44 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MAY 2017 by Alex Murphy T he National Law Enforcement Mu- seum continued to grow and expand its education program in 2016. The purpose and goal of these efforts is to build mutual respect and foster greater cooperation between law enforcement and the community, while raising awareness of the organiza- tion and laying the ground- work to attract school-age visitors to the Museum once construction is completed. The Museum’s education programs will provide pro- gramming that is not only educational but fun and entertaining! Along with learning about the content, these programs will provide the necessary tools for students to develop core skills in critical think- ing, problem solving, deci- sion making and literacy. These programs will focus on three areas that will help tell the story of American Law Enforcement – history, forensics, and civics. Student Programs The National Law En- forcement Museum’s foren- sic program aims to educate K to 12 students about the realities of law enforcement and forensic science. The Museum created pro- grams on different topics in forensics such as fingerprints, impressions, pathology, cy- ber crimes, and more. These programs were brought into classrooms as traveling programs and will be taught to visiting school groups when the Museum opens. The National Law En- forcement Museum con- tinued to spread the word through outreach at com- munity events and confer- ences. These events included Boys and Girls Club meet- ings, YMCA events, and the fourth Science and En- gineering Festival in DC, where we fingerprinted al- most 600 kids. Witness to History & Conversations on Law Enforcement Witness to History focuses on significant events in law enforcement history, con- veyed through the insights of those who witnessed them. In April, we welcomed members of the Arellano Fé- lix Organization Task Force to speak about their involve- ment with the Drug Enforce- ment Administration’s lon- gest open drug cartel case: Operation Shadow Game. In October, we brought together veterans of the O.J. Simpson case to discuss the investigation and trial that grabbed the attention of a nation. Conversations on Law En- forcement explores contem- porary issues and strength- ens the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In February, we welcomed retired Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, who served as a co-chair of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, to discuss his per- spectives on the future of law enforcement. Alex Murphy is the Assistant Director of Digital Com- munications at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Visit www. lawmemorial.org for more information about law enforce- ment officers killed in the line of duty. We are not makers of history. We are made by history. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students can learn about major victories for federal law en- forcement agencies and also gain exper- tise about the world of law enforcement UPDATE: NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM Multi-faceted, interactive programs will inspire