july 26, 2016 host: lapd – se division - future of...
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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
TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
Total46CommunityParticipants
10LawEnforcement
18Facilitators1Prod.Assistant
PRE-DIALOGUE SURVEY RESULTS
50SurveyRespondents
GENDER
Male32%
Female68%
ETHNICITY Black4%
White71%
Latino2%
Asian/PI21%
NativeAmerican
2%
0 01
8
5
910
13
3
10
2
4
6
8
10
12
14AGE
AFFILIATION
4 4
9
54
10
0
19
102468101214161820
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%
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157
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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
HOSTLAPDSoutheastDivisionandLocation:LAFDFireStation64
ALLWHOTOOKPART
CommunityMember,DialogueFacilitatorsLAPDCommunityRelationshipDivisionand
otherLawEnforcement
• AmbassadorFrankE.Baxter• CaliforniaCommunityFoundation• CaliforniaEndowment• CaliforniaNursesAssociation• CouncilmemberCurrenPriceJr.(LosAngeles,D-9)• CouncilPresidentHerbWesson(LosAngeles,D-10)• DakotaCommunications• FoxEntertainmentGroup
• IBEWLocal18• ImmaculateHeartCommunity• LAPoliceProtectiveLeague• Manatt,Phelps,&Phillips,LLP• McKissack&McKissack• NBCUniversal• SEIUULTCW• SEIULocal99• SonyPictures• SouthernCaliforniaGasCompany• TimeWarnerCable
(AsofAugust10,2015)
SPONSORS
August24,2016Host:TheCaliforniaEndowment
LGBTQGroupsLAPDCommunityRelationshipDivision
NEXT DAY OF DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF POLICING:
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@daysofdialogue
PRESENTED BY
AvisRidley-ThomasJillFrank
BrentonHealy
ExecutiveDirectorProgramDirectorReportAssistant