Samuel Walker | |
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Born | Samuel Emlen Walker December 19, 1942 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Civil liberties, policing, and criminal justice expert |
Years active | 1964-present |
Samuel Emlen Walker (born December 19, 1942) [1] is an American civil liberties, policing, and criminal justice expert. [2] He specializes in police accountability.
Walker was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, but grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His father was an executive who worked for the railroad. [2]
In December 1964, Walker received a B.A. in American Culture from the University of Michigan, where he wrote film reviews for The Michigan Daily student newspaper for a semester. [3] In 1970, Walker received an M.A. in American history from University of Nebraska Omaha. In 1973, he earned a PhD in American history from Ohio State University. His thesis was on Terence V. Powderly, and was called "Terence V. Powderly, "Labour Mayor": Workingmen's Politics in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1870-1884". His thesis advisor was K. Austin Kerr. [1]
In the spring of 1964, civil rights activist Robert "Bob" Moses visited the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in a drive to recruit students like Walker to go to Mississippi as part of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)'s Mississippi Freedom Summer. [4] After orientation/training in Ohio and raising US$500 for bail, [5] for six weeks in the summer of 1964 starting in June 1964, Walker worked as a volunteer, going on door-to-door voter registration drives to encourage African American citizens to register to vote. [6] [7] [8] Part of the effort was to highlight the restrictions on voter registration and to establish a non-violent right to organize and empower in the face of institutional terrorism of the Black community in Mississippi. [9] [10] [11]
After graduating from college, Walker returned to Mississippi in January 1965 to continue the Mississippi Freedom Project. [12] Walker was based in Gulfport, Mississippi until August 1966. [13]
From 1969 to 1970, Walker was a teaching assistant at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) while earning his master's degree. From 1970 to 1973, he was a teaching associate at Ohio State University while working on his PhD. [1] In August 1974, Walker was hired as an assistant professor of criminal justice at UNO, eventually becoming a professor of criminal justice in 1984. From 1993 to 1999, he was Kiewit Professor, and then from 1999 to 2005, he was Isaacson Professor. Walker retired as a professor emeritus in 2005. [14] He continues to work as a consultant. [2]
Walker has said that he started out with a focus on police-community relations. That expanded into the area of citizen oversight of the police, and eventually became a specialization of concentrating on police accountability. [5]
In 2000, Walker was hired to work on a grant funded report for the U.S. Department of Justice called Early Intervention Systems for Law Enforcement Agencies: A Planning and Management Guide, published in 2004. [15]
In 2013, Walker testified in New York City as an expert against the NYPD's policy of stop and frisk. [16] [17]
From 2015 to 2016, Walker worked as a consultant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Ontario on a project for the development of an Early Intervention System (EIS) for its police force. [2] [18]
Walker has created the Police Accountability Resource Guide, an online guide with links and resources for educators and organizers. [19] [20]
Walker, Sam, 2249 Harcourt Dr., Cleveland, Ohio; Gulfport.
Samuel Walker | |
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Born | Samuel Emlen Walker December 19, 1942 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Civil liberties, policing, and criminal justice expert |
Years active | 1964-present |
Samuel Emlen Walker (born December 19, 1942) [1] is an American civil liberties, policing, and criminal justice expert. [2] He specializes in police accountability.
Walker was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, but grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His father was an executive who worked for the railroad. [2]
In December 1964, Walker received a B.A. in American Culture from the University of Michigan, where he wrote film reviews for The Michigan Daily student newspaper for a semester. [3] In 1970, Walker received an M.A. in American history from University of Nebraska Omaha. In 1973, he earned a PhD in American history from Ohio State University. His thesis was on Terence V. Powderly, and was called "Terence V. Powderly, "Labour Mayor": Workingmen's Politics in Scranton, Pennsylvania 1870-1884". His thesis advisor was K. Austin Kerr. [1]
In the spring of 1964, civil rights activist Robert "Bob" Moses visited the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in a drive to recruit students like Walker to go to Mississippi as part of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)'s Mississippi Freedom Summer. [4] After orientation/training in Ohio and raising US$500 for bail, [5] for six weeks in the summer of 1964 starting in June 1964, Walker worked as a volunteer, going on door-to-door voter registration drives to encourage African American citizens to register to vote. [6] [7] [8] Part of the effort was to highlight the restrictions on voter registration and to establish a non-violent right to organize and empower in the face of institutional terrorism of the Black community in Mississippi. [9] [10] [11]
After graduating from college, Walker returned to Mississippi in January 1965 to continue the Mississippi Freedom Project. [12] Walker was based in Gulfport, Mississippi until August 1966. [13]
From 1969 to 1970, Walker was a teaching assistant at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) while earning his master's degree. From 1970 to 1973, he was a teaching associate at Ohio State University while working on his PhD. [1] In August 1974, Walker was hired as an assistant professor of criminal justice at UNO, eventually becoming a professor of criminal justice in 1984. From 1993 to 1999, he was Kiewit Professor, and then from 1999 to 2005, he was Isaacson Professor. Walker retired as a professor emeritus in 2005. [14] He continues to work as a consultant. [2]
Walker has said that he started out with a focus on police-community relations. That expanded into the area of citizen oversight of the police, and eventually became a specialization of concentrating on police accountability. [5]
In 2000, Walker was hired to work on a grant funded report for the U.S. Department of Justice called Early Intervention Systems for Law Enforcement Agencies: A Planning and Management Guide, published in 2004. [15]
In 2013, Walker testified in New York City as an expert against the NYPD's policy of stop and frisk. [16] [17]
From 2015 to 2016, Walker worked as a consultant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Ontario on a project for the development of an Early Intervention System (EIS) for its police force. [2] [18]
Walker has created the Police Accountability Resource Guide, an online guide with links and resources for educators and organizers. [19] [20]
Walker, Sam, 2249 Harcourt Dr., Cleveland, Ohio; Gulfport.