Contrary to Rafael Mangual’s thesis in ‘Criminal Injustice,’ there are ways to bring Republicans and Democrats together to improve policing.
Public Safety
We can improve public safety, reduce crime, and improve opportunities in disadvantaged communities with smarter policing and a fairer criminal justice system. We must overcome resistance from vested interests within police unions to holding unethical officers accountable for their actions.
All Public Safety
Officials must take immediate steps like increased police patrols and other interventions
Two specific ideas would undermine longstanding legal protections of our liberties
There are reasons to be optimistic about provisions in a new executive order
It absolutely is possible to reform the Minneapolis Police Department. But real accountability requires dedication and that must come from officials both within and outside of the department
Our ability to measure crime data depends on police department cooperation, and fewer police departments are contributing the necessary data to make that possible
Brown would be the first former public defender to sit on the Court and the first justice with criminal defense experience since Thurgood Marshall
Many of the formerly incarcerated face additional financial and personal costs upon release