Left of Bad: A Chief’s Toolkit for Early Detection, De-Escalation, and Prevention of Civil Rights Community Conflicts

Saturday, October 14, 2023

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST

Location: Room: 6E

Submitter & Moderator(s)

Marcia Thompson, Esq

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Aurora University
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Speaker(s)

Paul Monteiro

Director
U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (CRS)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
JL

Justin Lock, Esq.

Senior Counsel/Chief of Staff
U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (CRS)
San Francisco, California, United States
Rick Myers

Interim Chief of Police
Commerce City Police Department, Colorado
Commerce City, Colorado, United States
Danielle Outlaw

Commissioner
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Critical incident response is too often focused on a containment model whereby resources are directed only after a high-profile concern has already reached the public. In today’s rapid information environment, this approach has its limits. This session will present a complementary/alternative approach to critical incidents premised on (1) early detection of controversies at a community level; (2) rapid de-escalation aimed at tension reduction and nonviolent option generation; and (3) active -prevention to create systems resilient to incidence recurrence and flare ups.