Policing and Democracy
POLICING AND DEMOCRACY is a series of programs, lectures, and leadership initiatives created and sponsored by the National Constitution Center. It includes the Policing in a More Perfect Union training program created in partnership with former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and the Philadelphia Police Department.
The Policing in a More Perfect Union Training Program
Created in partnership with Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and the Philadelphia Police Department, the program is designed to give police recruits a historical understanding of the constitutional rights and restrictions that are defined in the Bill of Rights. Policing in a More Perfect Union also examines the history of policing in a democratic society, and provides a forum for new officers to discuss the importance of their role in protecting the rights of all citizens.
For more information about the program, please click here.
America's Town Hall Events: Privacy and Policing
Between 2015 and 2017, the National Constitution Center hosted a series of important discussions around the changing role of police.
- Barry Friedman: Reshaping Policing for the 21st Century (National Constitution Center, February 21, 2017)
- Privacy and Policing (National Constitution Center, March 31, 2016)
- Beyond Search and Seizure: How Ubiquitous Surveillance is Challenging the Fourth Amendment (TEDxPhiladelphia, February 9, 2016)
- Mending Broken Trust: Police and the Communities They Serve With Charles Ramsey (TEDxPhiladelphia, February 8, 2016)
- Commissioner Charles Ramsey: Policing in a Democratic Society (National Constitution Center, October 13, 2015)
- Deep Dive: Police and Violence in America (Aspen Ideas Festival, July 8, 2015)
Watch Policing and Democracy Videos
Barry Friedman: Reshaping Policing for the 21st Century
Privacy and Policing
Commissioner Charles Ramsey: Policing in a Democratic Society
Policing in a Democratic Society, Part II
TEDxPhiladelphia
Aspen Ideas Festival
From the Constitution Daily Blog
- Podcast: When Can Police Enter Suspects' Homes
- Can “In God We Trust” be displayed on police cars?
- Constitution Check: Is there a problem in outfitting local police like combat soldiers?
- The Supreme Court’s cellphone case and empowering the Fourth Amendment
- Supreme Court issues historic ruling to protect your cellphone rights
