A Bowling Green Legacy

This guide is designed as a tool for law enforcement and community stakeholders to facilitate discussions in conjunction with screenings of the 14-minute Not In Our Town film, A Bowling Green Legacy. Produced in collaboration with the COPS Office, the film examines how college campus leaders at Bowling Green State University in Ohio took action after racist incidents swept their town. In partnership with campus and city law enforcement as well as civic and community leaders, they...
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This guide is designed as a tool for law enforcement and community stakeholders to facilitate discussions in conjunction with screenings of the 14-minute Not In Our Town film, A Bowling Green Legacy. Produced in collaboration with the COPS Office, the film examines how college campus leaders at Bowling Green State University in Ohio took action after racist incidents swept their town. In partnership with campus and city law enforcement as well as civic and community leaders, they launched a successful community- and campus-wide Not In Our Town campaign to build a safer, more inclusive Bowling Green. The guide provides discussion questions and tips for organizing internal law enforcement agency and community screenings, information about hate speech and bias, and supplemental resources. Used together, the film and guide can help agencies and community groups work together to prevent hate crimes, improve hate crime reporting, and support victims with adequate response.