Cross-cultural understanding by law enforcement officials is imperative to establish understanding and respect within the communities they serve. To accurately represent its constituents, law enforcement officials need to effectively communicate with all segments of the population. The public's confidence in law enforcement personnel could be severely diminished if community concerns are not understood, which can adversely impact cooperation for reporting crimes and providing vital information.
To assist law enforcement professionals in meeting these challenges, GCJD has created a specialized, cutting edge training program and will partner with the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas in September to deliver this impactful day of learning.
This program will be led by 3 experts in the field of cultural awareness for law enforcement.
Nawar Shora, JD
Nawar Shora is a Senior Advisor with the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration and works on cultural demystification and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) efforts. Over the past decade, Nawar has delivered in-person trainings to more than 50,000 professionals, including intelligence analysts, law enforcement, university, and corporate groups. Additionally, he has reached hundreds of thousands of others through two federal government training videos about Arabs and Muslims where he served as a subject matter expert. Nawar’s efforts have been recognized by the FBI with the “Director’s Community Leadership Award”- (2009) and the “FBI Exceptional Service in the Public Interest Award” (2005), the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Leadership Plaque (2007), Washington, DC Metro Police Department’s “Outstanding and Dedicated Service Plaque” (2008) “FBI Community Outreach Training Award” (2009, 2010) and most recently by the DHS “Outstanding American by Choice” award (2011).
Eric Williams, Ph. D.
Dr. Eric J. Williams is the Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies at Sonoma State University. He teaches courses about constitutional law, the Supreme Court and punishment and corrections. His book The Big House in a Small Town was published in 2011. He is currently working on his next book on Critical and Ethical Thinking for Criminal Justice Professionals. Dr. Williams has given guest lectures on various topics relating to prisons and prison management across the country for groups such as the American Corrections Association (ACA) and the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents (NAAWS) and facilitates a training program he developed for the Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), the Virginia and Maine Department of Corrections as well as several county probation departments that teaches critical thinking to senior level criminal justice leaders.
Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale
Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale is a corporate leader, consultant, educator, and author with more than thirty years of experience leading the diversity and inclusion efforts in over twenty five countries, across four continents. From 2008 to 2012, Rosalyn served as Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at the Campbell Soup Company and was instrumental in Campbell winning the 2010 Catalyst Award. Previously, she served as EVP Diversity Initiatives for MTV Network and CEO of Barnes O’Neale & Associates. Rosalyn has been quoted in Black Enterprise Magazine, Diversity Journal, and Harvard Business Review, and is the author of “Seven Keys To Success: Unlocking The Passion For Diversity.” She was named one of the Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine and one of the 100 Top Executives in America in Uptown Professional Magazine.
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