WHY WE SHOULDN’T REWARD FEARMONGERING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING
Zeroing in on just a few problematic pardons cast a shadow and undermined the legitimacy of the entire clemency effort, making it look like it’s a serious harm to the public.
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Deep Investigation Must Take On Structural Racism
Unlike private individuals, when state actors attack and disrespect citizens, they implicate all Americans because they act in our name and on our behalf.
Legal justification for releasing nonviolent prisoners during the COVID-19 outbreak
Spectrum News 1 featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the legal justification for releasing nonviolent prisoners during the COVID-19 outbreak. “When we expose prisoners to unhealthy, unsafe conditions, that can constitute the infliction of unnecessary and wanton pain, in violation of the Eighth Amendment,” he said. Listen Read more…
The CDC isn’t favoring Trump states with coronavirus spending
The Washington Post published an analysis by Nicholas Napolio, Ph.D. candidate, who is studying political science at USC.
Political Fashion Statements & the Public Agenda
Fashion runways are public displays of opinion are just one of the many ways people enforce the public’s agenda. Bold statements are coming from high-end designers that usually have lots of wealth, which often means power in today’s society. All of these people are stakeholders. The fashion community is largely run by women and queer people who often feel they are after-thoughts in the policy-making and policy formulation processes.
The Republican Party is white and Southern. How did that happen?
The Washington Post featured an analysis cowritten by Jeffery Jenkins of the USC Price School on why the Republican Party is primarily white and Southern. “Historians and political scientists traditionally emphasize how the national Democratic Party began supporting civil rights, which alienated white Southern voters. But our research shows that Read more…
PIPE* Research: Abby K. Wood, USC, Gould School of Law
Campaign Finance Transparency Affects Legislators’ Election Outcomes and Behavior Do audits by executive agencies impact the behavior of those audited? Does revealing negative information about legislators affect electoral results and behavior? Institutions that encourage transparency, such as campaign finance disclosure, influence mass and elite behavior. We theorize that greater transparency Read more…
Week in Politics: Mexican Tariff Shutdown, 2020 Presidential Candidate Check Ins and More
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornslife School as part of their weekly political roundtable. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler announced that he’s reached an agreement with the DOJ, ahead of the contempt vote (Airtalk) President Trump’s Mexico tariff deadline is today. Even though Trump announced that Read more…
A $1,800 apartment became a $3,300 corporate rental. Is that bad for housing?
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Price School on if extended-stay apartments are hurting the housing market overall. But Green argued the correct policy response isn’t to crack down on the practice, but to allow more housing to be built in the first place. That way, different living arrangements can Read more…
Fearing active shooters, employers turn to workers to monitor their peers
The Washington Post quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on identifying potential shooters in the workplace before incidents occur. “When it comes to attackers, they pick their victims,” said Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent who is now a security consultant and a professor of national and homeland security at the University Read more…
Digging Into ‘Recomposition’….Composting of Human Remains
KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk” interviewed David Sloane of the USC Price School about a new law in Washington state that will allow the composting of human remains. Would you be willing to consider recomposition as an alternative to more traditional methods if it were ever approved in California? How close is California to Read more…
APSA Awards Bill Resh
The American Political Science Association announced the winners of the Simon Book Award. Congratulations to our William Resh for his book Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration. More info here
Disruption comes for death
Vox quoted David Sloane of the USC Price School about environmentally-friendly and more cost-effective funeral options. “Cremation is now the normal way to take care of a death for millions of Americans,” says Dr. David Sloane, a professor of urban planning, policy, and history at the University of Southern California and author of Is the Read more…
After Student Uproar, Harvard Removes Dean Who Represented Harvey Weinstein
KPCC-FM Air Talk quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School in an audio roundtable discussion on the recent removal of a Harvard College Dean. Listen here
Why Alabama’s New Abortion Law Probably Won’t Reach the Supreme Court
KPCC-FM Air Talk quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School in an audio discussion on Alabama’s new abortion law. Full audio discussion here
USC Price Hosts Intelligence Analyst to Discuss Mueller Report
By Matthew Kredell Intelligence analyst and commentator Malcolm Nance joined USC Price Professor Erroll Southers on April 30 for an Unredacted conversation about the Mueller Report findings. Watch the live webcast here. The USC Bedrosian Center on Governance and USC Safe Communities Institute hosted the event to examine key findings in the Read more…
SoCal terror plot thwarted
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” interviewed Erroll Southers of the USC Price School about the growing number of violent domestic terror attacks against places of worship. Full interview here
Home Prices fall in Southern California for the first time in 7 years
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the possible correlation between housing prices falling in Southern California and the area’s declining population. “It appears we may have hit an inflection point in terms of population growth,” Green said. Full article here
LA population shrinking, even as larger region still grows
CNBC quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how housing is affecting Los Angeles’ population growth. “Los Angeles is just not growing,” said Richard Green, director of the University of Southern California’s Lusk Center for Real Estate. “A lot of [the reason] is housing, and not just the cost of housing Read more…
Life after driving: How California seniors are rethinking getting around
Southern California public radio affiliates The Daily Democrat The Mercury News and the East Bay Times quoted Lisa Schweitzer of the USC Price School on why older adults are often reluctant to give up their driving privileges. “One of the things we know from prior generations is that cars are one of the last things people stop Read more…
Why California could decide the outcome of the 2020 democratic primaries
ThinkProgress quoted Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College about the role of early presidential primaries in winnowing the field. “I do think the early states will help winnow the field,” Christian Grose, a professor at University of Southern California (USC), told ThinkProgress. Grose noted that even if 10 candidates drop out by Read more…
Mayor Mike Duggan set her up to succeed. That raises questions.
Detroit Free Press and Deadline Detroit quoted Terry Cooper of the USC Price School on whether it is unusual for a city government to raise funds for a nonprofit. Cooper, the USC professor, said the public deserves to know more about the city’s support of Make Your Date. “Are we being fair to other nonprofits Read more…
En Los Ángeles, es un sueño tener una casa
La Opinion quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on how California is slowly excluding residents with less education “Hemos estado importando graduados universitarios que es bueno”, dijo Green. “Pero lo que hacen los graduados universitarios es ofrecer mayor oferta por una vivienda; mientras que la mayoría de las personas que no Read more…
Why far-right attackers aren’t charged as domestic terrorists
ThinkProgress quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on why only perpetrators associated with a foreign country or ideology are charged with terrorism. “We don’t charge people with terror offenses unless they’re connected with a foreign country or ideology,” Southers told ThinkProgress. “While a hate crime charge can still send a person Read more…
‘Dark money’ groups pour tens of millions of dollars into N.J. elections. Lawmakers want to know their donors.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Abby K. Wood of the USC Gould School about the use of dark money in political advertising. “When these groups run negative political advertising, viewers have no idea who is behind the message, said Abby K. Wood, a professor of law, political science, and public policy at the University of Read more…