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Guest Commentary: 10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

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|Date: September 08, 2021
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Guest Commentary: 10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn' ...

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives. By Paige Fernandez and Taylor Penderg ...

September 08, 2021
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Proactive Policing May Increase Major Crime, NY Study Finds

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|Date: July 24, 2021
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Proactive Policing May Increase Major Crime, NY Study Finds

By Hetva Joshi and Sydney Kaplan NEW YORK — While a high level of police presence is usually thoug ...

By Hetva Joshi and Sydney Kaplan NEW YORK — While a high level of police presence is usually thought to decrease crime, researchers Christopher Sullivan and Zachary O’Keefe found the opposite i ...

July 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically

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|Date: May 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: International Accountability is Critical to Dismantling Systemic Racism and Police Brutality Domestically

A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, effo ...

A robust international accountability mechanism would further support and complement, not undermine, efforts to dismantle systemic racism in the United States. By Nicolas Aramayo This month marks a ye ...

May 12, 2021
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Big Day of Giving Event – Feat. George Gascón and Brendon Woods on Policing (Video + Audio)

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|Date: May 10, 2021
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Big Day of Giving Event – Feat. George Gascón and Brendon Woods on Policing (Video + Audio)

On May 6, the Vanguard held a special live webinar featuring LA District Attorney George Gascón and Alame ...

On May 6, the Vanguard held a special live webinar featuring LA District Attorney George Gascón and Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods on Policing and Race in America. Listen as two leaders in crim ...

May 10, 2021
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LCCR REPORT: Non-Traffic Violations Disproportionately Harm Black, Latinx, Unhoused in California

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|Date: April 18, 2021
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LCCR REPORT: Non-Traffic Violations Disproportionately Harm Black, Latinx, Unhoused in California

By Roxanna Jarvis and Julia Asby CALIFORNIA - A Sept. 2020 report published by the Lawyers’ Committee of ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Julia Asby CALIFORNIA - A Sept. 2020 report published by the Lawyers’ Committee of Civil Rights (LCCR) reveals that Black, Latinx, and people experiencing homelessness are dispr ...

April 18, 2021
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SFDA Chesa Boudin Joins San Francisco Profs, Students in Virtual Webinar on Police Accountability

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|Date: February 24, 2021
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SFDA Chesa Boudin Joins San Francisco Profs, Students in Virtual Webinar on Police Accountability

By Alana Bleimann and Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO - Professors and students from The University of San ...

By Alana Bleimann and Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO - Professors and students from The University of San Francisco gathered virtually here to lead a discussion with SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin ...

February 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

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|Date: December 21, 2020
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Guest Commentary: How Do We Address Systems of Inequity in the City?

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move fr ...

By Gloria Partida As a football fan, punting is probably my least favorite play. I understand the move from a strategic stand point but I can’t help but feel that the team should just keep trying. Th ...

December 21, 2020
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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 09, 2020
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Commentary: A New Council Comes In – Here’s What They Will Need To Address

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Le ...

By David M. Greenwald Four of the five members of the Davis City Council will be returning, with Brett Lee leaving the council and Josh Chapman joining it. The council is going to have to address ser ...

December 09, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

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|Date: October 23, 2020
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Davis City Council Questions: Question 7 – Race and Policing

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 p ...

This is our seventh of eight questions. The candidates get exactly 250 words. The answer was due at 9 pm on Thursday. Question 7: Various councilmembers have voiced support publicly for Black lives. ...

October 23, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Policing Studies Measure Benefits to Crime Reduction—But Not Social Costs

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|Date: October 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Policing Studies Measure Benefits to Crime Reduction—But Not Social Costs

Research has shown only that police can be sufficient, not that they are necessary. by John Pfaff Perhaps ...

Research has shown only that police can be sufficient, not that they are necessary. by John Pfaff Perhaps one of the more unexpected events this turbulent year has been the rate at which efforts to de ...

October 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

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|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. T ...

By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer of hate. The most growth and change for children often happens over summer. This year we have the call to ...

September 27, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 4

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|Date: September 26, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 4

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, an ...

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, and Woodland Council Candidates). Yolo People Power 2020 Candidate Survey Yolo People Power is a ...

September 26, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 3

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|Date: September 25, 2020
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Candidate Survey – Yolo People Power – Part 3

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, an ...

(Editor’s note: this is the third of six candidate surveys of the Davis City Council, Yolo Supervisor, and Woodland Council Candidates). Yolo People Power 2020 Candidate Survey Yolo People Power is a ...

September 25, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis

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|Date: September 01, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Toward a New Model of Policing for Davis

A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Bo ...

A Letter to the Public Safety Joint Subcommittee by Morgan Poindexter, Julea Shaw, Aarthi Sekar, Rowan Boswell, Caitlin French & Jordan Varney When formulating the specifics of policy changes, it ...

September 01, 2020
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Zoom Forum Debates ‘Crime, Race, Politics in Era of COVID-19’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: August 24, 2020
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Zoom Forum Debates ‘Crime, Race, Politics in Era of COVID-19’

By Kalen Abe Sitting in front of a poster of his book released last week, entitled N*gga Theory: Race, La ...

By Kalen Abe Sitting in front of a poster of his book released last week, entitled N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law, Jody David Armour said, “Whoever puts on that blue unifor ...

August 24, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Confidence in Police at a Record Low

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 17, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Confidence in Police at a Record Low

By David M. Greenwald In 2015 when a string of incidents involving the police started occurring—Michael ...

By David M. Greenwald In 2015 when a string of incidents involving the police started occurring—Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott and Freddie Gray—it led to a national movement pus ...

August 17, 2020
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Judge Chastises Cops for ‘Sloppy Police Work’ in Felony in Vandalism Case

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|Date: August 03, 2020
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Judge Chastises Cops for ‘Sloppy Police Work’ in Felony in Vandalism Case

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge admonished the prosecution for pres ...

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge admonished the prosecution for presenting a flawed case, based on “shoddy” police work and questionable identification last week i ...

August 03, 2020
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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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Leading Prosecutors Call for Prosecutorial Reform, Redefining ‘Camaraderie’ with Police

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia Di ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider NATIONAL – St. Louis Police Chief Attorney Kimberly Gardner and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner are making a national call for prosecutors to more effectively ho ...

June 25, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Episode 70 – Calvin Handy Discusses Race and Policing

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken t ...

Since May 25 and the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers in Minnesota, protesters have taken to the streets and the nation has been debating policing and the legacy of racism. Everyday Inju ...

June 22, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Do We Police Protests against Police Violence?

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|Date: June 02, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Why Do We Police Protests against Police Violence?

By Sajid Khan Why do we need police at the protests against their very existence? Wouldn’t it be safer an ...

By Sajid Khan Why do we need police at the protests against their very existence? Wouldn’t it be safer and smarter to just let our citizens and people express themselves and not pit them against alrea ...

June 02, 2020
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