Bethune-Cookman University News January 2018 B-CU Justice and Society Studies and Center for Law and Social Justice to Provide Law Enforcement Training for Jacksonville Sheriff's Office The names Trayvon Martin, Philando Castille, Michael Brown and the #BlackLivesMatter movement which emerged are synonymous with the tension between law enforcement and some of the communities they serve. Deep mistrust and fear<http://www.cookman.edu/newsInfo/newsroom/newsReleases/2016/b-cu-students,-faculty-and-staff-participate-in-florida-high-risk-delinquent-and-dependent-youth-educational-research-project.html> between law enforcement and typically minority communities have increased as a result of highly-charged shootings of unarmed black suspects, as well as police assassinations. In response, B-CU Justice and Society Studies and Center for Law and Social Justice will provide law enforcement training to promote safety, accountability and trust. Jacksonville's Sheriff Office<http://www.jaxsheriff.org/departments/sheriffs-office/news-room/jso-news/jso-and-bethune-cookman-university-partner-up!>, Florida Times Union<http://jacksonville.com/news/public-safety/2018-01-17/sheriff-s-officers-working-northwest-jacksonville-get-bias-training>, News 4 Jax<https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/jacksonville-police-officers-to-receive-more-diversity-training> and ProPublica<https://www.propublica.org/article/sheriffs-officers-working-black-section-of-jacksonville-to-get-bias-training> announced the Bethune-Cookman University and Jacksonville Sheriff's office partnership, which will involve 52 training hours for 135 sheriff's office personnel and 120 community members at a cost of approximately $27,000 beginning Monday, January 22, 2018. For more information, contact: Dr. Randy Nelson, nelson@cookman.edu or 850-567-0536. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/