As officials in Ferguson, MO, New York City and likely many other cities around the nation might report, a community uprising about police practices, especially deadly force, isn’t just a public safety and public relations issues – it’s a workplace issue too. Police officers look to their employer for support when conflict arises in the community and new methods of providing public safety and accountability fall largely on the officers to implement – with potentially good and possibly bad consequences. For instance, while cameras worn by patrol officers are a great idea in theory, the concept raises a whole host of training, monitoring and discipline issues for union and non-union employees alike. Municipal employers can join attorneys from Ancel Glink, the General Counsel of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Illinois Municipal League and the Illinois Chiefs of Police on March 5th in a seminar addressing this timely topic, from crisis response, to liability, training and union issues, to name a few. Register now, as space is limited. See below for more information:
SEMINAR:
Police Deadly Force Events: How Municipal Officials Should
Prepare and Respond
March 5, 2015, Doubletree Inn, Bloomington, IL.
Jointly sponsored by the
Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and
Ancel Glink, this one-day seminar brings together mayors, municipal managers,
police administrators and attorneys to discuss issues which may arise from a controversial
case of police use of deadly force. Topics to be covered include: training,
transparency and accountability, crisis management and the law, community and
media relations, leadership by elected officials, supporting the rank and file,
and use of new technology. Recent events have shown that a crisis can occur in
any community at any time. Listen to the experts and learn what steps to take
so that your community doesn't go up in flames and your police officers don't
turn their backs on their leaders.
9:00
Introduction
Paul Keller, Ancel Glink
9:05-10:15
Organizational Accountability and
Transparency in Police Departments
Chucak Gruber, Police Consultant
10:15-Noon
Accountability and the Law
Ellen Emery, Ancel Glink
Noon-1:30
Luncheon Speaker: Public Expectations
and Political Realities
Mayor Leon Rockingham
City of North Chicago
1:30-2:15
Leadership in Extreme Events
Chief Fred Hayes
Elwood Police Department
2:30-3:15
Supporting the Rank and File
Tamara Cummings
Fraternal Order of Police
3:15-4:00
Dealing With the Media
Ross Rice
Media Consultant
Registration Fee $95. Click
here for registration information.
