Wednesday the Bush School of Government and Public Service will present the first of three lectures in a series titled “The State of Race and Policing in America.”
Khalila Brown-Dean, an associate professor at Quinnipiac University, will present her lecture “Beyond Ferguson: Rethinking Community and Social Justice in the United States” at 5:30 p.m. in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
According to the Conference Center’s website the lecture series is aimed at promoting dialogue between researchers, citizens and law enforcement regarding the tension between minority communities and law enforcement as well as community engagement efforts by police departments. The lecture will also touch on research on criminal justice, policing and immigration enforcement.
The following lectures will be held on Oct. 12 and Nov. 14.