Policing Posts
Conversations with Tyler: Rachel Harmon on Policing
On a recent episode of the podcast “Conversations with Tyler,” UVA Law Professor Rachel Harmon shares her thoughts on the best ideas and practices for improving policing.
Between the Facts and Norms of Police Violence: Using Discourse Models to Improve Deliberations Around Law Enforcement
This Article conjoins the sociolinguistic concept of discourse models with Jilrgen Habermas’s discourse theory of democracy to argue that restoring the legitimacy of police practice in the aftermath of police violence incidents requires monitoring and countering the discursive marginalization of community narratives indexed by transgressive discourse models.
The Plague of Excessive Force – Working Together to Find a Cure
This podcast episode of Reasonably Speaking’s “Coping with COVID” shifts attention from one pandemic to another, the plague of excessive force by police officers.
Atlantic Article on Steps for Nationwide Police Reform
An article from The Atlantic, “How to Actually Fix America’s Police,” addresses the systematic issues with policing in America and lays out a strategy for reform.
Policing Principles
The American Law Institute is making the Sections of Principles of the Law, Policing that are approved by both ALI Council and membership available for free download. These Sections were presented in drafts at the 2017 and 2019 Annual Meetings.
Changing the Law to Change Policing: Initial Steps
Several law school faculty, each of whom runs or is associated with a center devoted to the practice of policing and the criminal justice system, released the report “Changing the Law to Change Policing: First Steps” to address enduring problems in American policing.
Friedman and Lynch Named Special Advisors by NY AG
New York Attorney General Leticia James announced the appointment of Barry Friedman and Loretta Lynch as special advisors to help guide and support her investigation into the recent interactions between NYPD and the general public.
Policing, Racism, and the Law Webinar
On Thursday, June 11, Minnesota Law is hosting a free webinar on “Policing, Racism, and the Law,” which will feature discussion on current issues surrounding policing policy and racial injustice.
ALI’s Use of Force Principles Available for Free Download
At ALI’s 2017 Annual Meeting, the Use of Force chapter from ALI’s Principles of the Law, Policing project was approved. This Chapter contains best practices for police departments to follow concerning use of force in officers’ interactions with the public.
Highlights from the Policing Project’s Convening on Facial Recognition
Several jurisdictions are using facial recognition to aid law enforcement—from helping identify suspects and witnesses, to locating missing children. At the same time, other jurisdictions have banned facial recognition outright, fearing the potential for abuse of such technologies, and warning of the severe invasion of privacy posed by such systems.