JOINT HEARING
Senate Judiciary Committee AND Senate Law & Justice Committee
Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 10:00 a.m.
Off the Floor (Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation)
Ensuring Accountability and Equality in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System
Combined Testimony of Lt. Col. Christopher Paris, Major Joseph Ruggery and Lieutenant William Slaton
Panel One:
Lt. Col. Christopher Paris
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility, PSP
Major Steven Ignatz
Director, Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission
Sergeant Timothy Fetzer
Use of Force Unit, Bureau of Training and Education, PSP
Corporal Kevin Selverian
Use of Force Unit, Bureau of Training and Education, PSP
Panel Two:
Lt. Col. Christopher Paris
Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Professional Responsibility, PSP
Major Joseph Ruggery
Director, Bureauof Integrity and Professional Standards, PSP
Lieutenant William Slaton
Commander, Heritage Affairs Section, Equality and Inclusion Office, PSP
Scott L. Bohn | Attachment 1 | Attachment 2 | Attachment 3
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
David Steffen
Chief of Police, Northern Lancaster County Regional
2nd Vice President, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Panel Three:
Eric J. Porterfield
CEO, Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
Erick Coolidge
Tioga County Commissioner
Board Member, Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers
Penn State University Department of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Panel Four:
Jenni H. Chavis
Chavis Law Firm, LLC
Kelley B. Hodge | Attachment
Partner, Fox Rothschild, LLP
Keir Bradford-Grey
Chief Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Riya Saha Shah, Esq.
Managing Director, Juvenile Law Center
Malik Pickett, Esq.
Staff Attorney, Juvenile Law Center
Panel Five:
Les Neri
President, FOP State Lodge
Rick Poulson
Legislative Counsel to FOP
Willig, Williams, & Davidson Law Firm
David Kennedy
President, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association
Carl A. Bailey
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Panel Six:
Paul Heaton, Ph.D. | Additional Information
Senior Fellow and Academic Director, Quattrone Center, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
David Harris, JD, LLM
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Law