Hearing: Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices

Committee on the Judiciary

Thursday, September 19, 2019 (10:00 AM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-515

Witnesses

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff
Co-Founder and President, Center for Policing Equity

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Goff Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Goff Additional Testimony [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Goff Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Goff Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Mr. James Blake
Former Tennis Professional and Commentator

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Blake Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Blake Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Blake Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Ms. Gwen Carr
Mother of Eric Garner

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Carr Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Carr Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Carr Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Mr. Ron Davis
Former Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services Office

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Davis Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Davis Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Davis Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Ms. Lynda Garcia
Policing Campaign Director, The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Garcia Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Garcia Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Garcia Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Chief Gina Hawkins
Chief of Police, Fayetteville Police Department, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Professionals

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Hawkins Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Hawkins Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Hawkins Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Ms. Heather Mac Donald
Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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  • Mac Donald Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Mac Donald Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Rev. Al Sharpton
Founder, National Action Network

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Sharpton Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Sharpton Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Sharpton Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Mr. Patrick Yoes
National President, Fraternal Order of Police

Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Yoes Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 11:12 AM
  • Yoes Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM
  • Yoes Bio [PDF] Added 09/19/2019 at 08:55 AM

Support Documents

  • Letter from the National Association of Police Organizations, Inc - submitted by the Honorable Doug Collins [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Letter from the Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc. - submitted by the Honorable Doug Collins [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Letter from the NAACP - submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • H. Con. Res. 270 - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • City Journal article titled "Diallo Truth, Diallo Falsehood" - submitted by the Honorable Louie Gohmert [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Manhattan Institute article titled "Al Sharpton Just Won't Let Racial Wounds Heal" - submitted by the Honorable Louie Gohmert [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • PNAS article titled "Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparities in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings" - submited by the Honorable Louie Gohmert [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Tweet by Joe Scarborough - submitted bu the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Statement from Dr. Tiffany Crutcher [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Justice Roundtable [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Letter from Cato Institute [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Letter from the Civilian Complaint Review Board [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Letter from Amnesty International [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • ACLU of Maryland 2015 Update Regarding Deaths in Police Custody [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • ACLU Robinson Brief [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • ACLU of Maryland article titled "ACLU Update: At Least 21 People Died in Police Custody in Maryland in 2015" [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Statement from the ACLU [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • ACLU of Maryland article titled "Fredrick Residents Challenge Unconstitutional Policing of Latinx People By Sheriff Chuck Jenkins" [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • ACLU of Maryland article titled "Montgomery County Police Hold African American Family for an Hour to Conduct Illegal Search" [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Marc Morial, National Urban League Statement [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • National Urban League 10 Point Justice Plan [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Article titled "Re-imagining Public Safety: Prevent Harm and Lead with the Truth" - submitted by Phillip Atiba Goff [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Impact Statement of Kadiadou Diallo - submitted by Rev. Al Sharpton [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Impact Statement of Lesley McSpadden - submitted by Rev. Al Sharpton [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Impact Statement of Sequita Thompson - submitted by Rev. Al Sharpton [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Daily Wire article titled "Flashback: Al Sharpton Screaming at a Crowd to 'Off the Pigs' and 'Crackers' - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Forbes article titled "Lessons from Rev. Al Sharpton's $4.5 Million Tax Bill" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • National Review article titled "Al Sharpton is Not a Civil-Rights Hero" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • NY Post article titled "Al Sharpton Sells His Life Story Rights for $531,000 - to his own charity" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • NY Times article titled "As Sharpton Rose, So Did His Unpaid Taxes" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • The Federalist article titled "Democrats' Embrace of Al Sharpton Exposes Their Hypocrisy" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Village Voice article titled "Pols, Press Party with Sharpton and His Corrupt Network" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Washington Examiner article titled "Here's who Democrats are Praising When they Praise Al Sharpton" - submitted by the Honorable Matt Gaetz [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Article titled "Reconciling Results on Racial Differences in Police Shootings - submitted by Heather Mac Donald [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Additional Testimony - submitted by Heather Mac Donald [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • PNAS article titled "Officer Characteristics and Racial Disparites in Fatal Officer-Involved Shootings" - submitted by Heather Mac Donald [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Reply to Knox and Mummolo: Critique of Johnson et al. (2019) - submitted by Heather Mac Donald [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Making Inferences About Racial Disparities in Police Violence - submitted by Heather Mac Donald [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • A Roadmap for Change: Federal Policy Recommendations for Addressing the Criminalization of LGBT People and People Living with HIV - submitted by Lambda Legal [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Failing to Protect and Serve: Police Department Policies Toward Transgender People - submitted by Lambda Legal [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Statement from National LGBT HIV Criminal Justice Working Group, Lambda Legal, and National Center for Transgender Equality [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Lambda Legal article titled "Protected and Served?" [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM
  • Protected and Served Executive Summary [PDF] Added 10/18/2019 at 01:00 PM

Hearing Record

  • Revised Witness List [PDF] Added 09/18/2019 at 07:07 PM

First Published: September 12, 2019 at 01:12 PM
Last Updated: October 18, 2019 at 01:00 PM