Federal Panel to Hold Briefing on Racial Profiling
The Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will convene a public briefing to gather information from public safety officials, government officials, and community advocates on the issue of racial profiling in Rhode Island.
Providence, RI, September 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will convene a public briefing to gather information from public safety officials, government officials, and community advocates on the issue of racial profiling in Rhode Island.
Background: Racial profiling, the practice of selectively stopping and questioning people based upon the color of their skin or perceived ethnic or religious affiliation, has a long history in the United States. In recent years, racial profiling has become widely recognized as an important civil rights issue not only in Rhode Island but across the United States. In Rhode Island, the issue of racial profiling continues to cause concern. At the briefing, the Rhode Island Advisory Committee will hear about how the police departments and communities of color view the racial profiling controversy and ways to address the issue to both improve police-community relations as well as become more effective in law enforcement activities.
Invited panelists include Deputy Consul Amparo Anguiano of the Mexican Consulate; Chairperson of the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Police Standards, James E. Johnson; Professor Jack McDevitt of Northeastern University, Deputy Attorney General Gerald J. Coyne; Colonel Gary P. Dias of the Office of the Executive High Sheriff; Colonel Brendan P. Doherty of the Rhode Island State Police; Chief Dean Esserman of the Providence Police Department; Chief Public Defender John J. Hardiman; Tish DiPrete of the Urban League of Rhode Island; Toby D. Ayers, of the Rhode Island for Community and Justice; Michael Evora of the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights; Ramon Martinez of Progreso Latino; and Peter Lee of John Hope Settlement House.
The briefing is open to the public. For more information contact Barbara de La Viez, Eastern Regional Office, 202-376-7533, or Norman Orodenker, Chairperson, Rhode Island Advisory Committee, 401-351-5000 x150.
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Background: Racial profiling, the practice of selectively stopping and questioning people based upon the color of their skin or perceived ethnic or religious affiliation, has a long history in the United States. In recent years, racial profiling has become widely recognized as an important civil rights issue not only in Rhode Island but across the United States. In Rhode Island, the issue of racial profiling continues to cause concern. At the briefing, the Rhode Island Advisory Committee will hear about how the police departments and communities of color view the racial profiling controversy and ways to address the issue to both improve police-community relations as well as become more effective in law enforcement activities.
Invited panelists include Deputy Consul Amparo Anguiano of the Mexican Consulate; Chairperson of the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Police Standards, James E. Johnson; Professor Jack McDevitt of Northeastern University, Deputy Attorney General Gerald J. Coyne; Colonel Gary P. Dias of the Office of the Executive High Sheriff; Colonel Brendan P. Doherty of the Rhode Island State Police; Chief Dean Esserman of the Providence Police Department; Chief Public Defender John J. Hardiman; Tish DiPrete of the Urban League of Rhode Island; Toby D. Ayers, of the Rhode Island for Community and Justice; Michael Evora of the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights; Ramon Martinez of Progreso Latino; and Peter Lee of John Hope Settlement House.
The briefing is open to the public. For more information contact Barbara de La Viez, Eastern Regional Office, 202-376-7533, or Norman Orodenker, Chairperson, Rhode Island Advisory Committee, 401-351-5000 x150.
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