Policing in CT & Redding: A Discussion w/ Ken Barone of the CT Racial Profiling Prohibition Project

This is a virtual program. Register here: https://marktwainlibrary.org/events/policing-in-connecticut-and-redding-a-discussion-with-ken-barone-of-the-connecticut-racial-profiling-prohibition-project-virtual/
Ken Barone, Associate Director of the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project, will lead a discussion on how the state of Connecticut has created systems to address racial profiling concerns in policing. Join the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library virtually to learn more about policing in Connecticut and our own town of Redding. With five other states having now adopted these policies, Connecticut is becoming a national model for addressing racial profiling and bringing together community stakeholders and law enforcement to address racial and ethnic disparities in traffic enforcement.

During this virtual program, Mr. Barone will address what racial profiling looks like, how our history has impacted policy, improvements that have been made to address racial disparities in traffic stops, and what this tells us about our roads being safer for everyone. Mr Barone, First Selectwoman Julia Pemberton, and Redding Chief of Police Mark O’Donnell will take questions from views following Mr. Barone’s presentation.