing Studies
University of East London, Department of Law & Criminology”.
Police Complaint Regulations Webinar
WHY ATTEND?
Policing is an honourable profession, some officers pay the ultimate price to protect the public. The June 30 webinar comprises the one hour speaker presentations below and another hour for an overview and questions re 228 Transparency Research “TR” police complaints best practices for scoring federal, state & big city government regulations AND medium to large policing organizations in the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand AND government commissioned reports, academic research and case law that lead to 228 TR best practices.
Many access to information legislation include a risk of significant harm to public safety provision, that trumps other exemptions. The police officer’s right to take a life, is a risk of harm to public safety. A University of Chicago and Invisible Institute research found that officers with at least 10 complaints generate 64% of all complaints, the risk of harm from mishandling one complaint is significant because it can incite misconduct from the same or another officer that can lead to injuries that include the loss of life. Upon USA, UK and Canada media reports on repeat offenders AND closed complaints that were reopened due to a media report; is there a risk of significant harm positive obligation to deter police misconduct by implementing some of the 228 TR best practices?
A court decision found that the press freedom of expression constitutional right means that legislations that restrict access to police complaint administrative tribunals records beyond court publication ban tests are unconstitutional; If https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/inside-the-fight-to-make-police-discipline-records-public-1.6630195 CBC vs. Halifax Police ongoing court case, confirms that the Toronto Star court decision applies to de-identified police complaints information that do not lead to a disciplinary hearing, that would confirm 1 of 228 TR best practices. A 2022 report by the National Conference of State Legislatures, stated that “at least 11 states required creation of public means of sharing decertification or disciplinary information”, this might mean that 39 USA state legislation limit officer identified sustained and de-identified unsustained complaint records beyond court tests for publication bans; are these legislation constitutional?
Webinar registrants will also receive a confidential copy of all 228 best practices within 48 hours from the conference, we appreciate feedback on potential amendments or additional best practices within 30 days. We do not expect any government regulation or police force to have a perfect score, however the TR ranking system can become an aspirational checklist and global standard for police complaint regulations & systems. The research and scoring does not start until September 2023, therefore this June 30 webinar is also an opportunity to learn how to make a government regulation or police organization number 1 on the TR Police Complaint Regulations and Systems Ranking Sheet.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Congressional or parliamantary committee members, cabinet ministers or secretaries, deputy ministers or secretaries, mayors, councillors, city managers / clerks / attorneys / human resources / auditors / ethics / information personnel, and other civil service staff for public safety, human rights, labour, Indigenous relations, diversity, inclusion, women, municipal & intergovernmental affairs.
- Attorney Generals, civilian and community oversight police boards, chiefs, officers, professional standards, investigators, adjudicators, legal personnel, associations, crown counsels & prosecutors, defence or employment lawyers, police unions, defence or employment lawyers.
- Access to information and privacy commissioner personnel.
- Human resources, diversity, ombudsmen, auditor generals, ethics or conflict of interest or integrity commissioners, other misconduct complaint processing personnel.
- Crime, justice, court and administrative tribunal journalists and academics.
- Legal aid and human rights defenders, NGO police complaints personnel, people that work with the effects of police officer trauma which includes loosing colleagues to gun crimes, female police officers victims, low-income individuals, Indigenous people, visible minorities, people with mental or physical disabilities, LGBTQ2S, the unhoused and those with drug or alcohol or other addiction issues and marginalized communities.
The Speakers on June 30th, 2023:
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- online transparency positive obligations that fulfill “freedom of speech, or of the press” for officer identified sustained complaints and de-identified unsustained police complaints
- regulations that fulfill “fair” “independent & impartial tribunal” for police complaints
- “reasonable time” for police misconduct investigations and disciplinary hearings
- “effective remedy” and “accountability” for sustained police complaints
Biography
Craig B. Futterman is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and a Resident Dean in the College. He founded and has served as the Director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic since 2000. He was elected to a Simon Visiting Professorship in the School of Law at the University of Manchester, U.K., in 2018/2019. Before his appointment to the Law Faculty, Professor Futterman was a Lecturer in Law and Director of Public Interest Programs at Stanford Law School. He previously joined Futterman & Howard, Chtd., a boutique law firm concentrating in complex federal litigation. There, Prof. Futterman specialized in civil rights and constitutional matters, with a special focus on racial discrimination, education, and police brutality. Before that, he served as a trial attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Cook County Public Defender’s Office.
Futterman received his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1991 and graduated with the highest distinction from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Economics.
Deputy Director
International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training “IADLEST”.
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- lessons learnt from USA police complaint systems for officer identified sustained complaints or de-identified un-sustained complaints
- short term and long term opportunities for the USA DOJ National Decertification Database expansion project and local or state or national police agencies
- minimum legislation or rule based local or state or national police complaint standards that police agencies should strive for
Biography
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- civilian oversight, online police complaint databases & other accountability strategies
- access to police complaint records legislation that exceed court tests for publication bans
- early warning systems, preventing misconduct & maintaining integrity
- gender equity in policing & complaint procedures
Biography
Snr. Lecturer in Criminology & Policing Studies
University of East London, Department of Law & Criminology.
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- lessons from UK police complaint systems
- research evidence on the effects of police misconduct
- disproportionality in UK Police Professional Standards
Biography
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- limplementing national training standards that reflect lessons learnt yearly from police complaints systems
Biography
He is also a founding member and President of the Coalition for Canadian Police Reform, an organization advocating for improving and reforming the training police officers receive, elevating police professionalism through the creation of a Canadian College of Professional Policing.
Police Complaint Regulations Webinar
TR Research & Conference Sponsorship Information Kit
Policing is an honorable profession that deserves community support. The Transparency Institute has identified 228 police complaints best practices (includes UN, European Convention, EU Charter, OAS Convention) for scoring and ranking government regulations and policing organizations based on implemented best practices. We estimate 30 hours of research per federal or state or big city government regulations and medium to large police forces, the USA might take a longer time because some states have about 15 legislations or rules affecting these 228 best practices.
We need to hire researchers for about 300 governments and policing organizations in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, EU, Australia, New Zealand, based upon online publicly available regulations, police complaint websites, web portals and databases. The 1st set of results will be published at or before the June 2024 Police Complaints and Compliments Regulations Conference, you can help ensure that ALL 300 of the largest federal, state, municipal governments and policing organizations are in the 1st set of results, by sponsoring the research and conference.
Kindly contact us ASAP for a TR Research and Conference Sponsorship Information Kit, while we are not an advocacy organization, the public TI Ranking can inspire implementation of best practices that raise standards across North America, Europe, Oceania and other continents.
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