Thursday, June 24, 2010
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Office of Justice Programs, 3rd Floor Ballroom
810 Seventh St. NW
Washington D.C.
Since 1981, some 26 law enforcement officers across the United States have been shot and killed by fellow officers who believed they were dangerous criminals. Some of those killed were working in plainclothes or undercover units, while others were off-duty officers. As far as researchers can determine, 1982 was the last year in which an off-duty, white officer was killed in a mistaken-identity, police-on-police shootings in the United States. Since then, nine off-duty officers of color have died in such shooting. During the past 15 years, 10 of the 14 officers killed in any mistaken-identity, police-on-police shootings have been people of color.
Professor Stone recently completed a study of police-on-police shootings as part of a task force he chaired in New York State. He will report on his findings and recommendations, exploring the role of race in policing decisions, methods to improve training and tactics to defuse police-on-police confrontations before they become fatal, and methods to improve the investigations of such shootings.
The seminar is free, but you must RSVP to get access to the OJP building. Allow 20 minutes to go through security.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Yolanda Curtis at 202-305-2554 or Yolanda.Curtis@usdoj.gov.
