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DeKalb committee hears expert on LGBTQ+ police liaison, defers resolution two weeks
Summary
After testimony from Georgia Equality’s Chanel Haley and remarks from the interim police chief about department training, the committee deferred a resolution asking the administration to implement an LGBTQ+ police liaison and hate‑crimes training for two weeks to invite additional stakeholders and finalize implementation details.
Commissioner Terry introduced a resolution requesting that the DeKalb County administration implement an LGBTQ+ police liaison position, require hate‑crimes identification training for law enforcement and take related steps.
Chanel Haley, deputy executive director of Georgia Equality and the Equality Foundation of Georgia, testified as a guest and described best practices. Haley said a liaison should have visible authority and community presence and warned against creating a token position without clear duties,…
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