Name Change, Memorial Invitation, Forum Report,
Law Enforcement Academy Report 

Name Change:  Concerned Community for Justice
 

The word citizen in the USA has a special meaning tied to voting rights, passport rights and the right of residence without fear of deportation.  Using the word citizen in the organization's name can be construed as excluding many permanent residents in our community who may have concerns about law enforcement.  These residents may wish to join CC4J and make their voices heard.  Therefore, CC4J has changed the organization’s name to Concerned Community for Justice to be more inclusive.  But we are still CC4J!

Memorial Saturday, July 23:  Come hear family members tell their stories about their lost loved ones.

Butte County Supervisor Candidate Forum a Big Success!

CC4J organized and held a Butte County Board of Supervisors “Candidate Forum” on May 5, 2022 at the historic Chico Women’s Club. Supervisors Debra Lucero, Tami Ritter and Candidate Carl Jeffries attended. Ms. Murphy-Waldorf replied to our invitation saying she was busy. Sgt. Peter Durfee never responded to our requests.

Our forum was attended by almost 60 people. The questions asked came from CC4J, the audience and the media. Because “CC4J promotes a police culture that values the dignity of all citizens, works to eliminate the use of force and makes every attempt to preserve human life” all questions were focused on various aspects of law enforcement in Butte County. Candidates were able to share their background, experience, actions and/or ideas on many issues for our county on this critical topic.

Andre Byik from NSPR and Jake Hutchison from the Chico ER asked important questions as did the audience from the community.

BCACTV- Butte Community Access Center- TV recorded the event and you can view it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2IjwaMi_4

Butte College Law Enforcement Academy

On May 31, CC4J members Marty Dunlap, Lana McGuire, Ken Fleming, Diane Suzuki, and Ann Polivka met with the leadership of the Butte College Law Enforcement Academy. The intention was/is to forge an effective working relationship between CC4J and the Academy. CC4J plans to meet regularly with the Academy leadership to discuss how transformation of the law enforcement culture can be encouraged through the training provided by the Academy. CC4J believes the law enforcement culture is maintained partially by values that are reinforced during training activities. For the first meeting, the CC4J Focus Points were utilized to identify pertinent areas of concern.

The domains required by the California Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) guidelines are the foundation for the curriculum taught in the Academy courses. These materials include the hours required in each area and were provided to CC4J for analysis to form the focus of the next meeting between CC4J and Butte College.

Both the members of CC4J and the Academy leadership left feeling optimistic that there is an openness to the building of a productive relationship.

Thanks for reading our newsletter.  Questions and comments welcome:
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