Gainesville Police Department’sDMC and R.E.D. Response

Presented by Lt. Jaime Kurnick

Police/Youth DialogueCollaboration with the River Phoenix Center for Peace Building

DMC Police-Youth Dialogue Schedule

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Officers only 5:00pm – 5:30pm – Youth meeting 5:30pm – 6:30pm – Mixed Group 6:30pm – 7:30pm – Lunch 7:30pm – 8:00pm – Breakout Sessions 8:00pm – 9:00pm – Mixed Group

Last Tuesday of every month

Police-Youth Dialogue GoalsSpread the knowledge and understanding DMC and its

consequences.Promote trust and understanding between the youth in

our community and Law Enforcement. Foster relationships between Officers and youths in the

neighborhoods in which they work which will positively affect future interactions.

Encourage the participating youth to develop a new understanding of Police Officers and the Law.

Enhance Officers ability to de-escalate complex interactions with the youth while providing alternatives to arrest.

Officer Block of Instruction:

• Dialogue goals• Message from the Chief• A to Z exercise• Youth/Brain Development• DMC/RED questions from Officers

Youth Meeting:

• Welcome • Dialogue goals• A to Z exercise • Discussion of youth goals/dreams

Mixed Group

• Introductions• Ice breaker: The wind blows• Debrief A to Z exercise• Open dialogue

Dinner

Questions for Officers:

1. Why did you become a police officer?

2. Have you ever been discriminated against?

3. How do you handle anger?

4. What’s one thing you’re most proud of?

5. What’s one goal you still have not accomplished?

Questions for youth:

1. What’s one of your goals or dreams?2. What’s one of your greatest accomplishments?3. What influence has made you who you are today?4. What have you felt the most proud of?5. Who is one person who’s always had your back in your life? How?

Break-out Session

Youth:3 meaningful questions

for OfficersFuture action steps

Officers:Discretion (Policy)Alternatives to arrest:

Warnings, Complaint Withdrawals, Civil Citations, CDS Referrals

When can handcuff’s come off?

Bring groups both back together

• Dinner debrief• Role Play exercise • 3 meaningful questions

for Officers discussed

Wrap-up / Certificates

Pre and Post Surveys are completed for each Training Session

Police/Youth Dialogue Results

GPD has conducted 11 Police/Youth Dialogue Training Sessions.

133 Supervisors/Officers have completed the training.

142 Youth have participated and completed the training.

12 (9%) of those youth have re-offended since their participation.

May, 2012January, 2013

January, 2014

Sept., 2014February, 2015

What changes can we expect with our DMC efforts?

We will strengthen and promote better communication with those neighborhoods that we serve and protect.

We will provide better communication skills and tactical training for GPD personnel.

Provide the Supervisors and Officers with more discretion to act in the best interest of the child and the community.

Hiring, promotions, and transfers will be influenced by the ability to embrace these strategies.

Fair and Impartial PolicingTraining

September 2015

Purpose of the TrainingAgencies are recognizing that even the best officers might manifest bias and, therefore, even the best agencies must be proactive to achieve fair and impartial policing. This training presents what is known about human biases and provides guidance for promoting fair and impartial policing in the areas of policy, training, supervision, accountability, leadership, recruitment/hiring, operations, outreach to diverse communities, and measurement.

Instructor

Dr. Lorie Fridell, former Director of Research at the Police Executive Research Forum

(PERF), is a national expert on racially biased policing. She has authored and co-authored aRacially Biased Policing: A Principled Response, which

guides law enforcement executives how to respond to the issues of racially biased

policing and the perceptions of its practice. Renowned Author in the field

CurriculumMeaningful policy What community members and police think

about biased policingThe social science of human bias and its

implications for policingThe benefits and elements of a comprehensive

program to facilitate fair and impartial policing (FIP)

Recruitment, hiring and promotion

Curriculum Continued:TrainingLeadership, supervision and accountabilityPromoting FIP and perceptions through

operationsMeasurementResponding to disparity chargesData Collection: The issues, the factsOutreach to communitiesHow to implement a comprehensive program

Questions or Comments?

Follow-up from last Meeting:

Use Of Force Information

2014 Total Citywide Calls For Service: 118,021* 2014 – 86 UOF incidents  (.00094%) less than 1%

2013 – 69 UOF incidents

2012 – 112 UOF incidents