Quick Hit: Reimagining Police Culture with Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST

Location: Room: 8

Moderator(s)

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Linde Hoffman

Project Coordinator
Georgetown Law, Center for Innovations in Community Safety
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Speaker(s)

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Lisa Kurtz

Director
Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Georgetown Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Paul Noel

Chief of Police
Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

“Culture change” is a buzzword in discussions among law enforcement leaders and in the media, but what does it actually mean for the law enforcement community? How can police chiefs create the culture they envision and what role do agency personnel play in shepherding the transition? The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project is a national hub for training, technical assistance, and research, that prepares officers to successfully intervene to prevent harm and to create a law enforcement culture in which officers routinely intervene—and accept interventions—as necessary to prevent misconduct, avoid police mistakes, and promote officer health and wellness. The conversation will cover a preview of the training, discuss the application process and other program requirements, and demonstrate how programs like ABLE offer an opportunity to develop leaders in an organization and the profession at large.