This event will be live-streamed at www.Facebook.com/VillageofRiverForest
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The River Forest Police Department will be hosting Policing and Social Justice Public Forums via Facebook Live on June 24, 2020 at 6:00 PM and July 8, 2020 at 6:00 PM. Members of the Department will be available to discuss the themes listed below.
Forum Themes:
- Services the Police Department provides to the community.
- The makeup and composition of the Department.
- Training the Department receives on diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence.
- Training the Department receives in Use of Force, De-escalation, and the changing roles and responsibilities of a Police Officer.
- The Department’s monitoring and measurement of the application and effectiveness of training.
- The Department’s response to citizen complaints and the role of the Internal Affairs process.
- Understanding existing state criminal statutes that may disproportionately affect underrepresented community members.
- Existing alternative to arrest programs and development of enhanced programs to reduce the challenges for vulnerable populations.
- Description of the process of how individuals move through the Criminal Justice System.
- Responsibilities of the State’s Attorney’s Office, Chief Judge’s Office, the Cook County Department of Corrections, and the Illinois Department of Corrections.
- Opportunities for the Police Department to continue and improve on community engagement and partnerships, plus to share best practices in interactions with police in public, at home, or in vehicles.
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