The National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE), the Albuquerque Civilian Police Oversight Agency (CPOA) and the Police Oversight Board (POB) want to hear from Albuquerque citizens about issues in policing, transparency, and police accountability.
The 22nd Annual Conference of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) will take place September 25-29 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW. The public is invited to a free event, entitled “Talking Circles: Looking Forward on Policing” from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 25 at the Convention Center in the Cochiti/Taos rooms.
The theme of the conference is “Confronting Systemic Injustice.” Keeping with that, conference attendees and the public will discuss how to improve the interaction between law enforcement, the mentally ill, the homeless population, and underserved populations, as well as discuss how to effectively improve civilian oversight in Albuquerque. During this event, community activists, police department members, oversight practitioners from around the world, and local oversight practitioners will be available to engage in an open and honest discussion.

This particular session is free. Visit http://www.nacole.org/annual_conference for more information.