STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
HEADQUARTERS NOTIFICATION
** MEDIA ADVISORY **
Open to the public: “The Promise and Challenge of Traffic Stop Data Collection” presented by Dr. Jack McDevitt from Northeastern University
WHO: Dr. Jack McDevitt, from Northeastern University – expert in traffic stop data collection
WHAT: Presentation by Dr. McDevitt on traffic stop data collection – open to the public
WHEN: Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 PM
WHERE: All fifteen Vermont Interactive Sites (see below for listing)
The Vermont State Police is pleased to announce that one of the foremost experts in race data collection in the Country, Dr. Jack McDevitt from Northeastern University, will be presenting a public forum titled, “The Promise and Challenge of Traffic Stop Data Collection” through Vermont Interactive Television (VIT) on Thursday night November 12th, beginning at 7:00 PM. Dr. McDevitt is the Director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University as well as the Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research. He has been directly involved with numerous projects nationally related to law enforcement race data collection. For more about the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University you can access the website, http://www.irj.neu.edu/about_irj/leadership_and_staff/. Dr. McDevitt will be introduced by Curtiss Reed, Jr., Executive Director of the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity. Mr. Reed provided the following quote in reference to this presentation:
“Issues of racial profiling and bias-based policing have long been challenging ones for law enforcement, policy-makers and the public. The work of the Vermont Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Vermont Department of Public Safety and community organizations in Burlington and Brattleboro have been working together for a couple of years to move beyond past perception, rhetoric and accusation to build trust—the bedrock of Vermont community values.
Dr. Jack McDevitt’s presence is but one of several initiatives undertaken by the Department and more specifically the Vermont State Police that demonstrate the type of leadership around which communities can rally and support. Albeit Dr. McDevitt’s topic focuses on race data collection, what I hope we take away from the ensuing discussions are common practices to build fairer communities."
Colonel Thomas L’Esperance, Director of the Vermont State Police states the following:
“The Vermont State Police is committed to moving ahead with the full implementation of our Bias Free Policing philosophy. We look forward to fully embracing data collection and the transparency and accountability that we hope this endeavor provides for our members and our citizens.”
Dr. McDevitt will broadcast from the Brattleboro VIT site, which is located at the Brattleboro Union High School. He will be available for comment before the start of the presentation from 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
All fifteen Vermont Interactive Television sites have been reserved for this event. These sites are listed below and the link provides details and directions about each site. http://www.vitlink.org/Locations.php Commanders from the Vermont State Police will be at all fifteen site locations.
In addition, Dr. McDevitt will be presenting to the Vermont State Police Command Staff on the afternoon of November 12th at the Northeast Fire Safety Academy located at 8 Three Mile Bridge Road in Montpelier. The media is welcome to interview Dr. McDevitt at this location at 12:00 PM.
Questions pertaining to the VIT sites should be directed to 802-728-1455.
VIT SITE LOCATIONS:
| Bennington Frederick Miller VIT 124 Pleasant Street Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: 802.753.1003 Fax: 802.753.1004 Seating Capacity: 28 |
Brattleboro |
| Castleton Frederick Miller VIT Stafford Academic Center Castleton State College Room 142 Castleton, VT 05735 Phone: 802.468.6073 Fax: 802.468.6083 Seating Capacity: 15 |
Johnson Steve Schouten VIT Bentley Hall Johnson State College Room 211 Johnson, VT 05656 Phone: 802.635.1432 Fax: 802.635.1433 Seating Capacity: 21 |
| Lyndonville Bruce Amsden VIT 1001 College Road P.O. Box 7954 Lyndonville, VT 05851-7954 Phone: 802.473.1221 Fax: 802.473.1222 Seating Capacity: 26 |
Middlebury Steve Schouten VIT 51 Charles Ave. Hannaford Career Center 2nd Floor Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: 802.385.1001 Fax: 802.385.1009 Seating Capacity: 21 |
| Montpelier Linda Brownell VIT 5 Green Mountain Drive Vermont Department of Labor P.O. Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601 Phone: 802.225.1187 Fax: 802.225.1188 Seating Capacity: 25 |
Newport Bruce Amsden VIT 209 Veterans Avenue No. Country Union High School P.O. Box 725 Newport, VT 05855-0725 Phone: 802.334.1002 Fax: 802.334.0117 Seating Capacity: 27 |
| Randolph Center Gordon Degnan VIT VIT Studio Vermont Technical College Morrill Hall Randolph Center, VT --05061-0500 Phone: 802.728.1455 (Office) -- 728.1357 (CR) Fax: 802.728-1724 (Office) -- 728.1585 (CR) Seating Capacity: 20 |
Rutland Frederick Miller VIT 8 Stratton Road Stafford Technical Center Room 222 Rutland, VT --05701-3775 Phone: 802.776.1776 Fax: 802.770.1143 Seating Capacity: 26 |
| Springfield Shannon Devereux VIT 307 South Street Howard Dean Education Center 2nd Floor Springfield, VT --05156 Phone: 802.885.8376 Fax: 802. 885.8375 Seating Capacity: 18 |
St. Albans Steve Schouten VIT 4 Hospital Drive Bellows Free Academy-St Albans P O Box 1578 St. Albans, VT --05478-1578 Phone: 802.524.0238 Fax: 802.524.9329 Seating Capacity: 21 |
Waterbury |
White River Junction Shannon Devereux VIT 145 Billings Farm Road CCV Upper Valley White River Junction, VT --05001 Phone: 802.299.2006 Fax: 802.299.2001 Seating Capacity: 18 |
| Williston Linda Brownell VIT 451 Lawrence Place Blair Park Williston, VT --05495 Phone: 802.288.1581 Fax: 802.288.1582 Seating Capacity: 24 |
Press Advisory Issued by:
Sgt. Tara Thomas
Public Information Officer
Quartermaster
Vermont State Police - Headquarters
103 So. Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2101
Office Phone: 802-241-5277
Fax: 802-241-5551
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