New Haven Police Command Staff Complete Dr. King Nonviolence Training

NEW HAVEN, CT — Saying it's "committed to building a safer and more peaceful community for everyone we serve," members of the New Haven Police Department's command staff have completed Kingian Nonviolence training.

Offered by the Connecticut Center for Nonviolence, the training, co-created by former strategist for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, provides violence deescalate and conflict resolution methods.

Kingian Nonviolence is a multidiscipline body of knowledge derived from the nonviolence philosophy and methodology of Dr. King, from which individuals and communities learn how to address the issue of conflict without resorting to violence, according to the CT Center For Nonviolence.

"It provides a framework for conflict reconciliation management and mediation that can be applied to all areas of conflict in daily life," it's noted participants "learn to analyze and identify different forms of conflict, memorize the Six Principles and Six Steps of Nonviolence social change, gain a historical perspective on significant nonviolence campaigns that changed laws in the U.S. and develop cooperative problem-solving strategies needed to improve the community environment by decreasing tension and hostility."

"We're proud to announce that the NHPD command staff recently completed training on Kingian non-violence," the department shared on its Facebook and Instagram social media accounts.

"This training will help us better serve our community by equipping us with the tools we need to make better decisions in difficult situations," police wrote. "We're committed to building a safer and more peaceful community for everyone we serve."