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Policing

216 published works

  1. The Right Coast

    1850s San Francisco: California s First Experiment without Police | National Review

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The temporary collapse of authority in many American cities, and the proposals of defund the police advocates to make that collapse permanent, has illustrated a timeless truth: When government authority…

  2. The Right Coast

    Guess Who Wants Cops Around? Blacks | Power Line

    By Thomas A. Smith

    More evidence that the Defund the Police movement is mostly an enthusiasm of white progressives.via www.powerlineblog.comObviously.

  3. Simple Justice

    The Jenga Theory and Abolishing Police

    By Scott Greenfield

    It’s never entirely clear what makes crime go up or down, although theories abound. Sometimes, like the crack epidemic of the late ’80s, a causal connection between cheap, ubiquitous drugs…

  4. The Right Coast

    Seattle Moves To Replace ‘Racist’ Police With ‘Trauma-Informed, Gender-Affirming, Anti-Racist’ Organizations | Zero Hedge

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Seattle City Council advanced legislation on Friday which would replace the 'racist institution of policing' with a civilian-led activities and organizations under a new 'Department of Community Safety &…

  5. The Right Coast

    Abolish police, and the Second Amendment becomes a first resort

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Even in a world with fully-funded police, citizens require the means to protect themselves. But in a world where police become less effective or less competent (or possibly even more…

  6. Texas Bar Blog

    Dallas Bar to host virtual town hall on race relations and policing in Dallas

    By Adam Faderewski

    The Dallas Bar Association will host a virtual town hall to discuss race relations and policing in Dallas from noon to 1 p.m. on July 31. Panelists at the forum…

  7. The Right Coast

    Seattle: Vandals with baseball bats leave a trail of destruction, 12 officers injured

    By Thomas A. Smith

    It seems like Seattle anarchists are tired of Portland getting all of the attention. Sunday, a group of several hundred, some carrying baseball bats, split off from an ongoing protest…

  8. Gender and the Law Prof Blog

    How Policing Became the Go-To Response for Domestic Violence

    By Tracy Thomas

    Aya Gruber, How Police Became the Go-To Response for Domestic ViolenceIn response to widespread demands to “defund the police,” a specific question repeatedly crops up: “What about domestic and sexual violence?”…

  9. The Right Coast

    Demoralizing the Police | City Journal

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The police officer occupies a distinctive position in American life. Dressed in his uniform and driving his distinctively marked cruiser, he is the most visible symbol of civil government and…

  10. The Right Coast

    Violence sweeps U.S. as ‘systemic liberalism’ handcuffs police – Washington Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Law enforcement professionals say the eruption of violence is a perfect storm of animosity toward the police and liberal criminal justice reform policies that have put violent offenders back on…