What
“Post-Ferguson: The Psychology of Improving Police and Community Relations” will bring together psychological and legal experts to discuss how psychology can improve police-community relations in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
Who
- Norman B. Anderson, PhD, CEO and executive vice president, American Psychological Association (moderator).
- Tom Tyler, PhD, Macklin Fleming professor of law and professor of psychology, Yale Law School.
- Lorraine W. Greene, PhD, L. Greene and Associates Clinical and Consulting Psychology, Nashville, Tennessee.
- Ellen Scrivner, PhD, executive fellow, Police Foundation, and former deputy director, COPS Office and National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice.
When
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 12-1:30 p.m.
Where
Reserve Officers Association
Minuteman Ballroom A/B
1 Constitution Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Background
“Post-Ferguson: The Psychology of Improving Police and Community Relations" is co-sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Research illustrates the various ways that psychology can clarify and advance police and community relations. The meeting will touch on such topics as racial profiling, implicit bias, community policing, procedural justice and what can be done to confront these important issues facing our society. These concerns have become even more salient since the shooting Aug. 9 of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri. The disputed circumstances of the shooting have resulted in months of protests and civil unrest.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.