ACLU Greater Miami Chapter Forum: How to Survive an Encounter with the Police --The police stop your car, knock on your door, or stop you on the street. Do you know your constitutional rights and how to assert them in a non-threatening, effective way to protect your safety and minimize unnecessary arrests? This program includes the 40-minute film Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters. Public safety is not the sole responsibility of law enforcement. Locally, the ACLU has played an ongoing role in monitoring police practices. Community input and oversight of the police are necessary for public trust in government and the police. Learn what you can do to help ensure that citizens have a say in how the police do their job. Panel Members: Matthew Boyd, Chief of Police, Miami Gardens; Ray Taseff, PA, Criminal Defense Attorney; Attorneys from the Law Offices of Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez: Michelle Rosengarten, Assistant Public Defender and Antonio Valiente, Assistant Public Defender.