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Policing
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Race and the Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers: Symposium on Race and Police Powers at UMKC Law
Law Review Symposium on Race and Police Powers at UMKC School of LawIn the two years that have passed since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, what progress,…
The Faculty Lounge
The Talk
Many commentators have lamented the fact that the sole African-American on the Court for a two generations has been a Justice with a perspective on race that is atypical of…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Policing as Administration”
The title of this post comes from this intriguing paper by Professor Christopher Slobogin, the abstract of which states: Police agencies should be governed by the same administrative principles that…
The Right Coast
‘Ferguson Effect’ Is Real, and It Threatens to Harm Black Americans Most | RealClearPolitics
University of Missouri at St. Louis criminologist Richard Rosenfeld has had "second thoughts." Like many academic criminologists, he had pooh-poohed charges that skyrocketing murder rates in many cities in 2015…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“13 Important Questions About Criminal Justice We Can’t Answer. And the government can’t either.”
Main May 16, 2016"13 Important Questions About Criminal Justice We Can’t Answer. And the government can’t either." The title of this post is the title of this notable new Marshall…
Sentencing Law and Policy
President-elect in Philippines eager to bring back death penalty “especially if you use drugs”
Main May 16, 2016President-elect in Philippines eager to bring back death penalty "especially if you use drugs" The worldwide story of capital punishment has generally involved an ever-growing number of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Policing Rape
By Tracy Thomas
Corey Rayburn Yung (Kansas), Policing RapeAbstract: For decades, reformers have sought to increase the number and success rate of rape prosecutions by amending evidentiary rules, substantive definitions of rape, and…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Stops and Stares: Street Stops, Surveillance, and Race in the New Policing”
The title of this post comes from this paper, the abstract of which states: The use of proactive tactics to disrupt criminal activities, such as Terry street stops and concentrated…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From Ferguson to Palestine: Disrupting Race-Based Policing
Friends,Abstract:Forthcoming, Vol. 59 Howard Law Journal (2016) Since Michael Brown’s killing, “Ferguson” has become the battle cry of embattled black communities targeted by over-policing and activists protesting racist policing. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New draft article, “De-Policing,” seems to provide empirical support for “Ferguson effect” claims
Main April 8, 2016New draft article, "De-Policing," seems to provide empirical support for "Ferguson effect" claimsI just came across this notable new article on SSRN titled simply "De-Policing," which seems…