September 18, 2020

Public Safety Beyond the Police Station

As part of John Jay and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)‘s Future of Public Safety series, David Kennedy joined a September 17th panel on Public Safety Beyond the Police Station: To create truly safe communities, we must answer critical questions about what public safety looks like beyond the police station. What

September 4, 2020

“Behind the Badge: Policing in America”

On August 27th, Field Advisor Danneile Davis participated in a panel discussion called “Behind the Badge: Policing in America” hosted by Soulful Synergy, LLC in partnership with the Rotary Club of Harlem, The Rotary Club of Bronxville, Rotary District 7230 and Rotary District 5710. She was joined by two National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice partners, Chief Eric

September 3, 2020

Perspectives on Policing and Protests Six Years After Ferguson

“Communities need police, they just don’t need the police that they have been getting.” —David Kennedy On August 27th, David Kennedy joined a panel hosted by John  Jay President Karol V. Mason along with: Benjamin B. Tucker ’77, New York Police Department First Deputy Commissioner and John Jay alumnus; Isaac Bryan, Director of Public Policy at the Ralph

August 10, 2020

Seattle council trims police budget, a small step toward protesters’ demands

“In practical terms, I think every city that’s grappling with this question is trying to figure out how to continue to produce public safety in creative ways and in a landscape where, at least in the immediate term, some form of law enforcement is part of that equation,” said Louisa Aviles.

July 29, 2020

Trump bets on law and disorder as a path to reelection

“What the Trump administration is doing is not even intended to deal with violence. It is designed to make a political point,” said David Kennedy, director of the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, an alliance of more than 50 jurisdictions dedicated to blending the best practices of law