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Presentation
The Drawbacks of Policing Reform
Law and Society Association (2018)
  • Kate Levine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Abstract
Roundtable session chaired by Alice Ristroph; Participants also included Monica Bell, Benjamin Levin, Scott Skinner-Thompson Spurred by public outcry over police killings of people of color & queer people, police reform has gained traction among activists, policy makers and scholars. But does that mean that the reformist interventions "get it right"? This roundtable considers the potential unintended consequences of police reform. In the rush to punish individual officers or fix abusive departments, are scholars and reformers inadvertently feeding the punitive state? Specifically, this roundtable addresses: (1) body cameras and their privacy implications; (2) policies regarding disciplinary records and their relationship to broader discussions about criminal records; and (3) critiques of police unions and their relationship to the labor movement. Fear of unintended consequences needn't stymie reform, but we should approach reform with open eyes.
Disciplines
Publication Date
June 7, 2018
Location
Toronto, CA
Citation Information
Kate Levine. "The Drawbacks of Policing Reform" Law and Society Association (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kate-levine/4/