1. “Building on the Principles of Zeta While Blazing New Paths”
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED Scholarship ∙ Service ∙ Sisterhood ∙ Finer Womanhood Mary Breaux Wright, International Grand Basileus
Smart and Safe Toolkit
July 16, 2016 Update
“Building on the Principles of Zeta While Blazing New Paths”

2. ‘Smart and Safe’ Overview
The purpose of the ‘Smart and Safe’ program is to establish trust between the criminal justice system and the communities they serve to ensure public safety is a civil and human right for all.*
Know Your Rights workshop objectives
Provide an overview of our rights and U.S. citizens
Understand how to respond when interacting with the police
Discuss how to strengthen community-police relationships
Activities
Facilitated discussion between youth/general community members and local law enforcement
Videos and role play exercises
Dissemination of educational material
Source: NAACP.org*

3. Suggested Collaborators and Resources
NAACP (Get the 411 on the 5-0)
National website:
Criminal justice resources:
Find your local unit:
NOBLE (The Law and You)
National website:
Community outreach:
National Bar Association chapters
National website:
Find your region:
Elected officials
Local law enforcement officers

4. Who is NOBLE?
NOBLE is the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; comprised of 59 chapters in six regions throughout the United States.
The NOBLE Purpose -
To unify Black Law Enforcement Officers at executive and command levels;
To conduct research in relevant areas of law enforcement;
To establish linkages and liaisons with organizations of similar concern;
To evaluate and recommend legislation relating to the criminal justice process;
To establish effective means and strategies for dealing with racism in the field of criminal justice;
To develop communication techniques for sensitizing police executives, police officers, institutions and agencies in the criminal justice system to the problems of the black community;
To develop mechanisms that will facilitate the exchange of information among black police executives;
To articulate the concerns of Black Executives in law enforcement.

5. Law Enforcement Community Workshops
WHO: Each Zeta (undergraduate and graduate) chapter and Amicae auxiliary should schedule a criminal justice workshop between September 2016 – November 2016 with your local NAACP and/or NOBLE chapters to align goals and assign tasks.
In the event that neither organization is available in your community, contact your local National Bar Association or local police department.
Our NAACP connectors are Soror Karen Boykin-Towns and Soror Kendra Glover Please feel free to contact them with specific questions about collaborating with the NAACP.
WHAT: Chapters are asked to conduct an interactive workshop that provides guidelines for successfully interacting with law enforcement officials. As a chapter, determine the type of workshop (chapter meeting, branch meeting, community program, lunch and learn, etc.) you are able to host. Both the NAACP and NOBLE have existing workshops and/or supporting literature.
411 on the 5.0/NAACP – a guide to basic do’s and don’t when youth encounter law enforcement
The Law & You/NOBLE – local training workshops for high school students and community organizations on how to communicate effectively with the law enforcement officials during traffic stops and other law enforcement encounters

6. Law Enforcement Community Workshops
WHEN: Your initial committee meeting (chapter members only) should occur in early January to determine the scope and scale of your workshop. Please contact your partner organization(s) as soon as possible so that they can properly plan and participate in your chapter activities.
The workshop should occur between late January and March A “train the trainer” webinar with NAACP and NOBLE leadership will be scheduled in early January to familiarize Zeta local, state and regional social action leaders with the subject matter.
WHERE: Cities with more than one Zeta chapter should consider working together. Community workshops can also be conducted on the state and regional level during scheduled conferences.

7. Planning Your Program
Meet as a chapter and determine the type of workshop you are able to host.
Schedule a meeting with your local NAACP branch and/or NOBLE contacts to align goals and assign tasks. In the event that neither organization is available in your community, contact your local National Bar Association chapter/attorneys or local police department. Be sure to address public policy on ending gun violence and racial profiling.
Collaborate with available speakers to plan the event for a time and location which is convenient for all organizations.
Identify other organizations that have access to the the appropriate audience (youth and parents). Encourage all collaborators to market to their membership.
Document the planning and execution of your workshop through photos and videos when appropriate; post to your chapter’s social media pages. For inclusion on any of the national sorority online/social media channels, submit your best photos, videos and photo release form to Dr. Rachel Thomas at

8. Planning Your Program
Promote your workshop via social media and traditional media (see Get Engaged marketing toolkit for details).
Arrange for the final details including reminding speakers, guests, handouts, refreshments, photographer, Z-HOPE surveys, pencils.
Host the workshop, and use technology to provide real time event coverage (see Get Engaged marketing toolkit for details).
Capture action items and next steps, and ask attendees to assess the workshop using the Z-HOPE survey.
Submit the GET ENGAGED™ reporting form for your event. Follow up with community members as necessary.

9. Possible Action Items
Encourage attendees to participate in local citizen-police academies or “police ride alongs” to build relationships.
Plan a National Night Out and invite the police department.
Invite the police to community programs and chapter meetings to provide updates.
Follow up with the police department about police training if necessary.

10. NAACP 411 on the 5-0 Pamphlet Distribution
WHO: Local Zeta (undergraduate and graduate) chapters and youth auxiliary groups have been asked to host a criminal justice activity September – November 2016.
WHAT: To align with our Get Engaged initiative, chapters are encouraged to purchase, and distribute at least 100 “411 on the 5-0” pamphlets during their Z-HOPE Global Day of Service activity. The pamphlets, which were created by the NAACP, provide guidance on the do’s and don’ts of interacting with law enforcement.
Please contact Evan Johnson to order your pamphlets (100 for $15) from the NAACP. Mr. Johnson can be reached via at or by sending a check made out to the NAACP to the attention of Evan Johnson, 4805 Mt. Hope Dr., Baltimore, MD
WHEN: September – November 2016
WHERE: Pamphlets should be passed out during chapter events, both related and unrelated to social action, especially when youth and/or their parents will be in attendance.