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Policing

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  1. The Right Coast

    Eric Adams must be NYC’s wartime mayor

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The murder of rookie Police Officer Jason Rivera, 22, and the serious wounding of his partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, mark another low moment in New York s decline. Three other…

  2. The Right Coast

    New Evidence Connects Police Protests and Rising Violent Crime

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In 2015 and 2016, the coincidence of a major surge in homicides following mass protests over the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted a heated debate about…

  3. Simple Justice

    Name That Tune, SJ Edition

    By Scott Greenfield

    I started SJ in 2007, a very different time than now. There was much to say to a public woefully unaware of either criminal law or policing, the pendulum firmly…

  4. ADA Update

    Does Sending Police to People in Mental Health Crisis Violate Disability Rights Laws?

    By Maia Goodell

    Justin Baerga’s mother wanted someone to help him. She asked for medical help; police came. The police grabbed him, strapped him to a gurney, and forcibly took him to the…

  5. Gender and the Law Prof Blog

    Race AND Gender AND Policing

    By Amanda Fisher

    Race AND Gender AND PolicingBy: Stewart Chang, Frank Rudy Cooper, Addie RolnickPublished in: Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2021This title of this Introduction to the Nevada Law Journal’s symposium on…

  6. Gender and the Law Prof Blog

    Domestic Violence Organizations Affirm New Approaches in “Moment of Truth” Letter

    By Jamie Abrams

    Domestic violence organizations have affirmed a commitment to changed approaches in a "Moment of Truth" declaration. This is a powerful read in its entirety with some excerpts below. While it…

  7. ImmigrationProf Blog

    Women of Color in Immigration Enforcement

    By immigrationprof

    The University of Nevada's 2021 symposium issue has been released. The topic: Race AND Gender AND Policing.My contribution to the symposiums is called Women of Color in Immigration Enforcement. Here's…

  8. The Right Coast

    The Left Wanted To Destroy The Police, And So Far They’ve Succeeded

    By Thomas A. Smith

    So why was the radical left so quiet when its legislative plan to destroy policing failed? Because their mission has already been almost completely accomplished. In virtually every major Democrat-run…

  9. Health Law Prof Blog

    Policing the Pandemic

    By Katharine Van Tassel

    Barry Friedman (New York University), Robin Tholin (New York University), Policing the Pandemic, U. Chi. L. Rev. Online (2020):Although there were those who foretold the risks of a pandemic, it…

  10. Law Times News

    Peel Police community survey part of effort to tackle systemic racism, discrimination in policing

    By Law Times News

    Peel Regional Police, Peel Police Services Board, Ontario Human Rights Commission developed survey