Policing Inside Out: HBCUs in the DMV Unite Around Transformative Education and Innovative Community Policing

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel of presentations provide background information and participant experiences about the Policing Inside Out curriculum implemented at Howard University, Morgan State University and Coppin State University. This program has implemented innovative approaches to create a global model for building and maintaining community-police trust. Paper presentations highlight the components of this unique pedagogy that include engagement between HBCU students, police, and community members across an academic semester calendar, to include 15-weeks of trust building interaction through experiential learning.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 41. Police Legitimacy and Community Relations

Individual Presentations

• Policing Inside Out (PIO): Building Trust and Cohesion in Communities of Color Through Experiential Storytelling - Bahiyyah MiAllah Muhammad, Howard University

• Blazing Paths and Bridging Gaps in Police- Community Relations - Jacqueline Rhoden-Trader, Coppin State University

• Policing Inside Out and Police Training by Black People - Natasha Pratt-Harris, Morgan State University

Chair

• Bahiyyah MiAllah Muhammad, Howard University

Organized by a Division or external group?

The Dr. Muhammad Experience Inc.