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# Civil asset forfeiture following stops | # Civil asset forfeiture following stops | ||
# Use of force in traffic stops | # Use of force in traffic stops | ||
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# Enforcement activities in commercial bus travel | # Enforcement activities in commercial bus travel | ||
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# Aviation security screenings | # Aviation security screenings | ||
# International border crossings | # International border crossings | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 21 September 2020
Background
- Nine Charts About Wealth Inequality in America (2017) [1]
- Traffic Safety Facts: Race and Ethnicity, DOT HS 810 995 (2009) [2]
- Stanford Open Policing Project, Findings [3]
Presentations
For the first hour of our class, each student will briefly introduce a specific topic related to law enforcement in transportation:
- Select one of the topics below by visiting [DOODLE LINK HERE].
- Prepare a three-minute presentation that (1) explains the topic, (2) identifies potential issues of racial justice, and (3) highlights key questions for discussion, reflection, and further study.
- If you will be in class: Give your presentation. You may not exceed three minutes!
- If you will not be in class: Record your presentation and share it with the class no later than Sunday at 9pm.
The topics are:
- "Walking while black"
- Stop-and-frisk
- Traffic fines as a revenue source
- Pretextual vehicle stops
- Equipment, insurance, and license violations
- Disparities in vehicle stops
- Disparities in vehicle searches
- Canine sniffs following stops
- Consent searches following stops
- Civil asset forfeiture following stops
- Use of force in traffic stops
- Checkpoints/roadblocks
- Enforcement activities in commercial bus travel
- Transit police
- Aviation security screenings
- International border crossings
- "100-mile border zone"
Discussion
In the second half of
