july 26, 2016 host: lapd – se division - future of...

July26,2016Host:LAPD–SEDivision

Location:LAFDStation6410811S.MainSt.,LA

• StructuredConversation• Thefacilitatoractsasamoderator,ratherthanaleaderandisalwaysneutral• ThepurposeistoshareThoughts,Feelings,andExperiencesinasafeandconfidentialspace

DAYS OF DIALOGUE IS… FACILITATED DIALOGUE

• Expressyouropinions• Listentoothers• Giveeveryoneachancetospeak• Respectthegroundrules• Respecteachother

DIALOGUE PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO…

•  Speakopenlyandhonestly•  Listencarefullyandrespectfullytoeachperson•  Keepcommentsbriefandstayfocusedontask•  Exploredifferencesrespectfullyandlookforcommonground•  Trustthatthefacilitatorhasthebestinterestofthegroupatheart•  Silencecellphones•  Berespectfuloftheopinionsofothers

GROUND RULES

SOCIAL MEDIA

@DaysofDialogue

#FutureofPolicing

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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Total46CommunityParticipants

10LawEnforcement

18Facilitators1Prod.Assistant

PRE-DIALOGUE SURVEY RESULTS

50SurveyRespondents

GENDER

Male32%

Female68%

ETHNICITY Black4%

White71%

Latino2%

Asian/PI21%

NativeAmerican

2%

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5

910

13

3

10

2

4

6

8

10

12

14AGE

AFFILIATION

4 4

9

54

10

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IS LAW ENFORCEMENT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY?

Notatall6%

Somewhat48%

Quitealot20%

Completely20%

Prefernottoanswer

6%

Yes24%

Frequently12%

Sometimes28%

Rarely4%

No14%

Don'tKnow10%

Prefernottoanswer

8%DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE CONSISTENTLY TREATED LESS FAIRLY BY POLICE OFFICERS THAN ARE WHITES?

Yes48%

No0%

Don'tKnow18%

Prefernottoanswer34%

IF YOU ANSWERED YES, FREQUENTLY, OR SOMETIMES, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR TO CONSISTENTLY TREAT PEOPLE OF COLOR FAIRLY?

•  Shouldn’tbe“bythetimetheygettous”but…“Bythetimewegettothem.”Publicservantsarepartofthecommunity.

•  Whenkidsseeusat2,4,6-theyseefriends,notfireorpoliceofficers.

•  Takeastepbackwardssowecanmoveforward•  Theproblemsaregoingfasterthanweareaspoliceofficers•  Howdowekeepthem(thekids)straightfromthejump?•  Weneedwaymorefathersthanpoliceofficers•  ThementhatIinteractwitharenothereandtheydonotwantto

be•  Whenitwasaneighborhood,everybodykneweverybody.When

it’sa‘hood...•  Wouldithelptohave(police)partnersthatlookmorelikethekids

youwanttohelp?Yes.•  Idon’taddressthemasgangbangers-theyaremembersofthecommunity

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

DIALOGUE COMMENTS •  LAGangCeasefire:Iftheycanstopfor21daystheycanstopfor

longer.•  Havetochangetheimageofwhat’sinkids’heads:It’soktotalk

topoliceofficers,it’soktotalktotheminister.•  InsteadofteachingRay-Rayhowtoholdasack,teachhimhowto

read.•  NeedaplaceSaturdaysforcommunityactivitiesforkids-sports,

piano,dance•  Helpstotakekidsoutofthecommunity,intoadifferent

environment•  Knowingyourneighbors-hugeinpreventingcrime•  Buildingrelationshipsinthecommunity-essential•  BringbackNeighborhoodWatchtothedistrict•  Morefootpatrolshelpbuildcommunityrelationships

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  Ministershavegoneouttothecommunitytocalmdownprotestersandtheiranger.

•  Idon’thaveaproblemwithprotesting-butsit’sthewaypeopleprotest.

