When Dr. Alan Kalmanoff was selected to monitor Cincinnati's police reform, he named a 20-member team of experts in law enforcement to help him. Some members - who may still be a part of the process:

Andrew Douglas: Retiring justice on the Ohio Supreme Court. Former Toledo city councilman whose law practice focused on labor negotiations between the city and police. He also helped write Ohio's collective bargaining law. Was asked to join the team as an adviser.

Caroline Nicholl, community policing expert: A former police officer in London, England, and former chief of police in Milton Keynes, a city of 500,000 near London. She runs a consulting business.

Fred Crawford, mediator and community relations: A police officer for nine years in St. Petersburg, Fla., he now is the ombudsman for the Dade County, Fla., Department of Corrections. Has worked as a federal mediator with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Norman Stamper, community policing expert: A police officer in San Diego for 28 years, now police chief in Seattle. Specializes in community-oriented policing.

Jerome Skolnick, consultant: Co-director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice at New York University's law school. Specializes in the use of force by police and has written books on the topic.

Chief Calvin Handy, police personnel, training and community relations: Chief of police at the University of California, Davis.

Palmer Stinson, police workload and staffing specialist: Specialty is to review police budgets and staffing.

Judge H. Richard Hopper: Presiding judge of the Hennepin County (Minn.) Community Justice Project, an experimental court that deals with street crime and neighborhood prosecution in Minneapolis. Former judge, prosecutor and public defender.

Joel Carey, police attorney: Former deputy attorney general in California. Primary author of the California Peace Officers' Legal Sourcebook, widely used as a training manual.