We document a sharp rise in gunshots coupled with declining 911 call volume across thirteen major US cities in the aftermath of the murder…
A Discussion with Alex Vitale
September 27, 2023
Since the modern police have existed, there have been forces advocating for reforming…
A Discussion with Rachel Herzing
September 6, 2023
Abolition of the prison industrial complex (PIC) is not a new idea, but the…
Imagine a society without police, prosecutors, courts, and prisons: what does it look like? Over the last few decades, a growing…
In addition to our various themed speaker series (e.g., Reimagining Community Safety or Myths of Public Safety), we also host occasional…
The Jury Selection Working Group of the Roundtable on Racial Disparities in Massachusetts Criminal Courts has released a new research brief…
This paper documents the impact of popular media on racial hate by examining the first American blockbuster: 1915's The Birth of a Nation,…
On May 25th, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, and in the past three years protesters across the country and around…
Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Peter L. Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, NYU…