police brutality

Protesting 101: The ARD Guide to Staying Safe in the Streets
A grayscale photo of a large crowd of people protesting.

Protesting 101: The ARD Guide to Staying Safe in the Streets
Andrew Lee
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As abortion bans, inflation, and incidences of police brutality occur, the need to protest remains urgent. Here are a few tips for protesting safely this summer.

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Social Justice
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Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
An empty hallway in an abandoned hospital.

Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
Dominique Stewart
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Despite its intentions, deinstitutionalization resulted in people with mental illness being moved from one carceral institution to another.

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Health Legal System
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
The Harm in Circulating Graphic Videos of Police Brutality
The top of a police car with the emergency lights flashing.

The Harm in Circulating Graphic Videos of Police Brutality
Nicole Cardoza
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Sharing graphic videos of police brutality may raise awareness, but also cause harm and obfuscate the real effort needed to create change. 

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Criminal Justice Technology
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
How Disability Exacerbates Anti-Blackness
A screenshot from police bodycam shows director Ryan Coogler being released from handcuffs.

How Disability Exacerbates Anti-Blackness
KB Brookins
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Due to ableist and racist standards, the mere existence of Black disabled people increases their incidence of violent treatment and death.

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Disability Justice Social Justice
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Seeking Justice for Breonna Taylor Two Years Later
A mural of Breonna Taylor, the woman who was murdered by the police back in 2020.

Seeking Justice for Breonna Taylor Two Years Later
Andrew Lee
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Two years after being murdered by the police and the focus of protests, the fight to get justice for Breonna Taylor continues.

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Criminal Justice Social Justice
2400 1600 Andrew Lee
Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
People walking on a crosswalk during the day.

Policing is Risky. Being a Crossing Guard is Worse.
Andrew Lee
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Discussions on the hazards of policing misrepresent reality yet are used to protect the police. A closer look into policing and the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. challenges the claim that police are “under attack.”

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Workplace
2400 1591 Andrew Lee
What “Defunding the Police” Actually Means
A police officer with their back turned.

What “Defunding the Police” Actually Means
Nicole Cardoza
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Defunding the police allows communities to reinvest in other forms of community support while dismantling a system rooted in racism and white supremacy.

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Criminal Justice Politics
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
The Role No-Knock Warrants Play in Police Brutality
A police officer looks at two officers arresting a person in the distance.

The Role No-Knock Warrants Play in Police Brutality
Nicole Cardoza
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No-Knock warrants allow police to legally break into people’s homes unannounced, often resulting in fatal outcomes like the deaths of Amir Locke and Breonna Taylor.

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Criminal Justice
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Year in Review: How Patriotism and Revisionist History Shapes America
A tattered American flag hangs on a pole behind a barbed-wire fence.

Year in Review: How Patriotism and Revisionist History Shapes America
Andrew Lee
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For many marginalized communities in America, being patriotic means ignoring a history of violence and oppression that continues to this day.

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2021 Year in Review Criminal Justice Politics
1280 850 Andrew Lee

Unpack the Derek Chauvin trial.
Nicole Cardoza
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For the past month, Derek Chauvin has been on trial for the murder of George Floyd. Finally, the verdict is out. Chauvin faced three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. To convict Chauvin, the prosecution needed to show each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution did not need to prove that Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd to convict him of the charges.

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Criminal Justice
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