The Speaker

Dr. Shirley A. Wilson, Ph.D. recently served as a Professor of Management at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island where her specific area of instruction is in Organizational Behavior and Global Diversity. Her previous experiences have included service as the Coordinator for School/Community Relations with the Cleveland Heights-University Heights, Ohio Board of Education, and Personnel Analyst with the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.

Her specific area of research is in the field of Mentoring, with an emphasis on Black Female Professionals. She earned her Doctorate from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Her research interests include issues pertaining to minority law enforcement, police-community relations, and mentoring of black female professionals. She has co-authored more than twenty (20) peer-reviewed research articles appearing in such publications as the Journal of Black Studies, Western Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Critical Incidents, Journal of Case Studies, and the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.

The Workshop

CULTURAL COMPETENCE AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING COMMUNITY POLICING : Wednesday, October 09, 2024 09:00A

Community policing is defined as a philosophy, promoting organizational strategies which support the use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques that affect public safety, crime and social disorder. It empowers police officers to identify and solve problems with people who live in the effected community. While being a Community Policing Officer involves a unique blend of skills and strategies, at the most basic level is Cultural Competence.

This workshop focuses on Cultural Competence which enables police officers to communicate with people of different cultures and develop trusting relationships with community members. As such, it enables workshop participants to develop the will, skills and knowledge to interact with people of different backgrounds in multicultural environments.