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| Mark Yudof, president of the University of California system (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Robinson-Edley Report released for public comment
Following clashes between police and demonstrators on several University of California campuses, President Mark G. Yudof directed General Counsel Charles Robinson and UC Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley to:
- Review campus administrative and police policies across UC;
- Look at best practices nationwide for policing and protest management, and;
- Create a series of recommendations that will clarify the role of administration, police, students, and the entire campus community in responding to or participating in protests including acts of civil disobedience.
The "Response to Protests on UC Campuses" is a draft report of their findings. Its objective is to provide clear direction and guidance to campuses on how to facilitate robust discourse on our campuses while also protecting the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff, police and the general public, de-escalate conflicts between students and police, and to build understanding, communication and interaction among all campus sectors.
The report makes 50 recommendations in nine specific areas. It is being posted as a draft to solicit and encourage campus stakeholders and the public to make thoughtful and constructive comments about how its recommendations might be strengthened. Comments will be accepted for three weeks.
If you would like to include a video in your comment, please upload it to YouTube, and then include a link to it in your comment.
A final report, which will be informed by public feedback, will be posted on this site by late June. The final report will be forwarded to the President as recommendations and handled through our normal processes for policy review and implementation, which are expected to extend through the fall.
Report is the result of last fall's "Occupy" clashes on some of the system's campuses. Especially volatile was a pepper-spray incident that made national news.
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