Policing Inside-Out brings participants together to study as peers in a facilitated environment. The core of the Policing Inside-Out Program is a semester-long academic course, meeting once a week, through which 10 to 15 “outside” (i.e.: students, community members) students and the same number of “inside” (i.e.: police officers) students attend class together inside various impactful learning environments. All participants read a variety of texts and write several papers; during class sessions, students discuss issues in small and large groups. In the final month of the class, students work together on a class project.

This model falls under “The Dr. Muhammad Experience” which is a transformative experiential learning opportunity. To date, Policing Inside Out has been offered at Morgan State University, Coppin State University and Howard University. Police partnerships include, The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) -DC, Baltimore Police Department-MD, Baltimore City Sheriff's Department-MD, Montgomery County Police Department-MD, Prince Georges County Police Department-MD, and Howard University Campus Safety Officers-DC. This philosophy of Policing Inside-Out will be integrated with contemporary policing and social justice issues to model building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.