Reform News
Events following the July 19, 2015 shooting death of Samuel DuBose by former UC Police Officer Ray Tensing, as well as subsequent actions taken by the university, have been widely covered by news media. The university is providing all legally allowable information to the public. University leaders have met with students, members of the wider community, and family members of Mr. Samuel DuBose. Below is an archive of news and information.
2017
January
- Jan. 17, 2017 - Leadership Provides UCPD Reform Update to Cincinnati City Council's Law & Public Safety Committee
- Presentation: Law & Public Safety Committee (Jan. 17, 2017)
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2016
October
- Oct. 10, 2016 - How has UCPD changed since DuBose shooting?
- Media Coverage:
- Cincinnati.com - How has UCPD changed since DuBose shooting?
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- Oct. 19, 2016 - UC Office of Safety and Reform Hosts Community Breakfast to Update Community Leaders About Reform Efforts of UCPD
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- Oct. 21, 2016 - UC Hires Exiger to Serve as Indepentent External Monitor
- Press Release:
- Media Coverage:
- Cincinnati.com - UC hires outside monitor for its police force
- PR Newswire.com - Exiger Chosen as the Independent Monitor Of the University of Cincinnati Police Department
- MySA - University hires monitor for police reform after fatal stop
- Harold-Review.com - University hires monitor for police reform after fatal stop (No longer available online)
September
- Sept. 16, 2016
UC Issues Request for Proposals (RFP) for External Monitor to Oversee Implementation of UCPD Reform.- Press Release: UC Issues RFP for Independent Monitor to Assess Implementation of Police Department Reforms
- Media Coverage:
- CH 5: University of Cincinnati begins accepting proposals for external monitor (No longer available online)
- News Record: UCPD seeks reform monitor to pursue change after DuBose shooting
- Cincinnati.com: Third independent agency sought by UC after DuBose shooting
July
- July 30, 2016 - UC Hosts 10th Annual Peace Bowl
- July 19, 2016 - Interfaith Community Holds Unity Vigil on One Year Anniversary of Samuel DuBose's Death
June
- June 7, 2016 - University of Cincinnati Releases Exiger Final Report Following Comprehensive Review of UC Police
- Press Release: UC Releases Comprehensive Report of University Police Department
- Media Coverage:
- Local 12 - UC Releases Review and Recommendations for its Police Department
- Fox 19 - UCPD Review - Bring Back Tasers, Limit Traffic and Pedestrian Stops
- WLWT - Independent Review: UCPD Fell Short of Best Practices
- WCPO - UCPD Review: Increase Diversity, Consider Bringing Back Tasers (No longer available online)
- WVXU - External Report Makes Reform Recommendations for UC Police
- Associated Press: Consultant Recommends Reforms for UC Police (No longer available online)
- Press Release: UC Releases Comprehensive Report of University Police Department
- June 2, 2016 - UC Announces New Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police
- Press Release: UC Public Safety Announces New Police Chief, Assistant Chief
- Media Coverage:
- Cincinnati.com - UC names new top cop, assistant chief
- Cincinnati.com - New UC police chief named
- WCPO - University of Cincinnati names new police chief, assistant chief
- Local 12 - University of Cincinnati chooses new police chief, assistant chief
- WLWT - Meet UC's new police chief, assistant chief
- WVXU - UC Names New Police Chief, Assistant Chief
- Cincinnati.com - UC names new top cop, assistant chief
May
- May 29, 2016 - Dr. Robin S. Engel, Vice President for the Office of Safety and Reform, Appears on 12WKRC's Newsmakers with Dan Hurley
- Media Coverage: Local 12 - Newsmakers: May 29, 2016
- May 24, 2016 - Open Forum: UCPD Chief of Police Candidate, 4-5 p.m., 417 ABC Tangeman University Center (TUC)
- May 24, 2016 - Open Forum: UCPD Assistant Chief of Police Candidate, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 400C Tangeman University Center (TUC)
- May 24, 2016 - Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to meet with EXIGER
- May 23, 2016 - Open Forum: UCPD Assistant Chief of Police Candidate, 4-5
- May 23, 2016 - Open Forum: UCPD Chief of Police Candidate, 10-11 a.m., 407 Teachers College
- May 19, 2016 - Community Encouraged to Meet Finalists Vying for Police Chief and Assistant Police Chief positions
- Press Release: UC Community Encouraged to Meet Finalists for Police Chief, Assistant Police Chief Positions
- Media Coverage: Fox 19 - Public can weigh in on UCPD police chief, assistant chief search
- May 3, 2016 - UC Seeks Community Input Regarding Future Leadership of UC Public Safety
- Media Coverage: Cincinnati.com - UC Wants Community Input in Hiring Police Chief
April
- April 25, 2016 - Presentation to City Council's Law & Public Safety Committee.
