Jody Armour was interviewed live by Claudia Peschiutta of KNX 1070-AM radio on the legal liability of the city and the Los Angeles Police Department after detonating fireworks in a residential neighborhood. “It sounds like almost the definition of carelessness that I would bring up in a classroom hypothetical with Read more…
The Guardian featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the three decades since the Rodney King beating. “So many activists are calling for defunding the police because the changes that have occurred have not made real changes in how many Angelenos and marginalized communities are experiencing policing.” Full Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on members of the LAPD reportedly mocking the death of George Floyd on Valentine’s Day. “It’s a real public relations nightmare and it’s also a public safety nightmare.”
Los Angeles Times quoted Terry Cooper of the USC Price School on the need for police commissioner oversight. Terry Cooper, professor emeritus at USC’s Price School of Public Policy, said commissioners need to play an active, interested and knowledgeable role to provide oversight. The commission president, he said, should “consult Read more…
Fox & Hounds Dailypublished an editorial by Sherry Bebitch Jeffeof the USC Price School and Doug Jeffe paying tribute to the late John Mack. John Mack was an assertive civil rights leader. He was also a dedicated community leader whose contributions will continue to impact everyone in Southern California and Read more…
Curbed LA quoted Jody Armourof the USC Gould School about how Los Angeles can combat its homelessness problem ahead of hosting the 2028 Olympics. Ten years from now, when Los Angeles shows itself off again on the world stage, authorities will have two options, says Jody Armour, a law professor at USC Read more…
Los Angeles Daily News highlighted a partnership between the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School, USC Price School and Los Angeles Police Department on a project to educate officers on how to handle interactions with residents who may be experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction. “We think we’re engaged in the single most Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback The way Steve Soboroff remembers it, the most significant development in Los Angeles in 75 years started with a helicopter ride. As he was riding high above the downtown L.A. skyline in search of potential sites for a National Football League stadium in the mid-1990s, the empty space Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback Today marks the most wide-open election for Los Angeles County Sheriff in more than a century. As the Los Angeles Times noted, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell is favored by many to win the county’s top law enforcement job, a rarity for an organization where most departing Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback During his run for mayor, Eric Garcetti campaigned on the power of his youthful perspective and his willingness to seek innovative solutions to governance, especially those related to technology. A prominent part of his new administration is the integration of big data into city management, with the immediate Read more…
