Commentary: Getting to the Crux of the Problem – Where Is the Bias in Policing Coming From?
By David M. Greenwald A critical point that I think needs to be better understood in the…
Sunday Commentary: Punting on Taking on Biased Policing
By David M. Greenwald The Davis City Council is moving in the right direction in terms of…
Guest Commentary: Communities Need and Deserve a Reset of Policing and the Justice System
Under the guise of restoring public confidence in law enforcement, President Trump’s secretive and regressive Commission on…
Analysis: Study Shows Driving While Black Presents Disproportionate Risks
While there has been a lot of controversy about the increased focused on biased policing, one of…
Sunday Commentary: Report Finding 95% of Prosecutors Are White Punctuates Inequality in System
Last summer, following the death of Michael Brown, it was reported that while two-thirds of Ferguson residents…
A Call For Police Reform
David Couper served as chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1972 to 1993. Now he is…
Speaker Explains How Implicit Bias Leads to Biased Policing
Keynote Speaker Michael Roosevelt talks about unconscious bias at the SF Justice Summit in San Francisco…
Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire
When Ferguson took to the news last August following the shooting death of Michael Brown, few people…
Commentary: Ferguson’s City Manager Resigns, But It Really Makes You Wonder
I strangely find myself hearkening back to one of my favorite adolescent movies, Pump Up the Volume….
Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson
Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under…
Justice Department Will Exonerate Wilson, But Hammer Ferguson Police for Biased Policing
Though the report is not yet finalized, the New York Times is saying that the Justice Department…
