Horizons: Deliberative Dialogue on Policing
What Should We Do To Ensure Fair Treatment and Keep Neighborhoods Safe for Everyone?
In communities across the United States, people are rethinking police practices. The goal: to treat all people fairly while still enforcing the law.
This issue framework presents three broad options for rethinking police practices, each suggesting a different set of reforms and different ways of thinking about how to keep communities safe. As with all ideas for change, some of these actions may involve risks and trade-offs, while others might effectively address the problem. They are meant to spur deliberation on an issue that increasingly concerns Americans of all ages and all races. Those taking part in these forums can consider the options and actions listed during the dialogue as well as modify, reject, or add to them.
As with most difficult issues, sound judgments depend on taking the time to consider the facts and listening to people with different experiences and perspectives.
Based on the National Issues Forums model for deliberative dialogues, the goal of Horizons is to promote active listening and dialogue rather than debate difficult topics. In a space where students, faculty, and staff can approach what may seem like a difficult conversation in a respectful, educational, and constructive manner, attendees will come away with a greater understanding of others who hold diverse views and be able to form an educated opinion on challenging and complex issues our society faces today.
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| Cost | FREE |
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