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Education Sessions

The Education Component will be divided in two sessions and is intended to provide a balanced approach with insights from higher education law enforcement experts and educators/researchers in the field.

Session 1: AUPD – What You Need to Know
Thursday, September 19, 2024 (Constitution Hall Meeting Room 113-115)

  • Morning session: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Evening session: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Agenda

  • Current State – Jurisdiction and Authority
  • Ten-year strategic approach to violence prevention (Detect, Deter, Prevent, Respond, and Mitigate)
  • AU Crime Statistics (including when weapons were involved)
  • Emergency Management and Preparedness
  • Presentation slides

Law Enforcement Practitioners

  • Phillip Morse – AVP University Police Services, Emergency Management, and Transportation Programs
  • Matthew Verderosa – Director of Global Safety and Compliance ERM, Safety and Enterprise Risk Management Programs

Video of Session 1: AUPD – What You Need to Know

Video of Session 1: AUPD – What You Need to Know

1:00:19

Phillip Morse and Matthew Verderosa discuss the AU Police Department's current jurisdiction, authority, and violence prevention, as well as AU crime statistics and emergency management and preparedness. 

Session 2: Session on Trust – Law Enforcement and Researcher/Educator Perspective Thursday, September 26, 2024 (Constitution Hall Meeting Room 113-115)

No registration for these events is required.

  • Morning session: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Evening session: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Agenda

  • Training

  • Trust
  • Transparency
  • Officer & Citizen interactions (partnership)

Moderators

  • TaLisa Carter – Associate Professor, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology
  • Janice Iwama – Associate Professor, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology

Law Enforcement Practitioners

  • Phillip Morse – AVP University Police Services, Emergency Management, and Transportation Programs
  • John “Rick” Brown – Transparency Matters, LLC
  • Tanya Meisenholder – 30x30 Initiative, NYU School of Law
  • Elizabeth "Liz" Crumb – (Retired) Chief Assistant Sheriff of Prince George’s County, Maryland; member of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)

Researchers/Educators in the Field

  • Aaron Kupchik – Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware
  • Jack McDevitt – Professor of the Practice Emeritus in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University
  • Keith Williams – Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University; Adjunct Professor, George Washington University; Retired Commander, DC Metropolitan Police

Video of Session 2: Session on Trust – Law Enforcement and Researcher/Educator Perspective

Trust: Law Enforcement and Researcher/Educator Perspective

2:04:57

Researchers, educators, and law enforcement practitioners discuss questions around policing, trust, and arming police officers.Â