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Teach-in condemns NYU Law Policing Project

Two NYU School of Law groups hosted a teach-in to discuss the funding and research of the school’s Policing Project, which they say harms marginalized communities.
Isabella Tapia, Staff Writer Apr 25, 2022

More than 70 NYU community members participated in a virtual teach-in about the NYU School of Law’s Policing Project on April 20. The event was hosted by the NYU Law student...

Police departments across the United States have joined the 30x30 Initiative, a research coalition affiliated with the Policing Project at the NYU School of Law, that aims to address women’s inadequate representation in police forces in an effort to curb police brutality. However, with cases like the killing of Daunte Wright by former female police officer Kimberly Potter some scholars and students argue that hiring more women will not address the structural flaws in policing. (Photo by Shaina Ahmed)

NYU Law Policing Project wants to curb police brutality by hiring more women

Scholars and students, however, argue that hiring more women will not address broader structural issues in policing.
Ruqaiyah Zarook, Staff Writer Apr 27, 2021

Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter shot and killed Duante Wright on April 11 after allegedly mistaking her gun for her taser. Former Dallas police...

NYU Law’s Policing Project serves to strengthen policing policies through democratic governance. Administrators, students and faculty are currently working with the LAPD on reevaluating body camera footage policies.

NYU Law Advises LAPD Through Policing Project

Herman Lee, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2017
The Policing Project, which NYU is involved with, is helping the Los Angeles Police Department re-evalute its policy on the release of body camera footage. The project is a collection of faculty, students and administrators from NYU Law.
Professor Barry Friedman founded the Policing Project in an effort to bring democratic engagement to policing within the community.

NYU Professor Helping to Combat Police Brutality

Jemima McEvoy, Deputy News Editor Nov 6, 2016
Q&A with NYU Professor and founder of the Policing Project collaboration with NYU Law.

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