About Our Task Force

The Task Force will facilitate conversations with a diverse group of community leaders, law enforcement officials, and attorneys to hear the concerns raised by community members and to consider potential solutions in order to recommend reforms to policies, procedures, training, and culture in police departments. The goal is to ensure that our police departments have the policies and practices that best support fairness, procedural justice, transparency, and accountability. 

Policing Task Force Recommendations

The Policing Task Force has four subcommittees.

Task Force Leadership

Co-Chair 
Deirdre M. Daly
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
Six Landmark Square
Stamford, CT 06901
p (203)325-5050
ddaly@fdh.com

Co-Chair
Rev. Keith A. King
Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church
425 Newhall St
Hamden, CT 06517
p (203)624-3028
pastorkaking7@gmail.com

Co-Chair

Alexis Smith
New Haven Legal Assistance Association
205 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06510
p (203)946-4811
asmith@nhlegal.org

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