Thursday, June 21, 2018
Committee will narrow down choices for racial bias study of Charleston Police Department on Tuesday
One of the firms is currently working with the DOJ to assess the North Charleston Police Department
Posted by Adam Manno on Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 3:16 PM
The ad-hoc committee tasked with choosing a firm to conduct a racial bias study of the Charleston Police Department will narrow down the list of interested companies on Tues. June 26.
Starting at 2:30 p.m., the committee will meet at the HR Training Room in the third floor of the municipal building of 75 Calhoun St.
Most of the discussion will take place in executive session, which is not open to the public. It is standard procedure for proposals to be discussed in private before a vendor is chosen for any contract, according to a city spokesperson.
The public will be invited back inside to watch committee members “vote” and essentially compose a short list.
The list will be posted online by Wednesday morning.
One of the firms being considered, the Washington, D.C.-based Police Foundation, is currently working with the Department of Justice to assess community-police relations in the city of North Charleston.
The majority-white, 13-person "Police Audit" committee last met on Wed. April 4 — also on a weekday in the middle of the day.
According to a scope of work drafted in part by the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, the chosen firm will be tasked with uncovering "any aspects of implicit bias, systemic and individual racial bias" in the police department. The firm will also assess "patterns and trends in use of force by city geography, community characteristics, departmental units, incident factors, subject demographics, and officer demographics."
City Council voted to eliminate a police department audit from Novak Consulting's contract in November, amid concerns from activists and African-American residents that the firm was neither qualified enough, nor diverse enough, for the job.
Starting at 2:30 p.m., the committee will meet at the HR Training Room in the third floor of the municipal building of 75 Calhoun St.
Most of the discussion will take place in executive session, which is not open to the public. It is standard procedure for proposals to be discussed in private before a vendor is chosen for any contract, according to a city spokesperson.
The public will be invited back inside to watch committee members “vote” and essentially compose a short list.
Related These are the 7 firms the city is considering for a racial bias study of the Charleston Police Department: Charleston's procurement director previously said he'd like to see a company chosen by July
These are the 7 firms the city is considering for a racial bias study of the Charleston Police Department
Charleston's procurement director previously said he'd like to see a company chosen by July
The city of Charleston is forging ahead with a planned study of the the city's policing tactics and whether or not they disproportionally affect African-American and minority citizens.
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One of the firms being considered, the Washington, D.C.-based Police Foundation, is currently working with the Department of Justice to assess community-police relations in the city of North Charleston.
The majority-white, 13-person "Police Audit" committee last met on Wed. April 4 — also on a weekday in the middle of the day.
According to a scope of work drafted in part by the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, the chosen firm will be tasked with uncovering "any aspects of implicit bias, systemic and individual racial bias" in the police department. The firm will also assess "patterns and trends in use of force by city geography, community characteristics, departmental units, incident factors, subject demographics, and officer demographics."
City Council voted to eliminate a police department audit from Novak Consulting's contract in November, amid concerns from activists and African-American residents that the firm was neither qualified enough, nor diverse enough, for the job.
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