Attempts to reform US police departments fail when they are unable to get community support. Perhaps it is time to take a different tack, argue two criminal justice scholars – one a former cop.
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Men accused of sexual harassment, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, often refer to their accomplishments in their responses. Their power is their defense, and it blinds them to their victims’ suffering.
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QAnon followers are different from the radicals I usually study in one key way: They are far more likely to have serious mental illnesses.
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Many countries, ranging from Hungary to Brazil, are using violence and legal measures to control, intimidate and shut down independent organizations – including foreign ones.
President-elect Biden hopes to restore America’s global leadership on issues like trade, but populists in both parties may make his job a lot harder.
Reform-minded prosecutors across the US notched victories against traditional law-and-order candidates by running on progressive platforms to reduce mass incarceration and tackle police misconduct.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has sparked a battle over the future of the Supreme Court. Against that backdrop, a nominee faces prescribed steps towards a confirmation vote in the Senate.
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Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Doctoral Candidate in Nonprofit Management, Georgia State University
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Professor of law and ethics, Georgia State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Georgia State University
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Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Learning Technologies, Georgia State University
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Clinical Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Regents' Professor of Art and Design, Georgia State University
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PhD Student in in Computer Science, Georgia State University
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Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Regents' Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
