Supreme Court Revisits Interplay Between First and Fourth Amendments
11/29/18
By: Wes Jackson Imagine you commit a minor crime and an officer approaches you. The interaction goes south when you call the officer a “pig” and remind him that your tax dollars pay his salary. He then arrests you. Were your constitutional rights violated? That’s the question the Supreme Court considered Monday, November 26, 2018…
The Ferguson Effect: The Future of Law Enforcement and Crime Rates in America?
7/12/16
By: Sara Brochstein As tensions increase throughout the United States, the debate over the “Ferguson effect” theory remains highly visible in the foreground. The theory suggests that increased attention and scrutiny of the police in light of the highly publicized episodes of police brutality has resulted in officers acting less proactive. This behavior reportedly stems from…