Drop by for our upcoming information session about the Professional Master's program in Public Safety Leadership and Administration (PLA), developed jointly by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. The session will be hosted by the program director, Lester Andrist, and will take place on September 22, 2020 from 4pm to 5pm. There will be a 15-minute presentation followed by a Q&A session. Register today!

To overcome racism in the criminal justice system, some envision employing artificial intelligence and other technical tools. However, as sociologist Nicol Turner-Lee warns, if we're not careful, these new tools may end up reinforcing the very racial disparities they were purportedly designed to eliminate.

Nicol Turner Lee, Ph.D
​PLA Instructor and Senior Fellow 
​at the Brookings Institution

This video covers everything you always wanted to know about the professional degree program in Public Safety Leadership and Administration (but were afraid to ask). Dr. Lester Andrist, Dr. Laura Dugan, Professor Michael Vesely, Dr. Rashawn Ray, Dr. Gary LaFree, and Dr. Kiminori Nakamura answer questions about this unique, online program.

Lester Andrist, Ph.D
Program Director
​Public Safety Leadership & Administration
University of Maryland
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Rashawn Ray, Ph.D
David M. Rubenstein Fellow in
Governance Studies
​Brookings Institution
Professor of Sociology
University of Maryland

Laura Dugan, Ph.D
Professor and Associate Chair
Dept. of Criminology 
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland​
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Gary LaFree, Ph.D
Professor and Associate Chair
Dept. of Criminology
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland​

Professor Michael Vesely
Sr. Law & Policy Analyst
UMD Carey School of Law
Academic Coordinator
​Center for Health & Homeland Security
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Kiminori Nakamura, Ph.D
Professor
Dept. of Criminology
​& Criminal Justice
​University of Maryland

In this webinar program director, Dr. Lester Andrist, moderates a discussion with Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown of the Raleigh Police Department and Director John Monaghan of All Aces, Inc. Both panelists offer insights born from experience on questions such as how law enforcement can play a role eliminating institutionalized racism, how to build trust within communities of color, and how to counter the problem of implicit bias.

Cassandra Deck-Brown
​Raleigh PD Chief

John Monaghan
Director Of Partnerships at All Aces, Inc.