•  Oneofthebiggestdownfallsofpatrol–nocommunityengagement

•  Notenoughresourcestotakeapatrolunitofftodocommunityengagementinstead.Patrolunitsgettoomanycallsandthencan’tgettoother(noncrimerelated)activities.

•  Howdowerecruitpeoplewhohavebeentargetedtocometothesedialogues?

•  Forsomeonewhowastargeted,theydon’tcareaboutdialogues•  Whatcanlawenforcementdotobringtensiondown?•  Barbershopscanbeneutralmeetingplace•  Thereisalackofeducationonbothsides-community+LAPD

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  SocialmediaplaysaHUGEroleinwhatouryoungpeoplebelieve.•  Howdoyouhelppeoplehealwhohavebeenforcedtoviewa

murderonTV,afterwatchingamurderinreallife.Theyaretraumatizedbyterror=mediaasterrorist.

•  Boththecommunityandpoliceareoverreactingtosituations.•  Policeneedtobemonitoredastotheirstresslevels.•  Maybeshorterpatrolshifts,orchangeitup–sometimespatrol,

sometimescommunityactivities.•  Officersarewillingtoengageincommunityrelations-wehavelost

alotofwhatwehadinthepast.•  Morefootbeatshelp•  Whoiskeepinganeyeonthementalhealthofpolice?Copsdo

haveaccesstopsychiatricassistance.•  Whyareblacksandhispanicstreateddifferently?•  I’msuspiciousofthedifferencesthatIseeinneighborhoods.•  Camerasonlycapturesomeofwhatishappening.

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  Ourcommunityisnotinformedandnotengaged,andnotusingmediainapositiveway.

•  Wegetfromthemediathatlawenforcementonlyshootstokill.Itupstheirratings.Themediaismakingitracial

•  Themediaportraysalotofnegativity;SouthLAisalwaysshowninanegativelight.Communityfeelsthisisunfairtreatment.

•  Themediaairsmurders.It’sevenonYouTube.Childrenandadultscannotdealwithwhattheyhaveviewed.

•  Officersarenotsocialworkers•  Whycan’tyoushoottowound?Yourtrainingshouldbebetter.•  Officersays-weshoottostopthethreat.•  (Body)Camerasonlycapturesomeofwhatishappening.•  Officersgetlostandforgetthecommunityaspectoftheirjobs

(service).“Ican’tchangethedepartmentbutIcanchangehowIbehavewiththecommunityasanofficer.”

•  Weshouldhavemorerespectforthepolice.

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  Parentsgottabethebackbone.•  Parentsareinjail-kidsmodeltheirbehavioraftertheirparents.•  Schoolsystemneedstoinstillmandatoryaccountability.•  Communityfieldtripsandbeyondarehelpful-sokidscanseewhatelseisout

there.Needmoreactivitiesforkids,esp.insummer.•  Officerscaneducateoneanotheroncommunitypolicing.Thiswillhelpto

changetheperspectivefromhurtingtohelping.Peopleseethatthepoliceworkforyou.

•  Topolice-whycan’tyousmile?Inthecommunitywearehumantohuman.•  Startbuildingarelationshipwithourkids-theyareourfuture.•  Police–shouldexplainwhattheydoandwhytheydoit.Establisharespectful

dialoguebetweenpoliceandthepeople.Tobuildmutualrespect.•  Gunviolenceisarealproblem•  Falsereportsorlackofinformation…leadtoabeliefthatapersonhasagun.•  Whoisaccountableforthefalsereport?Police,caller,persononthestreet...•  Homelessnessabigproblem.Mentalillnessisabigproblem.•  LAPDneedmoretrainingtodealwiththis.Thenagain,itisnottheirjob...

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  Whenchildrengetaholdofaguninthehome,theyplaywithitanddonotknowthatitcankill.Responsibilitywithinthehometotakecareofgunsafety.

•  MentalEvaluationUnit(MEV)getsinvolvedwhenofficersorfamilycallfor72hourhold.

•  Officersneedmorementalhealthtrainingbeausementalillnesscallsarebecomingmoreprevalent.Andnotjustforhomeless.

