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The Coming Crisis In Law Enforcement And How Federal Intervention Could Promote Police Accountability In A Post-Ferguson United States, Kami Chavis Simmons Jan 2014

The Coming Crisis In Law Enforcement And How Federal Intervention Could Promote Police Accountability In A Post-Ferguson United States, Kami Chavis Simmons

Faculty Publications

The proliferation of aggressive, and sometimes militarized, police tactics represents the "coming crisis" in law enforcement, although many residents of [inner city] communities might argue that the crisis arrived long ago. Even more disturbing is that these heavy-handed police strategies are employed almost exclusively against racial and ethnic minorities.

This Essay argues that in order to alleviate racial bias in policing and gain the trust and legitimacy of police officers in racially and ethnically diverse communities, local police departments must not only ensure that they are hiring police officers capable of implementing community policing, but must also focus on institutional …


How 'Duty To Retreat' Became 'Stand Your Ground', Jeffrey Bellin Mar 2012

How 'Duty To Retreat' Became 'Stand Your Ground', Jeffrey Bellin

Popular Media

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Judicial Erasure Of Mixed-Race Discrimination, Nancy Leong Jan 2010

Judicial Erasure Of Mixed-Race Discrimination, Nancy Leong

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Multiracial Identity And Affirmative Action, Nancy Leong Oct 2006

Multiracial Identity And Affirmative Action, Nancy Leong

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Race Matters In Bankruptcy, A. Mechele Dickerson Oct 2004

Race Matters In Bankruptcy, A. Mechele Dickerson

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Explaining Grutter V. Bollinger, Neal Devins Jan 2003

Explaining Grutter V. Bollinger, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

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Contract Rights And Civil Rights, Davison M. Douglas Jan 2002

Contract Rights And Civil Rights, Davison M. Douglas

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Book Review Of But For Birmingham: The Local And National Movements In The Civil Rights Struggle, Davison M. Douglas Jan 2000

Book Review Of But For Birmingham: The Local And National Movements In The Civil Rights Struggle, Davison M. Douglas

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Book Review Of Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, And School Desegregation In Houston, Davison M. Douglas Jan 2000

Book Review Of Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, And School Desegregation In Houston, Davison M. Douglas

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Book Review Of Desegregating Texas Schools: Eisenhower, Shivers, And The Crisis At Mansfield High, Davison M. Douglas Jan 1998

Book Review Of Desegregating Texas Schools: Eisenhower, Shivers, And The Crisis At Mansfield High, Davison M. Douglas

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The Rhetoric Of Moderation: Desegregating The South During The Decade After Brown, Davison M. Douglas Jan 1994

The Rhetoric Of Moderation: Desegregating The South During The Decade After Brown, Davison M. Douglas

Faculty Publications

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The Quest For Freedom In The Post-Brown South: Desegregation And White Self-Interest, Davison M. Douglas Jan 1994

The Quest For Freedom In The Post-Brown South: Desegregation And White Self-Interest, Davison M. Douglas

Faculty Publications

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Book Review Of Race, Law, And American History, 1700-1990, Davison M. Douglas Jan 1993

Book Review Of Race, Law, And American History, 1700-1990, Davison M. Douglas

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The O’Meara Case And Constitutional Requirements Of State Anti-Discrimination Housing Laws, William W. Van Alstyne Apr 1962

The O’Meara Case And Constitutional Requirements Of State Anti-Discrimination Housing Laws, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Publications

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Discrimination In State University Housing Programs - Policy And Constitutional Consideration, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1960

Discrimination In State University Housing Programs - Policy And Constitutional Consideration, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Publications

This paper examines several of the questions surrounding state universities’ relationships with local landlords who employ discriminatory practices. These questions include the privilege of state universities to enforce a policy of nondiscrimination and the prohibition against state universities placing students into segregated housing.