Green Bay Police Department

One of the organizations that sponsor these trainings is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is a non-profit that works to combat anti-Semitism and advocate for Israel. In this context, the ADL runs a National Counter-Terrorism Seminar that has sent hundreds of top ranking officials to Israel to learn about combatting terror since 2003. That same year the ADL established an Advanced Training School that brings delegations of Israeli law enforcement to speak to American law enforcement officials, involving over 1,000 U.S. participants since the program began.

The Police Department of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Jim Arts served as Chief of Green Bay Police Department until 2012. Chief Arts attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter Terrorism Seminar in September 2008. With his experience as Chief, he was hired as the Director of Security of the Tennessee Titans where he served from 2012 – 2017.

In 2007, officers were involved in a shooting of a man under the leadership of Chief Arts – one of the officers for the 2nd time. Current Chief Andrew Smith recently proposed putting armed police officers in elementary schools, amid claims of excessive force and racial discrimination. In addition, the department has been rocked by suspensions and lawsuits alleging excessive force and racial discrimination.