In this episode of the We Can Do Better Podcast we welcome guest Rodney W. Jacobs for a discussion on how policing needs to change in the aftermath of the racial upheval of the summer of 2020. The death of George Floyd sparked conversations on defunding the Police, Mr. Jacobs sheds some light on how to make policing better. Sen. Adam Hollier (D–Detroit) represents citizens of the 2nd District in Wayne County that includes the cities of Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park, and the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. He is an avid problem solver and is leading Michigan to do better.
Rodney W. Jacobs, Jr. is the Assistant Director for the City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel (CIP). The Civil Investigative Panel is a civilian oversight city department tasked with investigating abusive police practices within the City of Miami. Some of his responsibilities include overseeing investigations and community relations/policing initiatives. Mr. Jacobs is also a military intelligence lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. Mr. Jacobs has worked for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where he assisted in litigating class action discrimination cases against Chipotle, Bloomberg and Bank of America. Further, he has worked for New York State Attorney General’s office, the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General, and served as judicial intern for the Honorable Walter H. Rice on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
