October 4, 2015 Dear NACOLE Conference Attendee: On behalf of NACOLE, its Board of Directors, members, and staff, I welcome you to Riverside and our Twenty-first Annual NACOLE Conference. We are excited to be in Riverside. The theme of this year’s conference, Many Roads to Reform, challenges us to recognize the different tools available to the different actors who are all working towards the same goal, that of reform. There is strength in having diverse approaches, and with openness and accountability, they benefit from each other. The theme also cautions against judging the performance of one by the standard you would apply to another. The conference opens Sunday afternoon with a gathering for first-time attendees, new members, and those interested in NACOLE’s Mentoring Program at 2:00 p.m., followed by our opening reception at 6:00 p.m. This year’s conference continues from there with a wide variety of workshops and panels, including sessions on de- escalation, community participation in oversight, body cameras, police shootings, implicit bias, racial reconciliation, prosecuting police misconduct, and building a roadmap to community trust. Additionally, the entire program incorporates NACOLE’s Core Competencies and all of the sessions can be applied toward the Certified Practitioner of Oversight program. NACOLE is delighted to welcome this year’s conference Keynote Speaker Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and head of the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice. Under her leadership, the Division continues its crucially important work in a number of areas, including advancing constitutional policing and other criminal justice reforms. Please enjoy your stay in Riverside, the city of arts and innovation. There are many restaurants and shops within walking distance of your hotel. Or, take advantage of any one of the many public transportation options nearby to venture out and partake in Southern California’s vast assortment of food, music, art, and cultural offerings. I am confident that you will find the quality of the programming is consistent with what you have come to expect from NACOLE and will meet the high standards we set for ourselves. Please contact any NACOLE Board or NACOLE staff member throughout the conference if there is anything we can do to help make the conference a better experience for you. Kind regards, Brian Buchner President NACOLE P.O. Box 87227 Tucson, Arizona 85754 (317) 721-8133 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nacole.org Many Roads to Reform The 21 st Annual NACOLE Conference TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments 1 Acronym List 2 NACOLE Founders 3 NACOLE Presidents 3 2014 – 2015 NACOLE Board of Directors 3 NACOLE Organizational Information 4 Mission and Goals Activities NACOLE Honorees 5 Flame Award Achievement in or Contribution to Oversight Award Additional Awards 2015 Award Recipient Biographies 7 Annual Conference Scholarship Fund and 2015 Recipients 8 Daily Schedule 11 Conference Session Summaries and Details 14 Core Competencies for Civilian Oversight Practitioners 34 Keynote, Speaker and Panelist Biographies 38 2015 Annual Conference Attendees 68 Acknowledgments NACOLE would like to thank the following: The City of Riverside, California The Honorable Rust Bailey, Mayor The Riverside City Council John Russo, City Manager Alex Nguyen, Assistant City Manager Community Police Review Commission Frank Hauptmann, CPRC Manager Robin Jackson, Chair Jane Adams, Vice-Chair Ken Rotker, Commissioner Dale Roberts, Commissioner Tony Ybarra, Commissioner Bobby Hawkins, Commissioner Greg Smith, Commissioner Mark Andres, Commissioner Abel Huerta, Commissioner Phoebe Sherron, Administrative Assistant Riverside Local Conference Planning Committee Frank Hauptmann CPRC Manager Robin Jackson, CPRC Chair Dale Roberts, Committee Chair Jane Adams, CPRC Vice-Chair Phoebe Sherron, Sr. Office Specialist Bobby Taylor, Former CPRC Commissioner Joseph Ortiz, Former CPRC Commissioner Best, Best and Kreiger, LLC Riverside Police Department Sergio Diaz, Chief of Police Riverside Convention and Visitors Bureau Scott Menga Anne Seymour Megan Alfaro 2015 NACOLE Annual Conference Committee Brian Corr & Christian Klossner, Co-Chairs Brian Center, Wendy Gamble, William Harrison, Robin Jackson, Nicole Junior, Simone Levine, Camelia Naguib, Dale Roberts, Deborah Walker Jayson Wechter, and Noemi Zamacona 1 | P a g e Acronym List ACLU American Civil Liberties Union CA-OIG State of California Office of the Inspector General CCRB New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board CIP Civilian Investigative Panel CPC Community Police Commission CPRC Community Police Review Commission DPD Dallas Police Department FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation IACOLE International Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement IPR Portland Independent Police Review IPRA Chicago Independent Police Review Authority LADA Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office LAPD Los Angeles Police Department LAPD OIG Los Angeles Police Department Office of the Inspector General LACo-OIG Los Angeles County Office of Inspector General NACOLE National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement NYPD New York Police Department OCC Office of Citizen Complaints OCSD Orange County Sheriff’s Department OIG Office of the Inspector General OIG-NYPD Office of the Inspector General for the New York Police Department OIM Office of the Independent Monitor OIR Office of Independent Review OIPA Office of the Independent Police Auditor OIPM Office of the Independent Police Monitor OPC Office of Police Complaints OPM Office of the Police Monitor PAC Police Advisory Commission PRC Police Review Commission PPB Portland Police Bureau PRAB Police Review & Advisory Board RCSD Riverside County Sheriff’s Department RPD Riverside Police Department SPD Seattle Police Department 2 | P a g e NACOLE Founders In 1993, members of the United States (U.S.) delegation to the IACOLE conference in Cambridge, MA, met to discuss issues relating to civilian oversight of law enforcement within the U.S. The focus of the meeting was the creation of a national organization that would address these issues. Two years later, a group met in Landover, MD, and NACOLE was established. Their hard work and dedication laid the foundation for continued growth and advancement of the practice of civilian oversight of the police. DONALD CASIMERE CLYDE B. DAVIS FELICIA DAVIS JAMES L. JOHNSON ROBIN LOLAR MALVINA MONTEIRO BRIAN C. REEDER LARNA SPEARMAN NACOLE Presidents Since NACOLE’s founding, it has been led by individuals with a strong commitment to civilian oversight and NACOLE’s mission. Their commitment has ensured the organization’s continued growth and stability. BRIAN C. REEDER (1997-2000) PHILIP K. EURE (2008-2009, 2010) Indianapolis, IN Washington, DC SUE L. QUINN (2000-2003) ANDRÉ BIROTTE, JR. (2009) San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA MALVINA MONTEIRO (2003-2005) KATHRYN OLSON (2010-2012) Cambridge, MA Seattle, Washington BARBARA ATTARD (2005-2006) ILANA ROSENZWEIG (2012-2013) San Francisco, CA Chicago, IL PIERCE MURPHY (2006-2007) BRIAN BUCHNER (2013-PRESENT) Boise, ID Los Angeles, CA EDUARDO DIAZ, Ph.D. (2007-2008) Miami, FL 2014 – 2015 NACOLE Board of Directors BRIAN BUCHNER, President BRIAN CORR, Member-at-Large Los Angeles, CA Cambridge, MA ILANA ROSENZWEIG, Immediate Past-President JOYCE M. HICKS, Member-at-Large Singapore San Francisco, CA AINSLEY CROMWELL, Vice-President CHRISTIAN J. KLOSSNER, Member-at-Large Detroit, MI Washington, DC AVICE EVANS REID, Treasurer NICHOLAS E. MITCHELL, Member-at-Large Knoxville, TN Denver, CO KAREN ULLERY WILLIAMS, Secretary DAWN REYNOLDS, Member-at-Large Kansas City, MO Dallas, OR MARK P. SMITH, Member-at-Large San Francisco, CA 3 | P a g e Organizational Information NACOLE Mission and Goals The mission of NACOLE is to enhance fair and professional law enforcement that is responsive to community needs. The goals of NACOLE are as follows: To provide for the establishment, development, education, and technical assistance of/for civilian oversight of law enforcement. To develop a national forum to provide an informational and educational clearinghouse and a publication resource of educational information for the public and organizations in the field of civilian oversight of law enforcement. To encourage the highest ethical standards in organizations which oversee law enforcement. To educate the public by developing mechanisms to enhance police and community relations, educate law enforcement agencies, and encourage law enforcement to respond with sensitivity to citizens' issues and complaints. To encourage full racial and ethnic representation and participation in this organization and the agencies overseen by its members. NACOLE Activities NACOLE is the largest and premier civilian oversight organization in the U.S.; its membership comprises nearly 1,000 oversight practitioners, current and former law enforcement personnel, elected officials, journalists, academics, students, and community stakeholders, among others. NACOLE has worked to legitimize police oversight as a professional field of study and practice and facilitated the development of professional standards, including a Code of Ethics, as well as core competencies and training guidelines for oversight practitioners. NACOLE also hosts an annual training conference where civilian overseers and other interested stakeholders meet and exchange information and ideas about issues facing law enforcement oversight. NACOLE works collaboratively and