GW’s Rethinking DC Youth & Policing class was featured in a Washington Post Article, highlighting their engagement in the “Elevating Youth Voices” Summit. The Metropolitan Police Department’s Youth Summit took place on December 4th, 2021.
Professor of Rethinking DC Youth & Policing at GW, Ebony Russ described the course as “a research-based course designed to provide a space for students to engage juvenile justice and youth diversion programs research and recommend policy and actions that are anti-racist.”
Students at the Summit discussed their hopes for the future of policing in DC through presentations. Many students expressed their concerns about police in schools and want police to be better trained.
Students in the course and co-curricular project met frequently with the Metropolitan Police Department to develop programs that are more beneficial for youth, especially Black and Brown youth, in the city. For more details on the Summit and the students’ participation, click here.
