Here's a summary of NWCHCA's past monthly Community Public Forums in 2011, focusing on public safety topics:
JANUARY: Criminal Justice and Community Public Safety
MPD Assistant Chief Diane Groomes
Cliff Keenan, Deputy Director, Pretrial Services Agency
MPD 3rd District Commander Jacob Kishter
Roger Kemp, US Attorney’s Office 3rd District Community Prosecutor
Kathy Henderson, Ward 5 Activist and Leader of Court Watch Leader
Veronica Davis, Ward 5 Activist and Blogger
Link to NWCHCA Wordle on Public Safety
FEBRUARY: Triumphing Over Persistent Neighborhood Crime Problems
Courtney Stewart, Co-founder of the Reentry Network for Returning Citizens,
AUSA Shana Fulton, the Deputy Chief of General Crimes from the US Attorney's Office
Columbia Heights Block Captains Josue Salmeron and Tom Cochran
U Street Public Safety Leader Brian Card and Sushupta Sudarshan
Trinidad: Kathy Henderson, Ward 5 Activist and Court Watch Leader
MARCH: Violent Hate Crimes & Bias Crimes in Our Community
AJ Singletarry and Chris Farris, GLOV (DC's LGBT Anti-Violence Task Force)
Sergeants Carlos Mejia and Brett Parsons, MPD’s Special Liaison Unit, Detective Mary Bonaccorsy
Cecilia Castillo, DC’s Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
News Coverage:MetroWeekly: http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6075
http://www.hunewsservice.com/local/northwest-d-c-leads-city-in-reported-hate-crimes-forum-reveals-1.2116737
APRIL: Criminal Justice Public Forum - Full Panel
MPD Chief Cathy Lanier
Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham
At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson
DC Superior Court Chief Judge Lee Satterfield
US Parole Commission Chairman Isaac Fulwood
Principal Asst US Attorney Vincent Cohen
Pretrial Services Agency Director Susan Shaffer
Deputy US Attorney Robert Hildum
Mayor's Office on Ex-Offender Affairs Director Charles Thornton
Ward 5 Court Watch Leader and Activist Kathy Henderson
Ward 7 Community Activist and Blogger Veronica O. Davis – Moderator
MAY: Data Working Group Kick-Off
Alex Clark, Citizens for Transparency DC
Cecilia Jones, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Criminal Justice Accountability Initiative
JUNE: Listening Sessions on Youth Violence
Facilitated by the Latin American Youth Center
SEPTEMBER: Crime and Public Safety with MPD and the US Attorney's Office
MPD's Sergeant James Boteler
Assistant US Attorneys Kenneth Whitted and Philip Selden
Community Prosecutors Roger Kemp and Jelahn Stewart