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.
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.
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.
05/15/20-NJ.com “It looks to me like it’s going horribly,” Sara Wakefield, CJRA Expert.
05/07/20-Axios “Abuse facilitated by technology is now the most common form of domestic abuse, followed by in-person psychological abuse, physical and sexual abuse,” Alison Marganski, CJRA Expert.
05/03/20-NJ.com “New Jersey prisons, more than any other prison anywhere else in the country, are in the middle of a vortex,” Todd Clear, CJRA Expert.