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Policing
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Sentencing Law and Policy
After numerous local, state and federal reforms, crime hits new record lows in biggest US city
Main December 3, 2014After numerous local, state and federal reforms, crime hits new record lows in biggest US cityThis new New York Times article reports on more good news about…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Actually, Blacks Do Care About Black Crime”
Main December 2, 2014"Actually, Blacks Do Care About Black Crime"The title of this post is the headline of this notable new Slate commentary by Jamelle Bouie. Here are excerpts: In…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Minnesota judges say we must admit “we have a problem with race” in the criminal justice system
Main November 9, 2014Minnesota judges say we must admit "we have a problem with race" in the criminal justice systemKevin Burke, a Minnesota county district judge, has authored this provocative…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Police Testing New Gunfire Tracking Technology”
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Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Following the Script: Narratives of Suspicion in Terry Stops in Street Policing”
The title of this post comes from this recent paper by Professors Jeffrey Fagan and Amanda Geller. The abstract states: Regulation of Terry stops of pedestrians by police requires articulation…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
CFP: Ferguson Conference at University of Missouri School of Law
A call that should be of interest to many ConLawProfs:Policing, Protesting, and Perceptions: A Critical Examination of the Events in Fergusonat the University of Missouriimage via Here are some details on…
Health Law Prof Blog
Guest Blogger Assistant Professor Kelly Dineen: Mentally Ill While Black
The St. Louis Police Department (SLPD), which is geographically and jurisdictionally distinct from Ferguson and St. Louis County, has a relatively new chief of police who, in the wake of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is an end to the modern drug war the only real way to prevent future Fergusons?
Main August 19, 2014Is an end to the modern drug war the only real way to prevent future Fergusons?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Intriguing account of how Pittsburgh police undermined local crime-fighting efforts
Main August 18, 2014Intriguing account of how Pittsburgh police undermined local crime-fighting effortsThis new article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette provide a disconcerting account of how local police can undermine efforts…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
While on the topic of stop-and-frisk…
The Atlantic today has What Stop-and-Frisk Means to the Descendants of Slaves by Theodore R. Johnson, which begins: Jehu Grant was a Rhode Island slave who escaped the bondage of his…