Washington, DC (March 27, 2001) -- What: Behind the Blue Wall of Silence: Understanding Police Misconduct Across America. This full-day symposium is co-sponsored by NACDL and the American University Washington College of Law, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Black Police Association, and the Police Complaint Center.

When: April 18, 2001, 8:30 a.m.

Where: American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington DC 20016

Who: Panelists and speakers from across the nation, including:

Michael Tigar, AU professor, Terry Nichols attorney
Barry Scheck, The Innocence Project
Dr. James Fyfe, Temple University
Ronald Hampton, National Black Police Association
Gigi Gordon, attorney, LAPD Rampart cases
Diop Kamau, Police Complaint Center
DeLacy Davis, Black Cops Against Brutality
William Buckman, attorney, New Jersey Turnpike profiling cases
Charles Ramsey, Chief of Police, Washington, D.C.
Patrick V. Murphy, former Commissioner, NYCPD

Plus: victims of racial profiling and other police abuse more experts

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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is the preeminent organization advancing the mission of the criminal defense bar to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or wrongdoing. A professional bar association founded in 1958, NACDL's many thousands of direct members in 28 countries – and 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations totaling up to 40,000 attorneys – include private criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and judges committed to preserving fairness and promoting a rational and humane criminal legal system.