Police Use of Force and Community Relations
Full Committee Hearing

Full Committee
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Time: 02:30 PM
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building 106
Presiding: Chairman Graham
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Witnesses

Panel I

  1. Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff
    Franklin A, Thomas Professor in Policing Equity John Jay College of Criminal Justice
    Co-Founder and CEO Center for Policing Equity
    New York, NY
  2. Professor Doug Logan Jr.
    President
    Professor of Urban Ministry
    Grimké Seminary
    Richmond, VA
  3. The Honorable Melvin Carter
    Mayor
    City of Saint Paul
    Saint Paul, MN
  4. Mr. S. Lee Merritt, Esq.
    Attorney
    Merritt Law Firm
    Philadelphia, PA
  5. Ms. Vanita Gupta
    President and CEO
    The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
    Washington, DC

Panel II

  1. The Honorable Erin Nealy Cox
    United States Attorney
    Northern District of Texas
    Dallas, TX
  2. Mr. Bill Woolf
    Senior Advisor for Human Trafficking
    Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
    Washington, DC
  3. Chief Art Acevedo
    President, Major Cities Chiefs Association
    Chief of Police, Houston Police Department
    Houston, TX
  4. Captain Patrick Yoes
    National President, Fraternal Order of Police
    Captain, St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office
    Norco, LA
  5. Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis
    President
    National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
    Chief of Police, Durham Police Department
    Durham, NC
  6. Chief Steven Casstevens
    President, International Association of Chiefs of Police
    Chief of Police, Buffalo Grove Police Department
    Buffalo Grove, IL