Glenn College, Ohio State Share Free Speech, Public Safety Experiences with Global City Leaders
Clifford Stott, a Glenn College visiting faculty member and crowd behavior expert, shares his knowledge of police-community dialogue with Strong Cities Network participants. (Credit: Joss Ford/Jake Olson Photography)
By Joan Slattery Wall
The City of Columbus, Ohio State University and John Glenn College of Public Affairs last week hosted an international conference of cities dedicated to addressing all forms of hate, extremism and polarization at the local level.
Shifting the Paradigm
Glenn College faculty and the Columbus Division of Police aspire to improve community policing in Ohio and across the nation. In the latest edition of the college magazine, Public Address, learn about ways the college expertise is bringing science, data collection and education to an effort that’s caught the attention of police departments across the country.
He gave details about how he and Glenn College Professor Russell Hassan, the Ambassador Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Chair in Public and International Affairs, are providing their community policing expertise to shape the processes and policies to build trust and legitimacy between the Columbus Division of Police and the community. Key to the effort is the implementation of a dialogue police unit that facilitates conversation and sets expectations among the police and demonstration participants even before events begin.