Fulbright Scholars Social Impact Series: International Perspectives on Policing and Race: the US, the UK, and South Africa
The panel place recent controversies over police bias and violence into global context. It also considers the impact of police violence allegations in the United States on international policing, as well as comparative views on the relationships among race, policing, and health outcomes.
The panelists will discuss systemic and cultural differences in the approach to policing in the three countries while also highlighting efforts to address the problem at the political, legal, and grassroots levels.
Speakers:
• Dr. Adrienne Milner is Senior Lecturer at Brunel University in London. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Miami and has over 10 years of experience teaching in both US and UK universities. Her research examines racial attitudes, policy preferences, and health outcomes, with an emphasis on police brutality, the Affordable Care Act, and COVID-19.
• Gareth Newham has spent over two decades working to improve policing and public safety in South Africa. He currently heads the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The ISS is an independent, African authoritative research, policy, and training organization working to enhance human security in Africa.
Moderator:
• Krishen Samuel, a Fulbright Scholar from South Africa completing doctoral studies in Community Health Promotion and Health Behavior at the University of Arkansas.
The event is the first in a new Fulbright Scholars Social Impact Series, which will feature international conversations moderated by Fulbright Scholars and other international students and researchers at the University of Arkansas. The series is part of the Arkansas Global Changemakers Initiative, a collaboration between the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and the Walton College of Business.
February 26, 2021, University of Arkansas