July 9, 2015 – Institute director Rob Worden was one of five panelists in a “Town Hall” meeting on the relationship between the police and the public, hosted by WRGB CBS6. Joining Worden on the panel were Anne Pope, director of the NAACP Northeast Region; Colin Donnaruma, president of the Capital Region chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union; Craig Apple, Albany County Sheriff; and Captain (ret.) John Cooney of the Troy Police Department. The panel was moderated by Mark Hyman, and the panelists addressed questions posed in person by a live studio audience and also those posted through social media. Worden said, “The panel brought different perspectives to bear on issues that are as complicated as they are important, and events like this one help to elevate the level of public discourse. I hope that we’ll see more events of this kind in the future.”
The Town Hall recording can be viewed here: Town Hall Meeting