Events in Ferguson have inspired conversations about the role that a police force plays in a community. These resources can provoke discussion on your class on this relationship...

Police officers shot in Ferguson as community tries to heal | Video and Discussion Questions

Several police officers were shot in Ferguson at a previously peaceful protest in Ferguson just after the resignation of Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, who had been under pressure for months to resign. Discuss how the shooting affects the process of mending relationships between police and citizens.

Justice Dept. report on Ferguson slams local police | Video and Discussion Questions

Analyze the U.S. Justice Department's findings on the Ferguson police department with this video and discussion questions. Ask students: Do you think the report's findings will create a change? What can other communities learn from the report?

Police force diversity in national spotlight following teen’s death | Video and Discussion Questions

The shooting of Michael Brown last August by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson put a new focus on the ___.

Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police department not isolated | Article

 

After the Justice Department released its report, Obama said that law enforcement reform is an issue that affects not only Ferguson, but many communities around the country. Use this article to give students a wider perspective on police-community relations throughout the U.S.

Police use of force not always black and white | Video

Suman Raghunathan, executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together, and David Klinger, a former police officer and professor of criminal justice at the University of Missouri discuss the relationship between race and police use of force.