- April 24, 2016 - Public Safety Director Jim Whalen Appears on 12WKRC's Newsmakers with Dan Hurley.
- Media Coverage: Local 12 - Newsmakers: April 24, 2016
- April 12, 2016 - The university is searching for a diverse pool of highly-qualified candidates that reflects communities that UC Police serves
March
- March 16, 2016 - "Policing and Protecting Black Lives in the 21st Century" Lecture from UC alumna and Stanford University faculty member Jennifer Eberhardt
- March 2, 2016 - The UC community was invited to meet EXIGER, the external consulting team hired to conduct a comprehensive review of UCPD, and share thoughts and perspectives regarding UC Police.
- Press Release: UC Police Reform Focus of March 2 Community Forum
- March 2nd Community Forum Video
February
- Feb 12, 2016 - EXIGER will be part of a community forum at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15 in the Gwen L. Robinson Conference Hall at the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action
- Media Coverage: Cincinnati.com - UC hosts policing forum Monday night
- EXIGER Team Bios
- Feb. 3, 2016 - In consultation with Community Advisory Council, UC selects Exiger to conduct comprehensive review of university police.
January
- Jan. 18, 2016 - Settlement Between DuBose Family and University
- Media Coverage:
- The New York Times - University of Cincinnati to Pay $4.85 Million to Family of Man Killed by Officer
- Associated Press - Family, University Reach $5.3 Million Deal in Cincinnati Traffic Stop Death
- Chicago Tribune - Samuel DuBose's Family, University of Cincinnati Reach $5.3 Million Deal in Traffic Stop Death
- Christian Science Monitor - University of Cincinnati Pays Family $5.3 Million After Cop Shoots Black Man
- WKRC - University of Cincinnati Settles $5.3 Million for DuBose Family Over Traffic Stop Death
- WLWT - University of Cincinnati, Family of Sam DuBose Reach Settlement
- The Cincinnati Enquirer:
- WCPO.com - Family of Samuel DuBose Settles with UC (No longer available online)
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- Jan. 27, 2016 - UC Holds Form on Policing and Race
- Media Coverage: UC forum to examine where policing meets race
2015
December
- Dec. 17, 2015 - Year-end update on safety and reform efforts at the Univeresity of Cincinnati Police Department (UCPD)
- Dec. 8, 2015 - Robin Engel, vice president for safety and reform, and S. Gregory Baker, director of police-community relations, provide and update to the community.
- Media Coverage:
November
- Nov. 19, 2015 - UC Issues Request for Proposals to Conduct Top-to-Bottom Police Department Review
- Nov. 9, 2015 - UC and City Leaders Present to Cincinnati City Council's Law and Public Safety Committee
- Press Release: UC and City Leaders Present to Cincinnati City Council's Law and Public Safety Committee, Give Joint Statement on Development of Policing MOU
- Media Coverage:
- WCPO.com - UC and CPD: 'Memorandum of Understanding' should be completed by spring (No longer available online)
- WVXU.com - Cincinnati/UC Still Working on Revamped Off-Campus Policing Agreement
- WLWT.com - Racial Concerns Lead to Overhaul of UC's Police Department
- Cincinnati Enquirer - Include Frats, Sororities in UC Police Review
- WCPO.com - UC and CPD: 'Memorandum of Understanding' should be completed by spring (No longer available online)
October
- Oct. 27, 2015 - UC establishes Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council.
