What you Do Matters Lessons from the Holocaust

What You Do Matters Lessons form the Holocaust

To most people, the Holocaust represents one of several tragic events that occurred during WWII. The study of the Holocaust provides an important insight into the consequences that can occur when the government shifts the mission of the police from protecting individuals to a policy of abusing basic human rights.

How Germany changed in less than a decade from a free, democratic, and scientifically advanced society to a totalitarian regime that systematically targeted and murdered millions of its own citizens is a Lesson a free society must learn or be destined to repeat the same mistakes of the past.

Working with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, AZPOST and the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council (APAAC) offer a powerful teaching vehicle to ensure that the core values of our democracy are upheld. “What You Do Matters” examines policing within the legal and political framework of Nazi Germany - a journey that eventually turned those who should protect life and liberty into those who intimidated, humiliated, deported, and eventually murdered millions of innocent people. Using historical images and stories from the Holocaust, the course utilizes trained facilitators to engage law enforcement officers and prosecutors in a dialogue about the role of law enforcement in today’s communities and the importance of core values in ensuring the integrity and vibrancy of democracy.

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in conjunction with the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office is pleased to announce they will be hosting a No-Cost and unique Training program, “What You Do Matters- Lessons From the Holocaust”.

This crucial training provides a historical insight into the critical shift from Germany as a free democratic nation to a Nazi totalitarian regime and the atrocities that subsequently ensued. It especially focuses on how law enforcement was manipulated and exploited through the rise of the Nazi party.

We encourage Assistant Prosecutors, Law Enforcement Officers, Clergy, Support Staff and civilians to attend. Any and all are welcome but space will be limited so register soon.

TRAINING SCHEDULE

October 26, 2022

Session One: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Session Two: 2:00 p.m-5:00 p.m.

Session Three: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Evening session subject to change pending attendee registration.)

October 27, 2022

One Session Only: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.