Policing The Police: An Examination of the Houston Police Department
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Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on October 21, 2013 POLICING THE POLICE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ROLE, REPUTATION AND EFFICACY IN THE COMMUNITY The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy Inc., Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and School of Communications, the Houston Branch of the NAACP and The Texas Observer are hosting a panel discussion on the Houston Police Department and their role in the community entitled “Policing The Police: An Examination of The Houston Police Department And Their Role, Reputation And Efficacy In The Community”. The panel discussion will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 6:30-8:30p.m. at the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs McCoy Auditorium located on the campus of Texas Southern University. This forum follows a series of articles on police brutality in Houston published by the Texas Observer entitled The Horror Every Day: Police Brutality in Houston Goes Unpunished. Desired outcomes from the event include: • Bringing awareness and validation to the problem of police brutality in Houston • Examining whether police brutality in Houston is about a culture and is systemic in nature • Exploring systemic and implementable approaches to solving the problem, e.g., advocating subpoena and investigative powers for existing Citizens Complaint Review Board The Policing the Police panel discussion is intended to be a thought provoking and substantive discussion by a panel of experts who are prepared to support their opinions with facts and statistics. Confirmed speakers are: Emily DePrang, Journalist, Texas Observer; Deric Muhammad, Community Activist; and Ray Hunt, Houston Police Officers Union. Invited panelists include: representatives from the Houston Police Department and Mayor Annise Parker’s Office and Dr, Dwight Watson, Professor, Texas State University. The Earl Car Institute for Legal and Social Policy, Inc. is a Texas non-profit corporation that is exempt from taxation pursuant to §501(c) (3), of the Internal Revenue Code. The Institute is an affiliate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, a historically black university located in Houston, Texas. Our vision is to identify, address, and offer solutions to legal and social problems that affect traditionally urban and disenfranchised communities. The Institute, through interdisciplinary scholarship and advocacy, aims to develop the leadership, research, and advocacy skills of law students to encourage public service and to enable the students to effectively address problems of underserved communities. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Culpepper
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Police in Houston, police anywhere are governed by ATTORNEY GENERAL Eric Holder .....The GREATEST attorneyGENERAL in USA HISTORY the problem is the unlawful, COMMUNITIES, that do not want LAW and ORDER the police are OUR last defense against the savages of many HOUSTON communities QUIT de*****ating President Baraaka Hussein OBama and his Administration........... Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 at 8:58AM |
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THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS REGGIE AS HOUSTON IS A VERY DIVERSE PLACE...I HAVE A COUSIN WHO LIVES RIGHT OUT SIDE OF HERE. (SMILE)
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM |
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