by Kiel Downey | Dec 7, 2018 | Publication
Racial disparities in officer-involved shootings have dominated the national discourse recently. Unfortunately, we have yet to identify an appropriate benchmark, or at-risk population, to put these observed racial disparities into context. In this article, we use...
by Kiel Downey | Dec 6, 2018 | Publication
Symposium Report (English) Informe Final (Español) From September 5-7, 2018, ROLC and INL held the JUSTRAC symposium “Transitioning to the Accusatorial Model: Addressing Challenges for Legal Education and Training in Latin America,” in Panama City, Panama. The...
by Kiel Downey | Oct 29, 2018 | ROLC News
On October 25, 2018, ROLC faculty and staff participated in a luncheon with Jessica Pishko, a Visting Fellow with ROLC, who is working on a project involving the role of sheriffs in the United States. Ms. Pishko has worked as an author and a journalist, focusing on...
by Kiel Downey | Oct 18, 2018 | Publication
Expectations that policing will be evidence-based and scientific have increased significantly in recent years.[1] The logic behind this trend is undeniable – no government agency should use practices that are ineffective, and police in particular should adopt...
by Kiel Downey | Oct 9, 2018 | ROLC News
The Rule of Law Collaborative has become a partner of the Task Force on Justice, an initiative of the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies. The Task Force on Justice is a group of international justice leaders and experts who work together to help...