Race and Criminal Justice Post-Ferguson: A Discussion With Experts

Please join us for an open-forum discussion of the recent events in Ferguson, MO. A panel of scholars from the fields of law, race, civil rights, corrections, policing, and criminology will talk openly about these disturbing events and will take questions from the audience.

We will address multiple topics, including: police brutality, profiling, protecting civil rights, protecting law enforcers, discrimination, the militarization of police, and non-violent criminal justice policies.

Panelists:
Dr. Carson Byrd, Pan-African Studies Department, University of Louisville
Mark Loevy-Reyes, Civil Rights Attorney, Director of Restorative Justice Brattleboro
Rick Van Wickler, Superintendent of Cheshire County House of Corrections
Dr. Dottie Morris, Chief Officer of Diversity and Multiculturalism
Dr. Pete Stevens, Director of Criminal Justice Studies program
Dr. Angela Barlow, Criminologist, Criminal Justice Studies program