ty of Greensboro in serious ongoing dialogue to better understand the history of policing in our City and to take action seeking solutions to what many experience as an abuse of police power. The CCWG is composed of diverse citizens convened by Mayor Nancy Vaughan and Rey. Nelson Johnson, The CCWG has been meeting weekly since March 30, 2015. We believe that to positively change the least three things of the police and the community: re knowledge level about the forms and extent of abuse of police power nd courage of the entire community to make necessary changes and to embrace our role as citizens and residents in an inclusive equitable democracy. We affirm the need for the police. The police are a vital and necessary part of our community. The police are given tremendous power in order to properly do their job. With such power it is iness, transparency framed the police issue as “a culture in accordance with the law. The CCWG of abuse of police power. ed to jobs and economics, questioned whether abuse of police power actually exis been a number of high profile killings of African Americans by police ranging from Florida to Ferguson, Cleveland to Chicago, New York to he abuse of police power and have put a spi especially poor communities. The real Policing in Greensboro was highlighted in a front page, above-the-fold N October 25, 2015. However, over the past two year rs across the nation, We are convinced that transforming the culture of the Greensboro Police Department and the together with recommended avenues for ongoing citizen participation and oversight. With the whole iy working together, Greensboro will be positioned to make a breakthrough in policing, ourselves and possibly for the nation a just, creative pathway forward. Iti our hope to help unite our racially divided City and to join with others to lead Greensboro imo a new era of greater public trust in the values of truthfulness, transparency, respect and accountability. This tust can not on! re but can also ins and other spheres