06/02/20-Insider “Since some police departments consider rubber bullets a “legitimate tool,” their use doesn’t count as “excessive force”,” Maria Haberfeld, CJRA Expert.
Author: Caitlin Kizielewicz
06/02/20-Yahoo News “Officers are also getting more comfortable breaking the blue wall of silence because they understand that their own safety depends on forging a spirit of cooperation with the community,” Delores Jones-Brown, CJRA Expert.
06/02/20-Dallas News “It’s a controversial tactic, and rightfully so. It can potentially rile up protesters who were peaceful.” Justin Nix, CJRA Expert.
06/02/20-Christian Science Monitor “There’s a stark contrast in the response to when there were angry white men protesting with assault rifles against lockdown orders and were met by a police force that was very calm,” Jennifer Cobbina, CJRA Expert.
06/01/20-San Francisco Chronicle “Policing has a historical base of controlling and containing black people,” Delores Jones-Brown, CJRA Expert.
05/29/20-Washington Post There’s reluctance on the part of the citizenry, as reflected in the decisions of prosecutors, to hold police officers accountable because of the unique nature of the role they have. There’s a leeway that we typically want to give police, doing a difficult job under difficult circumstances. So there’s a general reluctance for […]
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05/17/20-Business Insider “People who wear masks feel more enabled and empowered to do,” Bryanna Fox, CJRA Expert.
05/15/20-NJ.com “It’s not surprising that New Jersey’s prison death rate is so high, because of how densely packed and hard-hit the state is overall,” Todd Clear, CJRA Expert.
05/15/20-NJ.com “Once it’s in the facility, you know it spreads like wildfire,” said Christine Tartaro, CJRA Expert.