MovementForward, Inc. is a modern, inclusive social change organization working to protect, promote, and advance the civil and human rights of all people, and in this episode we speak with the founder and CEO, Reverend Markel Hutchins.
While many agencies participate in community outreach programming such as National Faith & Blue Weekend, Police Athletic Leagues, Coffee with a Cop, National Night Out, Shop with a Cop, and citizen police academies, to name a few, there currently is no comprehensive law enforcement recruit or in-service training available for public safety professionals tasked with community engagement and outreach.
This stands apart from how law enforcement professionals assigned to forensics, narcotics, school safety, fleet maintenance, investigations, hostage negotiation, public information, and other specialized functions all have targeted, unique training and networking opportunities through which they have access to best practices, peer support, industry expertise, and current research.
Based upon tenants of Intergroup Contact Theory, the 2024 PLECET Conference will begin to “professionalize” the critical and highly specialized community engagement sector of the law enforcement profession. Designed for law enforcement personnel assigned to community engagement functions, the conference attendees will also include agency heads, researchers, municipal staff and officials, nonprofit representatives, communications professionals, and technologists.
Learn more about Movement Forward, Inc at www.movementforward.org
Learn more about the PLECET Conference at www.plecetconference2024.org
Follow Reverend Markel on all social media platforms at @revmarkel
