Mass Incarceration Panel: ?Community Policing in a Diverse and Global Society?

CWU will be hosting a discussion panel on the topic of ?Community Policing in a Diverse and Global Society.? The panel will be held Mar. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) Pit. It will be free and open to the public. This panel is intended to discuss, from multiple perspectives, how law enforcement agencies train and police in ever-changing and diverse communities. The panel will be moderated by Law and Justice Professor Dr. Chuck Reasons and will feature Sue Rahr, Executive Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, President?s Task Force on 21st Century Policing appointee, the first woman sheriff of King County and the first woman to head the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission; Craig Wilson, CWU graduate and commander in the University of Washington police; Mike Luvera, CWU police chief; and Larry Lowther, retired CWU history professor. The panel is part of the CWU Social Justice and Human Rights Series. This year?s theme, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Black and Brown Lives Do Matter, seeks to educate Central?s community and spark discussions about race and equality.