Police Accountability
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Thoughts on Police Reform from a UW Criminologist
With national and local attention rightly being focused on policing and criminal justice reform, it is…
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Six Steps to Effective Police Reform
This post was first published Friday, August 14, 2020 in The Seattle Times. In its reckless…
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Important Steps to Police Reform
This post was first published today at Crosscut.com. It was co-authored by myself and Bernard Melekian,…
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Trumps Dangerous Attacks on Rule of Law
Donald Trump continues to attack the rule of law through his continuing comments degrading the FBI,…
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Defending the Rule of Law
Over the past couple of weeks, it has been suggested that Seattle police officers should not…
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The Importance of Naming
Sometimes it is important to identify things, to name them, to call them out. Naming allows…
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The Long Road to Effective Management of Our Police Department
When Kathy O’Toole assumed command of the Seattle Police Department in June, 2014, she inherited a…
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Looking Upstream
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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Reflections on Ferguson and Seattle
The following article was posted today on Crosscut. It has been just over a week since the…
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Police Reform and Increasing Public Safety
On July 27, the city took a significant step toward reform of the Seattle Police Department…