How to Stay Ahead of the Curve: Preventing Swatting as a Method of Harassment

Chief Michel R. Moore is a 38-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was born the second of five children in Porterville, California, and grew up in various parts of the United States, graduating high school in Conway, Arkansas. He returned to Southern California in 1978 and joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1981. Chief Moore rose through the ranks of police officer, detective, sergeant, and lieutenant working various patrol, investigative, and administrative assignments throughout the City. On June 27, 2018, Michel R. Moore was sworn in by the Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the 57th Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles.

Chief Moore attended the University of Redlands, completing a Bachelor of Science in Business and Management in 1993 and a Masters of Business Administration in 1999. He is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum, the Senior Management Institute for Police, the Supervisory Leadership Institute, and the West Point Leadership program. He has received numerous commendations and awards for his police service including the Department’s Medal of Valor, the Police Medal, the Police Star, and the Meritorious Service Medal.

Chief Moore is a Director for the Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union, Past President of the Los Angeles County Peace Officers Association, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Association. He is a member of various professional organizations including the Police Executive Research Forum, the Latin American Law Enforcement Association, the Los Angeles Women Peace Officers and Associates Organization, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Carmen Best, Chief of Police Seattle (Retired) served with the Seattle Police Department for 28 years before retiring in 2020. As Chief of Police was her creation of the Collaborative Police Bureau, encouraging community partnerships and engagement. She received the “Newsmaker of the Year” award from the Seattle Black Press, the “Vision from the Mountain Top” award from Urban Impact for her commitment to justice and community, the “Influential Woman of 2020” award from the Puget Sound Business Journal and the FBI National Executive Institute Associates (NEIA) National Law Enforcement Ethics Award 2020, and the ""Woman of the Year 2022"" award from the National Police Defense Foundation. She was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, dedicated to recognizing individuals who selflessly contribute to society and uphold the ideals of America, an award read into the Congressional Record. Additionally, Ms. Best was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the public safety announcements “Safe in the Sound.”

Ms. Best became a first-time author in late 2021 by releasing, “Black in Blue: Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers and Racial Reconciliation.”

Naveed Jamali is a nationally recognized expert on national security, intelligence, and law enforcement. He has briefed the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) on Russian intelligence collection tactics. He co-chairs the Swatting Mitigation Advisory Committee for the Seattle Police Department, is an Editor-at-Large for Newsweek and a Belfer Fellow at the Anti-Defamation Leagues Center for Technology and Society.

Lauren Krapf serves as National Policy Counsel for ADL. Working at the intersection of technology and civil rights, she pursues the organization's advocacy and policy efforts to decrease hate in digital environments. In this capacity, she helped launch ADL's Backspace Hate initiative supporting victims and targets of online hate and harassment by raising awareness and passing legislation to mitigate the real harms that occur daily in digital spaces. Lauren also serves as ADL's counsel for free speech and civil rights programs on college and university campuses. Prior to joining ADL, Lauren worked as a litigation associate in Los Angeles at Burke Williams & Sorensen, where she co-founded the law firm's Harassment and Bias Intervention Training (HABIT) Series.  Lauren started her legal career as a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has appeared in state and federal courts, authored appellate briefs, and argued before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lauren received her Bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) from Indiana University, where she was an Ernie Pyle Scholar. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School, where she served as Chief Note & Comment Editor of the International and Comparative Law Review. Lauren is also a member of the University of Pennsylvania's Social Impact Strategy Executive Program. In 2020, Lauren was named one of New York Jewish Week's 36 Under 36 for her social justice work at ADL.