[Peace-discuss] for Police-Community Relations forum

[Ricky Baldwin]

I doubt that I can attend this, but it sounds like
some of us are (great!), so I just wanted to pass
along what I received on it from VEYA.  They're the
ones who organized the community forum on policing
issues May 1, Police Chief Finney and others in
attendance.

-Ricky

--- VEYA <veya at lists.cu.groogroo.com> wrote:
> From: "VEYA" <veya at lists.cu.groogroo.com>
> To: "veya members" <veya at lists.cu.groogroo.com>
> Subject: QUESTIONS POSED AT THE VEYA FORUM ON MAY
> 1st
> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:00:53 -0500
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> 
> VEYA plans to attend the following meeting, we hope
> you can join us:
> 
> The Police-Community Relations Committee of the City
> of Champaign invites
> you to a Community Town Hall Forum on June 17th from
> 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
> in the City of Champaign Council Chambers, 102 N.
> Neil Street.  If you are
> interested in learning about how minority community
> leaders and police
> officials have been working together to address
> community concerns, plan to
> attend this informational event.  If you have any
> questions, please contact
> Joan Walls at 403-6912 or by e-mail to
> wallsja at ci.champaign.il.us
> 
> 
> These were some quesitons posed at the VEYA forum on
> May 1st.  We think it
> would be helpful to compile a prepared list of your
> responses to these
> questions for the city's forum.  So please don't
> hesitate to use this as a
> worksheet for your responses or to send a comment to
> us.
> 
> Thanks and take care,
> VEYA members
> 
> ------
> QUESTIONS POSED AT THE VEYA FORUM ON MAY 1st
> 
> What culturally appropriate service programs can the
> African American
> community offer to at-risk African American youths
> that can help prevent or
> reduce their contact with the police in
> Champaign-Urbana?
> 
> 
> 
> How do we address the issue where parents feel they
> have no other choice but
> to agree to station adjustments in order to keep
> their kids out of the court
> system?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How do we ensure that our African American youths
> are receiving the right
> type of service and support when they are referred
> or come in contact with
> law enforcement?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Station Adjustment and (VORP)-  How do these
> programs deal with youths who
> have not committed a crime or have committed a
> lesser crime, but are being
> left with no alternative but to participate?
> 
> 
> 
> A comment was made to have law enforcement come into
> the black community to
> meet some of the at-risk youths. How can this be
> done in a non-threatening
> manner?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chief Finney stated that law enforcement's purpose
> is not to regulate social
> issues, but they are for community policing.  How
> will we establish
> community policing that will have a direct effect on
> reducing the number of
> blacks being arrested?
> 
> 
> 
> Another comment made by the chief is that there is
> some funding that allows
> law enforcement to form a partnership with some
> social entities in the
> community.  What plans or actions are foreseeable
> for this type of
> partnership in the black community?
> 
> 
> 
> Chief Finney stated that they have a community
> advisory committee. On what
> kinds of issues does this committee advise the
> chief, and who sits on the
> committee?  Are there any members from the black
> community?
> 
> 
> 
> To what extent does the Champaign police department
> acknowledge that racial
> profiling of the black community does exist?
> 
> 
> 
> What plan of action do the Champaign police have
> about racial profiling of
> African American youths and adults?
> 



		
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