Presented on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 10:30A

This workshop will explore the challenges of racial disparities within the rank & file. Why, when, and how to speak-up on internal misconduct involving bigots with badges and/or against internal procedures that bypass appropriate policy that create extreme dilemmas for Officers who swore to protect & serve.

The course offers live examples of law enforcement whistleblowers, webpages, videos, news accounts and challenges faced by brave law officers who experienced both positive and negative fallout while calling for proper and fair internal mechanisms and include the 2019 Lewis & Clark report KKK IN THE PD: WHITE SUPREMACIST POLICE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

The course will also outline the Blacks In Government (BIG) National adopted Resolutions submitted by workshop presenter depicting U.S. Congressional legislation seeking law enforcement reform such as the ‘George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020’ introduced on June 8, 2020, in the 116th U.S. Congress (2019-2020) House of Representatives that supported law enforcement whistleblowers and was later stalled in the U.S. Senate. And more recently, sequel legislation, H.R. 6762 the SIGLE Act introduced on February 18, 2022, in the 117th U.S. Congress (2020-2022) that addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability.

The SIGLE Act will enhance transparency and data collection designed to eliminate discriminatory policing practices. This course will allow for open dialogue by workshop attendees who offer personal law enforcement experience and solutions. Finally, the course calls out organizations and other mechanisms in place for support of whistleblowers experiencing the lonely island of ostracization and danger in the line of friendly fire due to retribution.