- Press Release: UC Establishes Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council
- Media Coverage:
- Cincinnati Enquirer:
- WLWT - UC Working to Better Police Department Following Officer-Involved Shooting
- Fox 19 - UC's Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council Meets for the First Time
- Sun Times - UC's Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council Meets for the First Time (No longer available online)
- The News Record - Cincinnati Community Members Gather for First Community Advisory Council
- Press Release: UC Establishes Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council
- Oct. 22, 2015 - UC upgrades nearly 400 lights surrounding Uptown campus as part of an ongoing plan to improve campus and community safety
- Oct. 8, 2015 - Visiting scholar Lorie Fridell will give a presentation on "Fair and Impartial Policing" on Monday, Oct. 12 from 7-9 p.m.
- Press Release: Oct. 12 Presentation Focuses on Fair, Impartial Policing
- Media Coverage: The Science of Bias Policing, Training on Implicit Bias Offered at UC
- Video excerpt of public presentation on training related on fair, impartial policing
- Oct. 6, 2015 - Irate8 Syllabus
- Irate8 Syllabus, crowd-sourced syllabus by faculty at the University of Cincinnati
September
- Sept. 21, 2015 - Launch of Sam DuBose Week at UC
- Media Coverage: WLWT - Organizers of the Irate8 launch Sam DuBose Week at UC
- Video from opening forum of Sam DuBose Week
- Video from Sept. 24 forum held during Sam DuBose Week
- Sept. 18, 2015 - University of Cincinnati revising policies following officer-involved shooting near campus
- Media Coverage: University Business Magazine - Researcher brings credibility to campus police reform
- Sept. 11, 2015 - UC released an independent report by Kroll Inc. of the July 19 Officer-Involved Shooting
- Kroll Inc. Report
- Press Release: UC Releases Independent Investigative Report on July 19 Officer-Involved Shooting
- Media Coverage:
- WLWT
- UC News Conference on Sam DuBose Shooting Report
- Tensing Made Critical Errors in Judgment Before Shooting DuBose, Report Says
- UC News Conference on Sam DuBose Shooting Report
- WKRC - Outside Report Issued on Fatal Shooting by UC Police Officer
- WVWU.com - UC Releases External Report on DuBose Shooting
- WCPO.com - UC Independent Investigation Decries Fatal Shooting of Sam DuBose by Officer Ray Tensing (No longer available online)
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- The News Record - Kroll Inc. Releases DuBose Report
- WLWT
August
- Aug. 27, 2015 - College-Conservatory of Music Perform in the Draw exhibit space
- Aug. 24, 2015 - Local 12 interview on safety with students and with Robin Engel, vice president for safety and reform
- Media Coverage: First day of classes at UC; officials work to keep a safe campus
- Aug. 18, 2015 - Listen as UC's Robin Engel, new VP for Safety and Reform, and S. Gregory Baker, incoming director of Police Community Relations
- Media Coverage: The Reform Of The University Of Cincinnati Police Department
- Aug. 14, 2015 - UC Police will resume off-campus patrols in accordance with Cincinnati City Council's most recent actions, which restrict proactive traffic enforcement
- Press Release: UC Police to Implement Interim Patrol Plan
- Aug. 13, 2015 - Aug. 18 panel presentation and community discussion by UC's College of Law will examine "Law, Democracy, and the Struggle for Criminal Justice Reform"
- Aug. 10, 2015 - Press Conference with with new Director of Public Safety and new Director of Police Community Relations
- Press Release: UC Makes New Appointments to Focus on Police Reform and Community Relations
- Media Coverage:
- WKRC
- WCPO - University of Cincinnati Makes Major Department of Public Safety Changes (No longer available online)
- WLWT - UC Discusses New Public Safety Changes after Fatal Traffic Stop
- WVWX - UC Creating Collaborative Policing Plan
- WKRC
- Aug. 9, 2015 - Community's rose memorial placed on campus.
