Virtual Conversation: Policing and Race

City Club of Boise Virtual Conversation:

Policing and Race: Reckoning with Our History, Planning Our Future

Recent events have focused national attention on the role of police, policing, racism, and race, and the topic engenders fierce opinions and politicization. This expert panel will address policing's past in the United States and offer reflections about how the Boise Police Department has dealt with historic mistrust. Join City Club for a panel discussion examining the complex history of race and policing in the United States, reimagining our future, and offering ideas on how Idaho can take the lead.

Panelists:

Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D., Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer, University of New Haven

Ryan Lee, Chief, Boise Police

Leo Morales, Executive Director, ACLU of Idaho

This Virtual Conversation will be moderated by Shaakirrah Sanders, Law Professor at the University of Idaho, on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MT.

About the panel:

Lorenzo M. Boyd, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader in police-community relations and an authority on urban policing, diversity issues in criminal justice, race and crime, and criminal justice systems. He served for 14 years in the Suffolk County (Mass.) Sheriff’s department – working in policing, corrections, and the courts – which he says shaped his approach to teaching, research, and training of police commanders and officers. In July 2020, Dr. Boyd was named the University of New Haven’s vice president for diversity & inclusion and chief diversity officer.

https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/lorenzo-boyd.php 

Leo Morales joined the ACLU of Idaho in 2011 as the organization’s communications and advocacy department director. He became the interim executive director in 2014 and the executive director in 2015. Prior to joining the ACLU he worked with a statewide non-profit advocacy organization addressing issues of poverty and racial justice. His experience includes legislative work, media relations, and grassroots organizing.

https://www.acluidaho.org/en/leo-morales 

Ryan Lee was named Chief of the Boise Police Department in June 2020. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on law enforcement management and investigations from California State at Sacramento and earned a Master of Criminal Justice degree from Boston University. Chief Lee served in Portland, Oregon for nearly 20 years, climbing the ranks from Officer to Assistant Chief of Police before coming to Idaho.

https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/police/message-from-the-chief/  

Shaakirrah R. Sanders became the first African-American and second person of color to achieve the rank of full professor at the University of Idaho College of Law in 2018. Professor Sanders teaches courses related to U.S. constitutional law and criminal procedure. https://www.uidaho.edu/law/people/faculty/srsanders 

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU College of Business, our Annual Sponsor University of Idaho, Boise, and the 2021 Forum Series sponsors: AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Clima-Tech Corporation, Echelon Group, Micron, PacificSource Health Plans, Small Mine Development, and St. Luke's. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University and Northwest Nazarene University. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, 670 KBOI, Idaho Public Television and the Idaho Statesman. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.