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Tipping The Scale In Favor Civilian Taping Of Encounters With Police Officers, Carol M. Bast
Tipping The Scale In Favor Civilian Taping Of Encounters With Police Officers, Carol M. Bast
University of Denver Criminal Law Review
No abstract provided.
Gang Policing: The Post Stop-And-Frisk Justification For Profile-Based Policing, K. Babe Howell
Gang Policing: The Post Stop-And-Frisk Justification For Profile-Based Policing, K. Babe Howell
University of Denver Criminal Law Review
No abstract provided.
Using Technology The Founders Never Dreamed Of: Cell Phones As Tracking Devices And The Fourth Amendment, R. Craig Curtis, Michael C. Gizzi, Michael J. Kittleson
Using Technology The Founders Never Dreamed Of: Cell Phones As Tracking Devices And The Fourth Amendment, R. Craig Curtis, Michael C. Gizzi, Michael J. Kittleson
University of Denver Criminal Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Arizona V. Gant On Search And Seizure Law As Applied To Vehicle Searches, Michael C. Gizzi, R. Craig Curtis
The Impact Of Arizona V. Gant On Search And Seizure Law As Applied To Vehicle Searches, Michael C. Gizzi, R. Craig Curtis
University of Denver Criminal Law Review
No abstract provided.
Guilt By Alt-Association: A Review Of Enhanced Punishment For Suspected Gang Members, Rebecca J. Marston
Guilt By Alt-Association: A Review Of Enhanced Punishment For Suspected Gang Members, Rebecca J. Marston
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This essay, written in reaction to the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform’s 2018 Symposium entitled “Alt-Association: The Role of Law in Combating Extremism” (the Symposium), does not dispute the seriousness of gang-related violence. Rather, it examines ways in which current strategies for combating gang-related crimes are ineffective or problematic and suggests possible reforms. Part One of this essay will describe current methods used in labeling, tracking, and prosecuting gang members, which result in a cycle of enhanced punishment. Part Two will evaluate these practices and reflect on whether enhanced punishment is the best way to reduce gang-related violence, …
When A Tent Is Your Castle: Constitutional Protection Against Unreasonable Searches Of Makeshift Dwellings Of Unhoused Persons, Evanie Parr
Seattle University Law Review
This Note will argue that all jurisdictions should follow the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II in validating makeshift dwellings used by people experiencing homelessness as spaces protected from unwarranted police intrusions by shifting evaluations of “reasonable expectations of privacy” to a more equitable standard that appreciates the realities of economic disparity. This approach to constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures is imperative to protect the rights of people experiencing homelessness, given that such individuals are regularly subjected to invasions of privacy and heightened exposure to the criminal justice system.
Policing, Danger Narratives, And Routine Traffic Stops, Jordan Blair Woods
Policing, Danger Narratives, And Routine Traffic Stops, Jordan Blair Woods
Michigan Law Review
This Article presents findings from the largest and most comprehensive study to date on violence against the police during traffic stops. Every year, police officers conduct tens of millions of traffic stops. Many of these stops are entirely unremarkable—so much so that they may be fairly described as routine. Nonetheless, the narrative that routine traffic stops are fraught with grave and unpredictable danger to the police permeates police training and animates Fourth Amendment doctrine. This Article challenges this dominant danger narrative and its centrality within key institutions that regulate the police.
The presented study is the first to offer an …