The trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd has again focused attention of the enormous problem of excessive police force especially against people of color. How can we reform police departments? What are the challenges in prosecuting police officers for excessive force? Can litigation make a difference?
This webinar was livestreamed on Monday, April 26.
Speakers include:
- Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley Law Dean (and author of Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Has Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights, to be published this summer)
- George Gascón, Los Angeles District Attorney (and former San Francisco District Attorney)
- Connie Rice, civil rights lawyer (and former constitutional policing advisor for the Los Angeles Police Department)
Live replay will be available on Berkeley Law’s YouTube channel shortly after the event concludes.