Author: Khan, Liza
Title: Building Trust After a Police Shooting: Community Intervention Teams in Columbus, Ohio
Summary: The killing in December 2005 of Nasir Abdi, a young man suffering from mental illness, provoked the Somali community of Columbus, Ohio, to angry protest. But the killing also became the test-bed for a new, constructive response to such killings, organized by the official human rights commission in Columbua -- an entity known as the Columbus Community Relations Commission. Previous police shootings had alerted the Commission to the need to be ready in a moment of crisis to respond constructively to such a shooting, and the Commission's director had designed a response known as a Community Intervention Team (CIT). Nasir Abdi's death became the occasion for the first mobilization of a CIT. This case study describes the design of the CIT and its implementation in the wake of Nasir Abdi's death. The study also focuses on the role of the Commission in guiding the CIT towards its successful agreement.
Details: Cambridge, MA: Human Rights Commissions and Criminal Justice, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2006. 10p.
Source: Internet Resource; Executive Session Papers
Year: 2006
Country: United States
URL:
Shelf Number: 118569
Keywords:
Police Community RelationsPolice Use of Force (Columbus, Ohio) |
