Publications
As elected officials and police departments alike struggle to make sense of the confusing language in Marsy’s Law, South Dakota’s interpretation — which allows police officers to…
Sarah Seo’s lead essay provides a compelling account of the automobile’s outsized role in the development of Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence, as well as the erosion of the…
In light of the institutional failures of consent decrees
in police departments across the country, the New Orleans Police Department’s
Ethical Policing is Courageous (EPIC) program provides an…
Effective and lasting reform requires a closer connection between officers and policymakers. If this disconnect is to be resolved, each stakeholder, including officers, must recognize that they are…
From Slate:
Nila Bala explains why criminal suspects deserve privacy, even as law enforcement is increasingly turning to online genetic databases.
SACRAMENTO – In Washington, D.C. in 2054, a Department of PreCrime determines who is going to commit a crime before it happens. The government uses three mutants, known as “precogs,” who have…
From Genome Web:
There’s an overlooked privacy issue with using genetic genealogy approaches in law enforcement: privacy rights of the suspect, writes Nila Bala from the R Street Institute, a…
In a last ditch effort to undermine criminal justice reform efforts, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions solidified his opposition to consent decrees by limiting their use by the federal…
In the Big Apple, the simple practice of swapping business cards is taking on a new meaning. As a direct result of the 2017 Right to Know Act, which took effect last month, New York Police…
California has entered into a new era of police transparency after passing Senate Bill 1421 and Assembly Bill 748, which make public previously protected personnel files related to officer misconduct…