National Director Community Impact

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National Community Impact Director

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The Institute for Justice Education Reform:

Position Description:

The cornerstone of the Institute is the more than 25 communities that will be represented by our Community Teams. The National Community Impact Director will build community teams, partner with other like-minded organizations and groups, participate in research, provide input, recommendations and encourage community involvement relating to the criminal justice system, and propose suggested changes to police training to address problems.

The Director will be responsible for developing the guidelines, policies and procedures, programs and messaging strategies with other ICJTR Teams by partner and community collaboration, research and analysis, and strategic planning. The Director will help build teams serving as advocates to sculpt the solutions for legislation and policies that impact public safety regarding police killings, excessive use of force, mass incarceration, the cause of police death/ injury, legislation matters and more.

Responsibilities:

* Develop a framework for the Community Impact Team by identifying specific goals and objectives congruent with the Institute's overall mission.

* Organize policies and procedures specific to the each of the Communities.

* Develop guidelines and participate in the recruitment and retention of volunteers.

* Assist with strategies and projections of organizational growth.

* Share data through speaking engagements, publications (conventional and social media), outreach and advocacy events, and legislative and judicial testimony.

* Utilize conventional and digital media outlets to invite people into the conversation about the specific issues that affect communities regarding policing and criminal justice.

* Provide avenues for participation in dialogue, involvement in action efforts, and volunteering with ICJTR and other groups.

* Present and advocate for Policies and Training Protocol that recognize the challenges faced by under-represented communities.

* Perform other duties or special projects as needed.

Required Skills:

* This position requires experience as a community organizer or advocate in nonprofit environment with an emphasis on representing communities who are often under-represented.

Preferred Skills:

* Experience with team building, collaboration, and retention methods.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications.

* Proficiency in the use of the internet and web research.

* Familiarity with legislative and court records such as PACER is preferred.

* Detail oriented, with good written and oral communication skills.

* The ability to complete tasks in the window of time/dates needed when the projects are contingent on completion of research.

* Ability to handle confidential information and be able to work with minimal supervision.

PURPOSE

The Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform is the nation’s only nonprofit advocacy organization solely dedicated to increased, reformed, and regulated training for U.S. law enforcement and criminal justice employees.

What are the problems with police training?

* Indigenous People, African Americans, and Latinos are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be killed by police. However, law enforcement receives, on average, less than 20 hours of training dedicated to culture, diversity or human bias.

* In every state, minimum training requirements for police officers are less than what is mandated for other regulated professions such as contractors, electricians, plumbers and cosmetologists. As an example, states require an average of 670 hours of training for police officers yet, cosmetologists are required to receive about 1,500 hours.

* In 37 states, police officers are permitted to work BEFORE attending basic training.

* Police kill more than 3 people per day, over 1,000 humans a year on average. At least 25% of the people that police killed are in mental health crisis or suicidal, but police receive on average, only 8 hours of basic training, learning to deal with these emergencies.

* Police are often trained on an unscientific, archaic and debunked theories. One, known as the "21-Foot-Rule", teaches police to kill someone if they are with 21 feet of an officer by merely holding a knife or any other object an officer deems a weapon. This training has been used to defend deadly force with other objects such as a spoon, stapler, and yard stick. Despite wide recognition of this flawed and fatal philosophy, officers continue to be trained in this junk science and subsequently killed numerous needlessly.

* Police training dedicates about 1/3rd of their instruction to firearms and tactical scenarios. However, police officers are twice as likely to die due to an accident but receive only a fraction of training in preventing these deaths.

ICJTR seeks to provide advocacy, research, analysis, training, and policy and curricula recommendations supported by a legislative action for positions employed within the judicial system such as police and sheriffs, corrections, probation and parole, alcohol enforcement, park rangers, coroners and special jurisdiction police.

The Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.