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  • April 28, 2010
    Policy Forum
    Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture
    Under state and federal law, police departments can seize and keep property that is suspected of involvement in criminal activity. Unlike criminal asset forfeiture, however, with civil forfeiture, a property owner need not be found guilty of a crime—or …
  • September 10, 2014
    Policy Forum
    Lessons from Ferguson
    The shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson sparked days of protest in Ferguson, Missouri. Meanwhile, in New York City, thousands of residents have protested the violent arrest that led to Eric Garner’s death. In recent years …
  • May 22, 2015
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Lessons from Baltimore
    The death of Freddie Gray while in police custody has started a wide‐​ranging debate about policing and poverty in American cities. Does Congress need to spend more money on jobs programs and police body cameras? Should the Department of …
  • June 6, 2019
    Film Screening
    Of Dogs and Men
    Media Name: of-dogs-and-men.png The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that police officers shoot and kill more than 10,000 pet dogs in the United States every year. From SWAT raids to standard calls for service …
  • October 12, 2016
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Fall Fables & Fallacies: The Truth about Policing in America
    Recent events in Oklahoma and North Carolina continue to draw the nation’s attention to the combustible relationship between police and the communities they serve. Yet despite the national focus, important facts are getting blurred as partisans on both sides …
  • February 7, 2018
    Policy Forum
    Overturning the FDA’s Gag Rule
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration exists to certify the safety and efficacy of medical technologies. Yet all too often, the FDA polices not drugs and medical devices, but speech. The agency prohibits many people from sharing truthful and …
  • December 1, 2015
    Conference
    Policing in America
    … Download a video of Panel 2Download a podcast of Panel 2 Panel 2: To Serve and Protect: A Discussion about Police AccountabilityMax Geron, Major, Dallas Police DepartmentCynthia Lum, Associate Professor, George Mason University Department of Criminology, Law and Society and …
  • August 31, 2007
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    “War on Drugs, a War on Ourselves”
    Drugs are bad, but is the War on Drugs even worse? John Stossel explores that question by interviewing some of the individuals closest to the drug war including police officers, judges, drug dealers, and South American farmers. Stossel also examines …
  • December 7, 2016
    Conference
    The State of American Criminal Justice
    American Criminal Justice After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police …
  • September 29, 2016
    Book Forum
    You Have the Right to Remain Innocent
    Media Name: you-have-the-right-cover_0.jpg Law professor James Duane became a viral sensation in 2008 for a lively lecture that explained why people shouldn’t agree to answer questions from the police. In his new book …
  • March 26, 2025
    Book Forum
    Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within
    Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within
    … acknowledged in its own intelligence reports and information-sharing guidance to its agents. But how pervasive are racist views among police at the federal, state, and local levels? To what extent is there empirical evidence that racism among police leads …
  • July 24, 2006
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    John Stossel’s “War on Drugs, a War on Ourselves”
    Almost everyone agrees that drugs are bad, but is the War on Drugs even worse? In this ABC news special, John Stossel explores that question by interviewing some of the individuals closest to the drug war including police officers, judges …
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