Who will serve on JHPD Accountability Board?
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers plans for the University’s Police Accountability Board and the process for choosing its members.
- The News-Letter reported that applications opened for a board with five unaffiliated community members and 10 Hopkins students, faculty members and staff.
- The paper reported that a nominating committee was set to meet for the first time on Nov. 8 and review applications.
- The article says the process would include University review and Maryland State Senate approval, and Jarron Jackson said it would be public rather than closed-door.
- The reporter writes that applicants were expected to commit for two years, with the board representing diverse opinions across the Hopkins community.
- The article says sophomore Xandi Egginton questioned whether the board would make policing community-driven, while Kendall Free said it could provide a useful new space for input; the article also notes that a majority of responding undergraduates had opposed the private police force in an earlier Student Government Association referendum.