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POL AMER 2147 - Law, Politics and Society

This guide provides access to readings and data on: access to justice - liability and tort law - and criminal justice reform.

News etc.

Andrea, May Sahouri. 2020. "ACLU: Race Disparity in Iowa Pot Arrests: Blacks 7.3 Times More Likely to be Held for Marijuana Possession than Whites." Des Moines Register, Apr 21.

Beeman, Perry. 2020. "Cities Seek More Data to Prevent Profiling: Official: Studies are Currently a 'Hodgepodge'." Des Moines Register, Jul 27, 2020.

Fleig, Shelby and May Sahouri Andrea. 2020. "Officials Balk at Calls to Defund DM Police: No One on Council Supports Cutting Budget, Unlike in Other Cities." Des Moines Register, Jul 20

"Former Warden: 8 Ideas for Iowa's Justice System." 2020.Des Moines Register, Aug 17, 2020.

Gruber-Miller, Stephen. 2019. "1st Step Toward Giving Prisoners 2nd Chance: Governor Names Group to Study Bias in the Justice System." Des Moines Register, Oct 16, 2020.

"Iowans must Listen, Act to End Systemic Racism." 2020.Des Moines Register, Jun 09.

"Lots of Studies, Little Action on Criminal Justice Reform: The Public Safety Advisory Board has made Recommendations Directly Related to Issues the Governor Seeks to Address. Why Not Follow the Direction Provided by the Board?" 2019.Des Moines Register,

Muller, Lyle. “Amid Protests and Change, Iowa Police Training on Implicit Bias Varies.” Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, Sept 6, 2020.

Pfannenstiel, Brianne and Kim Norvell. 2020. "Iowans: It could Happen here: 68% Say Police could Kill an Unarmed Black Person." Des Moines Register, Jun 17.

Richardson, Ian. 2020. "State Panel Explores Ideas for Anti-Racial Profiling Legislation." Des Moines Register, Jun 25.