Policing Posts
Updated Print Version of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases Now Available
The Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available.
New Research Suggests Body Cameras Do Not Reduce Use-of-Force
The preliminary results of a study completed by the Urban Institute suggest that officers do not use less force after they begin wearing body cameras.
Roundtable Asks “Money or Justice?”
ALI President Designate and Duke Law School Dean David F. Levi recently held a roundtable to address the ongoing impact that court fines and fees, and bail practices have on communities – especially the economically disadvantaged – across the United States.
Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases Available
The Sixth Edition of the Trial Manual for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available.
Denver Police Department Is Rewriting Its Use-of-Force Policy
The Denver Police Department is rewriting its use-of-force policy to align it with the community’s changing expectations for how officers handle volatile situations and to reflect progressive policies recommended by national policing experts.
ALI Council Approves Project Drafts
At its October 2016 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts
Policing and Accountability in the Digital Age
The Brennan Center for Justice and the Policing Project teamed up to host policing experts at a day-long conference, Policing and Accountability in the Digital Age, at NYU Law. The series of panels discussed the opportunities and challenges presented by rapid advances in policing technology. Videos of the sessions are now available.
Panel on Social Activism and Policing Reform Features Sherrilyn Ifill
Policing project Adviser Sherrilyn Ifill joined civil rights activist DeRay McKesson and Google’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, for a Google Zeitgeist event on policing tactics, systemic racism, changing policy and Campaign Zero.
Massachusetts Court Says When Encountering Police, Black Men May Have “Reason for Flight”
On Tuesday, September 20, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the act of fleeing from police is not enough evidence that a person is suspicious, particularly if the person is a black man.
Reconsidering Criminal Procedure: Teaching the Law of the Police
The fight over how to govern the police has become the most controversial legal topic in American politics, yet American lawyers are often are unprepared to participate in the debate.