The most important issue facing our democracy is policing in America

Today, the fabric of the “Great Experiment” is being torn apart by perceived and real divides in racial equity and treatment of minorities by the American Criminal Justice System. Our ability to maintain a peaceful society is predicated on how we address these great divides in perceived and real racial inequalities. Solutions rest in our nation’s ability to partner academic knowledge and scientifically proven best policing practices. Practices void of news media sensationalism. Practices geared towards unmuzzling our nation’s police officers, who strongly agree both the “Ferguson Effect” and the effects of sensationalized “news” media reporting are affecting their motivation, safety, willingness to enforce laws, and causing them to operate in career survival mode.                              

  - Dr. Christopher T. Landavazo