Muslim Forum
COP Forum dates, locations and notes
Forum Minutes
I. Welcome/Introduction – Forum Chair and Co-chairs
Welcoming New Police Chief Charlie Beck; First Muslim Forum under Chief Beck’s leadership is a historical event; Chief Beck is about community partnership.
Dr. Hathout expressed his expectations: Partners with the LAPD, a task to perform together to protect our country, liberty, safety of all communities.II. Community Partnerships and the Way Forward - Deputy Chief Michael Downing, Commanding Officer, Counter Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau
- A. Building Bridges – Building relationships with all the communities in the City; communication between the Department and all communities will build long term relationships; result in trust.
- B. Letter to Fort Hood – Written by Mr. Salam Al-Marayati to the Muslim Americans; Protect Civil
- Rights; to understand that America is our home to protect.
- C. Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation – Chief Downing thanked all those that were present at
- the meeting for being there, “together with us,” supporting the Department.
- D. Video Interviews – The Way Forward; Dr. Hathout and Mr. Salam Al-Marayati, speaking on the
- importance for the community and law enforcement to have a trustworthy relationship in order to
- create a safe working and living environment.
- E. Introduction of LAPD Muslim Chaplin Shahky Qasi Asad and Reserve Police Officer Omar Ricci – Forum is a very important hallmark of the LAPD; shows mutual respect, the diversity of knowledge to better serve the City and its people; Vision is the same, not to discriminate, but to honor with integrity and compassion.
- Constitutional Policing
- Crime Reduction
- Prevention of Terrorist Incident – keeping communities safe from terrorism
- Maintain Personnel Strength of the Department
- Employee Wellness
V. Adjournment