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2/17/2016
Michael Brown's Family Pushes Missouri Body Camera Bill
by AP
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f7e642c0855f48dda1a0df3385d77c07/michael-...
2/3/2016
Racial Disparities in Florida Safety Belt Law Enforcement
by ACLU Staff
https://www.aclu.org/report/racial-disparities-florida-safety-belt-law-e...
1/25/2016
New York City’s Promising Step on Criminal Justice
by the NYT Editorial Board
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/opinion/new-york-citys-promising-step-on-criminal-justice.html?ref=topics
1/20/2016
New York City Is Set to Adopt New Approach on Policing Minor Offenses
by Daivd Goodman
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/nyregion/new-york-council-to-consider-bills-altering-how-police-handle-minor-offenses.html?ref=topics
1/6/2016
Chicago agrees to pay $5.5m to victims of police torture in 1970s and 80s
by Zach Stafford
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/06/chicago-police-torture-victims-deal?CMP=share_btn_tw
1/5/2016
Black Lives Matter is Top News Story of 2015
by Stephen Handelman
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2015-12-black-lives-matter-is-top-news-story-of-2015
12/29/2015
Cleveland Officer Will Not Face Charges in Tamir Rice Shooting Death
by Mitch Smith
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/29/us/tamir-rice-police-shootiing-cleveland.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
12/17/2015
Decline in Stop and Frisk Tactic Drives Drop in Police Action in New York
by Southall Ashley
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/nyregion/end-to-stop-and-frisk-drives-drop-in-police-actions-in-new-york-study-says.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1&mtrref=undefined&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=5BFF70828C279BA32D36DB9B0D95E508&gwt=pay
12/6/2015
Deadly Injustice: Trayvon Martin, Race, and the Criminal Justice System Book Released
Purchase your copy today: http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Injustice-Criminal-Perspectives-Deviance/dp/147989429X
12/1/2015
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/us/chicago-police-rahm-emanuel-laquan-mcdonald.html
11/9/2015
University of Missouri Protests Spur a Day of Change
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/us/university-of-missouri-system-president-resigns.html?_r=0
11/5/2015
Ontario sets strict new limits on police street checks
by Wendy Gillis
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/10/28/province-to-unveil-limits-on-carding.html
10/20/2015
African-American Youth Falsely Arrested, Jailed Because of Hoodie: Lawsuit
by Victoria Bekiempis
http://www.newsweek.com/lawsuit-youth-jailed-hoodie-new-york-police-384934
10/6/2015
Come celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the Center in Race, Crime and Justice!
Thursday, October 8th 2015
5:30 - 7:30PM
12/5/2014
Special Prosecutors Are Useful, but Not a Guarantee Against Prejudice
by Delores Jones Brown
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/12/04/do-cases-like-eric-garners-require-a-special-prosecutor/special-prosecutors-are-useful-but-not-a-guarantee-against-prejudice