People in jail kill themselves at a rate 3.5 times higher than that of the general population.
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After two more fatal shootings by police of black men this week, we republish one legal scholar's argument that what needs addressing is the police's culture of masculinity.
With the rate of suicide on the rise, it's time to train law enforcement officials to recognize the signs of mental illness.
Historically black colleges account for only 3% of all colleges and universities. But, even today, 20% of black Americans earn their degrees at these schools.
Police in Lowell, Massachusetts and Memphis, Tennessee are using a new approach designed to help them build trust while enforcing the law.
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Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Director, Center for Applied Insight Conflict Resolution; Adjuct Faculty at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Professor of Law, Suffolk University