•  Whatisthelaw,whenitcomestohomeless?Societyhasbecomenumbtowhatisgoingon.

•  Whatcancommunitydotohelpwithmentalhealthproblems?•  Officersget8hoursoftraining“everysooften”•  Mentalhealthtreatmentforofficersneedstobebetter.•  CommunitycandotheForcedEyeSimulationtoexperiencepolicepointofview.

Showsvideosofkillings.•  Howmanypolicecomefromwithinthecommunity?Notmany.Thatisthe

perception.Isthisreality?•  Aretherestillcommunitymeetings?Yes:youcangotoneighborhoodwatch,

policecitizenadvisoryboard,Churchcommunitygroups,block/neighborhoodmeetings.Youcangotoyourpolicestationandasktospeaktothecommunityrelationsofficers.

DIALOGUE COMMENTS

•  Youngblackmencan’ttakeoutthetrash.Theirmothersfeartheywillgetshotjuststeppingoutside.

•  Weneedmorefaithbasedparticipation,assistanceinfillingthegapwiththepolicedept.

•  Weneedtopushourschools&demandmandatoryparentingclasses.

•  Needmoredisputeresolutiontraining–forparents,andministers.•  Publicneedstoknowhowtoreactwhenencounteringthepolice-

neededucationinthisarea.•  I’minterestedinpolicetraining-yourside.Iknowthepublic

doesn’thaveafullunderstanding…I’msaddenedbythedeteriorationoftherelatinshipbetweenthecopsandcommunityovertheyears.

•  Excitedtocometodaybecauseitisrareforpoliceofficerstohavetheopportunitytositdownatthetableandjusttalktothepeople.

POST-DIALOGUE SURVEY RESULTS 45Respondents

Notatall20%

Somewhat48%

Quitealot20%

Completely7%

Prefernottoanswer

5%

HAVE YOUR OPINIONS CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THIS DIALOGUE?

Yes87%

No2%

Tosomedegree

11%

DO YOU THINK THAT THE PROCESS OF DIALOGUE IS BENEFICIAL IN ADDRESSING IMPORTANT ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY?

IS LAW ENFORCEMENT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY?

Notatall7%

Somewhat44%Quitealot

27%

Completely20%

Prefernottoanswer

2%

Presurvey:Notatall

6%

Somewhat48%

Quitealot20%

Completely20%

Prefernottoanswer

6%

Yes33%

Frequently11%

Sometimes24%

Rarely9%

No16%

Don'tKnow2%

Prefernottoanswer

5%

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE CONSISTENTLY TREATED LESS FAIRLY BY POLICE OFFICERS THAN ARE WHITES?

Yes24%

Frequently12%

Sometimes28%

Rarely4%

No14%

Don'tKnow10%

Prefernottoanswer

8%

832

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Establishrelationshipswithmedia

Participateincommunitypolicing

Createorsignapetition

Registerand/orVote

Advocateforreformsinpolicetraining

Advocatefordiversityinlawenforcement

Supporttheuseofbodycams

Supportpubilcreviewofpoliceincident

Plantotakenoaction

Prefernottoanswer

WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION(S) DO YOU EXPECT TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF THIS DIALOGUE?

•  ScottWoodhill,Lead

•  VakaFalateau,Lead

•  JeanettaMcAlpin,Lead

•  SharonShelton•  SonjiaWilliams•  ThereseWhite•  ScottMartin•  Erin-KateEscobar•  KathleenBecket

•  MonicaTurner•  ClaudiaPadilla•  EsteraBorsca•  AliahMaJon•  LanNguyen•  LauraGonzalez•  LeighAnnPandora•  NathalyMedina•  SandyVilleja•  Christopher

Mundy,Prod.Asst.

THANK YOU TO TODAY’S VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS

THANK YOU

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PRESENTED BY

AvisRidley-ThomasJillFrank

BrentonHealy

ExecutiveDirectorProgramDirectorReportAssistant