January 26th, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis is quoted in the following story, “What President Trump’s Threat to ‘Send in the Feds’ Could Mean for Chicago,” written by Josh Sanburn and published in Time magazine on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
January 10th, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Six Wake Forest Law professors — Kami Chavis, Luellen Curry, Miriam Felsenburg, Michael Green, Christopher Knott and Simone Rose — are among those represented in the following article, “NC law professors join 1,400 nationally opposed to Jeff Sessions as attorney general,” written by Anne Blythe and published on by the Raleigh News and Observer on Jan. 9, 2017.
December 6th, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, Associate Dean for Research and Public Engagement and Director of the Criminal Justice Program, was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor story, “Mistrial in Walter Scott police shooting sends strong message,” published by Henry Gass on Dec. 6, 2016. In the excerpt that follows, Chavis discusses police accountability.
December 1st, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis participated in the panel discussion, “Law and Order Circa 2050: Will Technology Make Crime Obsolete?,” regarding the future of police crime-fighting technologies at an event on Nov. 30, 2016, in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University.
November 18th, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis is scheduled to participate in a Future Tense event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Washington, D.C., to consider how new crime-fighting technologies should be deployed to prevent crime, protect our rights, etc., in the future. Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University. The event will be live webcast and can be watched on the New America website. The following article originally appeared on Slate magazine’s website here. The article also appeared on New America’s website here.
November 3rd, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, Associate Dean for Research and Public Engagement and Director of the Criminal Justice Program, is quoted in Fall 2016 issue of The American Prospect magazine article, “Race and the Tragedy of Quota-Based Policing,” written by Shaun Ossei-Owusu.
Following is an excerpt of the original article published online on Nov. 3, 2016.
November 2nd, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, Associate Dean for Research and Public Engagement and Director of the Criminal Justice Program, is quoted in the article, “Trial Over Walter Scott’s Death Revives Police-Shootings Debate,” co-written by Cameron McWhirter and Scott Calvert of The Wall Street Journal. This article was originally published Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016.
October 6th, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program and associate dean for research and public engagement, was featured as an expert in the following WalletHub article, “Should Police Wear Body Cameras? Experts Pick Sides,” published on Oct. 5, 2016. The article discusses North Carolina’s new body camera law with respect to recent high-profile shootings in Baton Rouge, Cleveland, Ferguson, Tulsa and more.
North Carolina’s new body camera law, which requires a court order for footage to be released, went into effect on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. The law has sparked controversy, as many accuse the law of making policing less transparent.
Professor Kami Chavis is featured with other professors, program directors and experts in the field. Her feature follows.
October 3rd, 2016 | General | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program and associate dean for research and public engagement, was featured on the MSNBC Live segment titled, “Does video of Keith Scott bring new facts to light?” on Sept. 23, 2016.
In the segment, Professor Chavis discusses the the video of Keith Lamont Scott released by his family with MSNBC Live host Steve Kornacki. She is joined by Jim Cavanaugh, MSNBC law enforcement analyst. Click here to watch the segment.
October 3rd, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program and associate dean for research and public engagement, discussed North Carolina’s new police body camera law, which went into effect on Oct. 1, 2016, with Keri Brown on 88.5 WFDD’s Politics and Government segment. The print story, “North Carolina Body Camera Law Goes Into Effect,” follows.
Professor Chavis also gave her “expert” opinion on the topic in the WalletHub article, “Should Police Wear Body Cameras? Experts Pick Sides.”
