Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program, co-authored the article, “Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That,” with George Washington University Law School Professor Spencer Overton, published on The Nation on July 21, 2016.

Professor Chavis and Professor Overton discuss advice and solutions gathered from traveling to cities across the country.  The original article follows.

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Professor Kami Chavis, founder and director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program, has been named the law school’s Associate Dean for Research and Public Engagement. Dean Suzanne Reynolds (JD ’77) says this position will highlight Professor Chavis’ passion for public engagement.

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Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program, authored the article, “Technology Doesn’t Change the Need for Legal Protection,” published on the New York Times Opinion Page on July 14, 2016.  The article, which follows, discusses the use of technology among law enforcement, in light of the recent shooting of police officers in Dallas, Texas.

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Professor Kami Chavis, director of the law school’s Criminal Justice Program, co-authored the article, “How We Move Beyond Dallas,” with George Washington University Law School Professor Spencer Overton, published on The American Prospect on July 13, 2016.

Professor Chavis and Professor Overton discuss the recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, as well as solutions for moving forward.  They reference a number of implicit bias-related studies and research from sources including the Obama administration’s President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the New York Times, #PopJustice’s report series and more.  The original article follows.

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Professor Kami Chavis, Associate Dean for Research and Public Engagement and Director of the Criminal Justice Program, says Wednesday night’s fatal shooting of a Minnesota man by police during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb has reignited the debate over aggressive police tactics used against racial minorities in America.

The New York Times reports aftermath of Philando Castile’s shooting was captured in a grisly video recorded by the car’s front-seat passenger and streamed live.

“The police shooting of Philando Castile comes on the heels of another violent police encounter that ended in the death of Alton Sterling in Louisiana,” Chavis says. “While it is important to wait for a full investigation to gain  a better understanding of the events that transpired in both of these cases, it is undeniable that these incidents will further strain relations between police and communities nationwide.”

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Professor Kami Chavis authored the following op/ed, “The Supreme Court Didn’t Fix Racist Jury Selection,” originally published in The Nation on May 31, 2016.

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Professor Kami Chavis Simmons was quoted in the following article, “After $6 million Tamir Rice settlement, questions of justice linger,” published originally by The Christian Science Monitor on April 25. This story also ran in Yahoo! News.
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