California at crossroads over district attorney role
CALmatters quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the changing perception of political candidates who are endorsed by law enforcement. “It used to be something prideful, to have police union endorsements. Now it may be stigmatized.” Full article here
Law Enforcement Immunity
Spectrum News 1 featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on qualified immunity and the inability to sue law enforcement officers who violate people’s rights. Under the doctrine of qualified immunity, even if a police officer acts unreasonably, you have no remedy against them. Jody Armour Tweet Listen to Read more…
Race and Law Enforcement: Research to Inform Reform Movements
The nation has witnessed two weeks of civil unrest; and policing as a political institution has been under public scrutiny for decades. With protests in all 50 states during this latest public outcry, a call for reform resounds. As we work toward a resolution many are asking – what do Read more…
How do law enforcement handle domestic terrorism in the digital age?
KCRW-FM featured an interview with Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on how law enforcement should handle domestic terrorism in the digital age. “There is a saying that goes: when you have an attack, they want more people watching than people dead. And so every time they’re able to Read more…
Portland cop’s chatty texts to Patriot Prayer spur outrage but are standard police strategy, experts say
The Oregonian quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School about law enforcement strategies to communicate with extremist groups. The confiding tone of Niiya’s emails and texts could be taken as preferential treatment to people not familiar with police technique, said Erroll G. Southers, a national security professor at the University of Southern Read more…
Gregory DeAngelo
PS You’re Busted: How bridging silos in research & practice can impact human trafficking irl In this episode of the PS You’re Interesting podcast, Jeff Jenkins talks about human trafficking with Greg DeAngelo, Associate Professor of Economic Studies at Claremont Graduate University. How does an economist get data on human trafficking and Read more…
Political Scientists Gather to Examine the Interplay of Race & Law Enforcement
by Nathan K. Micatka and Nicholas Napolio On October 30, 2018, several political scientists descended upon the University of Southern California for the Race and Law Enforcement Symposium. The symposium was organized by the Political Institutions and Political Economy Collaborative within the Bedrosian Center for Governance in the USC Sol Price Read more…
Rhymes for Young Ghouls
? Rhymes for Young Ghouls, written and directed by Jeff Barnaby is set on the Red Crow Mi’g Maq reservation, 1976. It follows 15 year old Aila as she navigates growing up in a country which imposes taxes and violence upon those who wish to preserve heritage, language, and way Read more…
PIPE* Workshop: Ben Newman, UCR
“Uncovering Discrimination in the Policing of Anti-Immigrant Hate Crime” With an increase in ethnically motivated hate crime, we explore the issue of the rigor in which law enforcement agencies police potential hate crime activity. We conducted a large-scale field experiment on roughly 6,800 police departments throughout the United States to test for Read more…
Inside Experts’ Push to Steer The School Security Industry Toward Collaboration, Best Practices
Campus Safety Magazine mentioned Erroll Southers of the USC Price School helped compile a list of security assessment resources for schools.
Southers Speaks About Leadership, Extremism at US Air Force Academy Symposium
Speaking to cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Erroll Southers let them know that, even though they are intelligent students demonstrating a commitment to being the next generation of American leaders, they are also prime targets for recruitment by homegrown violent extremist organizations.