- Media Coverage:
- WCPO - Family, Friends and Strangers Honor Sam DuBose with 6,000 Roses on UC's Campus (No longer available online)
- WLWT - Memorial of Roses Created on UC Campus to Honor Sam DuBose
- Cincinnati Enquirer - Samuel DuBose Rose Memorial Placed on UC Campus
- WKRC - Yoga Vigil, Rose Ceremony Held for Sam DuBose
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- Aug. 7, 2015 - Leadership appointments to focus on police reform efforts and community relations
- Public Safety Document
- Media Coverage: Business Courier - UC makes two more appointments in response to police shooting
- Aug. 6, 2015 - UC Announces Key Leadership Appointments
- UC Announces Key Leadership Appointments
- Aug. 5, 2015 - Time-Lapse View of Installation of "Drawn"
- Aug. 4, 2015 - Robin Engel, an internationally respected criminal justice researcher and professor, named UC's New VP for Safety and Reform
- Press Release: Internationally Respected Criminal Justice Researcher Named UC's New VP for Safety and Reform
First Day on the Job - Media Coverage:
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- WKRC.com - UC Announces Hiring of New VP for Safety Reform
- Associated Press - University Creates Role to Oversee Efforts Its Police Reform Efforts (No longer available online)
- WLWT - UC Creates New VP for Safety and Reform Position after Fatal Shooting
- WCPO.com - University of Cincinnati Creates Vice President for Safety and Reform (No longer available online)
- Fox 19 - Police Shooting Prompts New Safety VP at UC
- MSNBC - University of Cincinnati Takes Step Toward Police Reform
- Reuters/Yahoo.com - University Creates Safety Post after Fatal Shooting
- CBS News - University of Cincinnati Names Appointee to Head PD Investigations
- Press Release: Internationally Respected Criminal Justice Researcher Named UC's New VP for Safety and Reform
- Aug. 3, 2015 - Meyers Gallery in the heart of MainStreet will serve as an interactive communal space to promote understanding and encourage dialogue among all members of our community
- Aug. 2, 2015 - UCPD Release a FAQ about the Department and about the July 19 Officer-Involved Shooting
July
- July 31, 2015 - Update on Community Safety
- July 30, 2015 - Interview with University President about July 19th Shooting
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- July 29, 2015 - University Closure on July 29
- Email:
- Youth Camp Pickup Information - 7/29/15
- UC Statement: University Spokesperson's Statement on UC's Closing on July 29
- Media Coverage: Body cam video: Fatal shooting of Sam DuBose - VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED
- July 27, 2015 - UC's President and several members of the university leadership team met with the City Manager's Advisory Group
- Press Release: President Ono's Statement on Meeting with City Manager's Advisory Group
- Media Coverage: University of Cincinnati Police get same training as all other Ohio officers (No longer available online)
- July 26, 2015 - Demonstration on University's campus
- July 24, 2015 - UC President Santa Ono releases a statement concerning changes to UC Police patrols
- Email: President Ono's Statement
- UC Statement: President Ono's Statement on UC Patrol Changes
- Email: President Ono's Statement
- July 23, 2015 - UC patrol changes have been made following the officer-involved shooting on July 19
- Press Release: UC Police Patrol Changes Announced Following Officer-Involved Shooting
- Emergency Communications Radio Traffic: 911 calls related to July 19 shooting
- UC Dispatch: Radio traffic related to July 19 shooting (audio and text)
- Timeline: Computer-Aided UC Dispatch timeline
- University of Cincinnati Police Report: Report on July 19 Shooting
- July 22, 2015 - UC's President met with Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley to discuss the July 19 officer-involved shooting
- Email: Update on Officer-Involved Shooting
- Press Release: President Ono Meets with Mayor, Holds News Conference
- Media Coverage: UC President Santa Ono, Mayor John Cranley hold news conference
- July 21, 2015 - UC Police Chief Jason Goodrich meets with students and members of the community.
- UC Statement: President Santa J. Ono's Statement
- July 20, 2015 - UC Press Conference on the Cincinnati Police Department Investigation
- July 19, 2015 - UC Public Safety E-Mail to UC Community
- Email: July 19th Shooting