Improving Community Police Relationships In The Wake Of Post Ferguson

The purpose of this panel is to have an open and engaging dialogue about social issues relevant to police and community relationships, such as racial/gender/religious profiling, implicit bias in the police department and community, community policing and police procedures that facilitate justice and what we can do to be aware of and confront these issues in our society. Panelists: Dr. Heather McElroy - Board Certified Police and Public Safety Psychologist Tim Sharples - Police Officer for Smyrna Police Department Craig Jones - Civil Rights Attorney Pastor Anthony Makar - Pastor for Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Dr. Louis F. Kavar - Professor of Psychology, Capella University; Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ Major Martin - Major for Office of Professional Standard - Atlanta Police Department Dr. Carla Moore - Clinical Services Coordinator, City of Atlanta-Atlanta Police Dept. Psychological Services and Employee Assistance Program Sponsored by the Georgia Psychological Association and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. Doors open at 6:30 pm Panel discussion starts at 7:00 pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta 1597 Interstate-85 Frontage Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Directions: http://www.uuca.org/newcomers/directions/