| 2017 | ||
| Friday, January 27th | 9:15 AM |
Policing: Problems, Perspectives and Remedies Craig Futterman, University of Chicago Law School Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Specific police practices are most significant during every day interactions between police officers and the communities they serve. This panel discussed the current state of these interactions and alternative approaches to restructuring them— including model legislation and policies, trauma-informed community policing, and empirical studies. |
11:00 AM |
Policing and Prosecutorial Ethics Lonnie T. Brown, University of Georgia Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Prosecutors are subject to ethical regulations regarding their duties. In addition, prosecutors often have an interdependent relationship with law enforcement. How do prosecutors address conflict of interest concerns that are presented when they are called upon to consider potential criminal charges against police officers? Do prosecutors’ ethical obligations require them to affect, influence, or limit police practices? This panel will seek to answer these and other questions related to the role of prosecutors in police conduct cases |
1:30 PM |
Emerging Issues and Controversies Scott E. Sundby, University of Miami School of Law Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
3:15 PM |
Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California, Irvine School of Law Hatton-Lovejoy Courtroom, Hirsch Hall 3:15 PM - 4:20 PM |
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The Georgia Law Review symposium “Protect and Serve: Perspectives on 21st Century Policing" brougth together a diverse set of voices to discuss the state of the law in the intersection of criminal law and policing. A keynote presentation was given by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law.