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Community Conscious Policing

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Class Name: Community Conscious Policing
Community Conscious Policing (CCP) is a public-health response model
intended to end unnecessary law enforcement violence. It is designed to
augment and enhance existing continuing education for law enforcement,
students in social justice-related fields, advocates involved in police
accountability, and organizations seeking to increase their outreach capacity.

This innovative training curriculum is designed with the input of sworn police
trainers and thousands of diverse community participants that Training 4
Transformation, LLC (T4T) brought together during very polarizing times to
design a new training curriculum based on experiential learning.

CCP is a culturally responsive, trauma-healing approach to public involvement
based on the founders’ conscious leadership principles. They include
emotional intelligence, experiential learning, decolonizing strategies, and
mindfulness practices that transcend traditional barriers

Who is this class for?: This course is designed to support, educate, and
inform members in communities most impacted by law enforcement
violence and systems of oppression about Community Conscious Policing,
which includes training, accountability, and community building.

This course’s secondary function is to support scholar-practitioners in
becoming change agents in their respective communities and/or deepen
their activism related to police accountability.

Principles of Community Conscious Policing have been implemented to
establish the Latino Advisory Commission for the Washington County Sheriff’s
Office, the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing, and the
Southern Oregon Racial Equity Liaison Program between the oversight
committee and local law enforcement of Jackson County.

Why is Community Conscious Policing important? There is no other
training curriculum in the marketplace based on Indigenous wisdom related
to law enforcement training and (re)building community relations. This class
is important because it applies traditional, nature-based principles to modern
problems related to racial profiling and unnecessary law enforcement
violence.

Additionally, the co-founders, instructor, and facilitators are educators with
lived experience and deep community affiliations rather than retired police or
legal analysts

Who would this class benefit? This class would benefit anyone seeking
innovative ways to hold local police accountable through training, leadership
coaching, and policy reform. Participants will research and discover how to
participate in proactive, preventative measures such as community oversight
of law enforcement boards and police-community integrated training and
education (P-CITE) workshops.

Instructor’s Bio: The course instructor is Shenmiakhu Pernebsati (more
widely known as Brandon Lee). He has a Master of Arts degree in Teaching
(M.A.T.) English to Speakers of Other Languages from the School for
International Training and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy and
Spanish from Houston Baptist University.

ShenmiAkhu supported the Coalition of Police Accountability in Oakland, CA,
in funding the Citizens Police Review Board, which later evolved into one of
the most robust police oversight commissions led by diverse neighbors in the
country. He also won a settlement against a police department for police
misconduct, resulting in a monetary settlement and disciplinary actions
against the officers involved. Civically, ShenmiAkhu translated his trauma into
healing opportunities for others through his volunteer service and advocacy
as Legal Redress Committee Chairman for the local branch of the NAACP.

Textbook: 

Community Conscious Policing: A Guide for People’s Justice and Law Enforcement Solutions

Who is this class intended for? This course is designed for parents,
teachers, professors, administrators of service providers, government
officials, civic and advocacy organizations, K-12 schools, community
colleges, universities, activists, and any organization that is eager to
discover a more comprehensive version of American history

Eligibility Criteria: This course is open to everyone, with a specific focus
on those who have historically borne the brunt of racism and systemic
oppression. We provide affinity spaces upon request to ensure everyone
feels included and heard.

Frequency, Duration, Time of Day, Virtual: Zoom, 1 day per week,
10-week term, 90 – 120 minutes per class with a break
Cost: $350 or 10 Weekly Payments of $40

Cost: $350 or 10 Weekly Payments of $40

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