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