Shelly Schaefer
Shelly Schaefer is a professor at Hamline University, in Minnesota, where she is chair of its Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science.[1]
When the May 25, 2020, Killing of George Floyd, by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department, triggered national controversy, Schaefer and three of her colleagues, published Op-eds in Minnesota newspapers that called on Minnesota legislators to reform Police training, in the state.[2][3]
On February 11, 2021, Schaefer was one of seven new members Governor Tim Walz appointed to the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, an organization with the authority to approve Police training courses, certify new officers, and to oversee the disciplining of Police officers with performance lapses.[4][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schaefer Tapped for POST Board Service". Hamline University. 2021-04-01. https://www.hamline.edu/news/03/2021/POSTBoard/. Retrieved 2021-04-01. "Perhaps ironically, it was an honest expression of opinion that made Schaefer a candidate for the board. After the death of George Floyd in police custody, Schaefer and other Hamline faculty members noted in an essay published in MinnPost in June 2020 that the POST board, which sets standards for training, didn’t have a way to evaluate how the training it advocated was administered, or how effective it was."
- ↑ Shelly Schaefer; Jillian Peterson; Sarah Greenman; Gina Erickson (2020-06-17). "Hamline professors: If they want to improve policing in Minnesota, legislators need to know this". Twincities Pioneer Press. https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/17/mn-policing-changes-hamline-professors-legislature/. Retrieved 2020-06-29. "Minnesota is one of the few states that requires a post-secondary degree to become a peace officer. Individuals seeking a career in law enforcement can choose to attend one of the 30 Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) accredited education programs. The board certifies that these schools are covering the 410 learning objectives adopted by the MN POST Board."
- ↑ Gina Erickson; Sarah Greenman; Jillian Peterson; Shelly Schaefer (2020-06-02). "Break the cycle: Five changes in Minnesota policing that can be enacted right now". Minnesota Post. https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2020/06/break-the-cycle-fives-changes-in-minnesota-policing-that-can-be-enacted-right-now/. Retrieved 2020-06-29. "Officer Chauvin’s previous use of force incidents should have been reviewed by a board that includes citizens, separate from criminal and administrative investigations. This is being done in other cities, to increase transparency and accountability. Domestic Fatality Review teams can be used as a model."
- ↑ Katrina Ross (2021-02-11). "Walz appoints new members to Police Officer Standards and Training Board". Twincities Pioneer Press. https://www.twincities.com/2021/02/11/walz-appoints-new-members-to-police-officer-standards-and-training-board/. Retrieved 2021-04-01. "Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday the appointments of seven new members of the Police Officer and Standards and Training Board, which is responsible for creating regulations as well as training and licensing police officers in Minnesota."
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