Stanford Law School’s Minnesota Alumni Chapter invites you to join a conversation on police reform. Please join Professor David Sklansky of Stanford Law School and Chanda Smith Baker of the Minneapolis Foundation in this thoughtful discussion, moderated by criminal justice reform expert Susan Champion, JD ’11. These experts will discuss the history of police reform movements, whether and why reform is needed today, and current reform efforts and the challenges they face (with specific analysis of ongoing efforts in Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota).

Panelists:

Professor David Sklansky

David Sklansky is a professor at Stanford Law, where he teaches and writes about criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence, and is faculty co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. Professor Sklansky has studied and written about the history of police reform efforts and will provide broad historical insight, as well as legal analysis.

Chanda Smith Baker

Chanda Smith Baker is the Senior Vice President of Impact at the Minneapolis Foundation and will serve as our Minnesota expert. She oversees the Foundation’s grantmaking programs, provides strategic direction to community initiatives and partnerships, and is the event and podcast host of Conversations with Chanda, which has focused on criminal justice reform. Ms. Smith Baker is well versed in current police reform efforts in Minneapolis and Minnesota.

Moderator:

Susan Champion, JD ’11

Susan Champion, JD ’11, is the Deputy Director of the Stanford Law Three Strikes Project. She has worked tirelessly for this project—which pursues litigation to reverse life sentences under California’s Three Strikes law and to challenge civil rights violations; criminal justice reforms; and student education—for over a decade. Ms. Champion, who earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota, will serve as the moderator in this conversation.

Please submit questions during the registration process.