Posted: February 6th, 2017 | By: Grace Sykes (JD '17)
In 1966, Rhoda Billings graduated first in her class from Wake Forest University School of Law. She was the only woman.
The year Billings enrolled in law school — 1963 — was also the year the American Bar Association (ABA) first began recording data on gender and law school enrollment. Fifty years after Billing’s graduation, women make up the majority of students enrolled at ABA-accredited law schools.
But Billings (JD ’66) is just one remarkable woman in a long line of strong women leaders at Wake Forest Law.
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Posted: February 6th, 2017 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program, will be among the presenters on Feb. 6, 2017, at the Convening of the Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy in Washington, D.C.
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Posted: January 26th, 2017 | By: Josh Sanburn
Posted: January 10th, 2017 | By: Anne Blythe
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.
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Posted: December 6th, 2016 | By: Henry Gass
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.
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Posted: December 1st, 2016 | By: Natalie Wilson
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.
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Posted: November 18th, 2016 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Posted: November 3rd, 2016 | By: Shaun Ossei-Owusu
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.
Posted: November 2nd, 2016 | By: Cameron McWhirter and Scott Calvert
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.
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Posted: October 6th, 2016 | By: John S Kiernan, with Kami Chavis
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.
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