Jody Armour interviewed by A. Martinez of KPCC’s Take Two at the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s death by a police officer. “Even if there was a complete repeal of qualified immunity, it would not necessarily address the deep rooted problem that activists have been getting at in the Read more…
Fox News featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the recent increase in violent crimes in Los Angeles and how it’s partially tied to previous police behavior. “That reservoir of resentment is actually, in and of itself, also a driver of crime. Until that’s healed, we’re really not going to Read more…
KPCC-FM interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the potential impact of San Francisco’s CAREN Act, which gives the targets of racist 9-1-1 calls the right to sue the caller. “There are real risks that are generated by false reports to the police about blacks.” Listen here
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the negative community impact of hunting for crimes during routine stops. “It really robs people of their full participation in core community activities. It starts to make second-class citizens out of people in stereotyped groups.” Full article here
Los Angeles Daily News featured research from the USC Price School’s Center for Social Innovation and the USC Safe Communities Institute on the relationship between L.A. communities of color and the police. Additional coverage was found on NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV, Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV and KNX 1070 AM. “Building trust Read more…
KPCC-FM interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on his new book that explores race, justice, policing and the law. “Jody talks about some of the major themes he explores in his new book, including critical race theory, criminal justice reform, why he chose the title he did and how Read more…
Los Angeles Daily News quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School. “The militia are walking down the street deciding they’re going to be the police now. The police should do the policing.” Full article here
KCRW-FM featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the value of changes to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Community Safety Partnership. “Why do we give [police] social worker duties and responsibilities? Wouldn’t it be better to have social workers discharge those duties and responsibilities without the badge and Read more…
MEL Magazine featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the call to defund the police. He was also featured in CNET on how videos of brutality changed our view of police and quoted in ESPN’s The Undefeated on the NFL’s hypocrisy regarding Colin Kaepernick. “That’s not just a Read more…
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the need to create real change by addressing actual racial inequality. He was also featured on KCRW-FM and quoted in The Guardian. “Often, what we do after an incident like [the death of George Floyd] Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on if the actions of the Minneapolis police are a local issue or emblematic of a national issue with policing. “It’s time for a hard look, and a hard review, by an independent body of the Read more…
The New York Times (via the Associated Press) quoted Jody David Armour of the USC Gould School on Phoenix adopting civilian oversight of its police force. “More than anything, residents and the police should consider new ways of viewing law enforcement, said Jody David Armour, a University of Southern California Read more…
Yahoo News quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the benefits of body-worn cameras for police officers. “Jody David Armour, a University of Southern California professor of law and criminology, said body-worn cameras “have done quite a bit of good” but only work with strictly enforced requirements.” Read more…
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…
National Public Radio highlighted commentary by Jody Armourof the USC Gould School in a story on the problems of people calling the police unnecessarily in racially charged situations. “You have an alarming tendency of white people starting to use 911 as their kind of customer service line when they have any Read more…
While much attention has been given to the premise that young black men are particularly susceptible to being the target of these acts of police brutality, the problem is not confined to any particular demographic group, as people of all ages, genders, and ethnicities are subjected to violent treatment at the hands of American law enforcement officers. In fact, the frequency and pervasiveness of these incidents suggest that something is very wrong with the state of the police in this country.
