The Michigan Children's Law Center, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, which provides legal services to children in the Wayne County Juvenile Court, sponsored a presentation on "What To Do When Stopped by the Police" at Henry Ford High School in Detroit on May 28. The presentation was suggested, planned and facilitated by criminal defense attorney Robyn L. McCoy, an attorney with the Michigan Children's Law Center.
McCoy's mission is to facilitate programs that enable law enforcement officials, prosecutors and defense attorneys to engage with the community at large about what is and is not the proper way to engage with police as well as helping to protect lives and safeguarding everyone's rights.
McCoy has facilitated two similar programs in Washtenaw County at the New Hope Baptist Church in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti High School. On Saturday, McCoy discussed the program at the Michigan State Bar Leadership Conference on Mackinaw Island.
The panelists for the presentation at Henry Ford High School included Detroit Police Commander Todd Bettison; Detroit Police Detective Brian Fountain; Wayne State University Police Officer Brian Williams; U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, Judge Deborah Thomas and MCLC attorney Troy Tipton.
Welcome remarks were given by outgoing Principal Yvonne Lewis, incoming Principal Kristen Woods-Helms, Dr. Horace Williams, and Tyrone E. Winfrey, acting ombudsman for the Educational Achievement Authority of Michigan. Among those addressing the students were Fred Gruber, the executive director of the Michigan Children's Law Center, Chief Judge Robert J. Colombo of the Third Circuit Court and Richard Smart, deputy court administrator of the Wayne County Juvenile Court. MCLC Attorney Lynda White and Henry Ford High School valedictorian Josh Davis introduced the panelists and MCLC attorneys Eleanor Rabior and McCoy moderated the panel discussion with the 300 Henry Ford High School students who were present.
The presentation was videotaped and will soon be available on YouTube.
Published: Mon, Jun 15, 2015
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