Policing
How Police in São Paulo and LA Keep People “Black, Poor, & Peripheral”
An international study of policing in Brazil and the U.S. highlights how racial and economic exclusion are enforced through violent state practices.
los angeles
4 posts in ‘los angeles’
Policing
You Can’t Reform a Traffic Stop
Despite requirements that they undergo bias training and use body‑worn cameras, local police are still leaving Black men bloodied after pulling them over for minor violations.
democracy & power
The Canary in the Coal Mine
A number of factors—including a willingness of law enforcement to collude with federal authorities—make Los Angeles a distressing bellwether of a country succumbing to authoritarianism.
in conversation
Decarceral Judges
Most judges in Los Angeles are former prosecutors. But a leadership academy there is helping a pair of public defenders to challenge that status quo.