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===Context===
 
===Context===
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# Nine Charts About Wealth Inequality in America (2017) [https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/]
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# Brian Addison, The (Classist, Racist) History of Jaywalking (2018) [https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/13/the-classist-racist-history-of-jaywalking]
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# Traffic Safety Facts: Race and Ethnicity, DOT HS 810 995 (2009) [https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/810995]
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# Angie Schmitt, Jacksonville's "Jaywalking" Enforcement is Very, Very Racist (2017) (including the embedded video) [https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/11/16/jacksonvilles-jaywalking-enforcement-is-very-very-racist]
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# Stanford Open Policing Project, Findings [https://openpolicing.stanford.edu/findings]
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# John Affleck, Black Teen's Death Leads to Bus Route Change at Upscale Mall (1996) [https://apnews.com/article/6bab86fd61fef1bf746f3ceabdf2bccb]
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# David A. Harris, The Stories, the Statistics and the Law: Why 'Driving While Black' Matters, 84 Minnesota Law Review 265 (1999) [https://ssrn.com/abstract=199508]
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# Eleanor Cummins, The surprising politics of sidewalks (2018) [https://www.popsci.com/politics-versus-sidewalks/]
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# Emily Badger, The inequality of sidewalks (2016) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/15/the-inequality-of-sidewalks/]
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# Smart Growth America, Dangerous by Design (2019) [https://smartgrowthamerica.org/app/uploads/2019/01/Dangerous-by-Design-2019-FINAL.pdf]
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# PeopleforBikes and Alliance for Biking & Walking, Building Equity: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities (2015) [https://bikeleague.org/sites/default/files/equityreport2015.pdf]
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# Lindsay Huth and Tala Salem, Bike-Share Still Has a Race Problem (2018) [https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-06-14/bike-share-still-has-a-race-problem]
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# Casey Neistat, Bike Lanes (2011) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ]
  
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===Presentations===
 
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For the first hour of our class, each student will briefly introduce a specific topic related to law enforcement in transportation:
 
  
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# Select one of the topics below by visiting this link: [https://doodle.com/poll/xm2mwqab33uwf2zi]. Sign up with your first name or initials, and make a note of your selection before submitting the form.
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# Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (1974), Chapters 36, 37, 38, 42
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# Prepare a three-minute presentation that (a) explains the topic, (b) identifies potential issues of racial justice, (c) highlights key questions for discussion, reflection, and further inquiry, and (d) cites sources.
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## Note: Chapters 39 and 40 are recommended but optional, and we previously read chapter 41
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# If you will be in class: Give your presentation. You may not exceed three minutes!
 
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# If you will not be in class: Record your presentation and share it with the class no later than Sunday at 9pm.
 
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The topics are:
 
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# "Walking while black"
 
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# Stop-and-frisk
 
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# Traffic fines as a revenue source
 
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# Pretextual vehicle stops
 
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# Equipment, insurance, and license violations
 
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# Disparities in vehicle stops
 
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# Disparities in vehicle searches
 
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# Canine sniffs following stops
 
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# Consent searches following stops
 
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# Civil asset forfeiture following stops
 
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# Use of force in traffic stops
 
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# Checkpoints/roadblocks
 
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# Enforcement activities in commercial bus travel
 
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# Transit policing
 
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# Aviation security screenings
 
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# International border crossings
 
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# "100-mile border zone"
 
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===Discussion===
 
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For the second half of our class, we will join Professor Seth Stoughton's Criminal Procedure students for a joint freeform discussion of racial discrimination in traffic enforcement. Come prepared to (a) share what you learned, (b) identify issues, problems, and solutions, (c) ask questions, and (d) participate fully in discussions of both your selected topic specifically and enforcement generally.
 

Revision as of 19:01, 30 September 2020

Context

  1. Brian Addison, The (Classist, Racist) History of Jaywalking (2018) [1]
  2. Angie Schmitt, Jacksonville's "Jaywalking" Enforcement is Very, Very Racist (2017) (including the embedded video) [2]
  3. John Affleck, Black Teen's Death Leads to Bus Route Change at Upscale Mall (1996) [3]
  4. Eleanor Cummins, The surprising politics of sidewalks (2018) [4]
  5. Emily Badger, The inequality of sidewalks (2016) [5]
  6. Smart Growth America, Dangerous by Design (2019) [6]
  7. PeopleforBikes and Alliance for Biking & Walking, Building Equity: Race, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer cities (2015) [7]
  8. Lindsay Huth and Tala Salem, Bike-Share Still Has a Race Problem (2018) [8]
  9. Casey Neistat, Bike Lanes (2011) [9]


  1. Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (1974), Chapters 36, 37, 38, 42
    1. Note: Chapters 39 and 40 are recommended but optional, and we previously read chapter 41
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