Professor Barry Friedman
Professor Maria Ponomarenko
Professor Phillip Goff
Monday, 4:10 to 6:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 208
LAW-LW.12606.001
2 credits
Policing is a vital government function, in that before society can achieve much else, people and communities must be safe and secure. But the powers we bestow upon police have the potential—if not exercised properly—to threaten the most basic values in our constitutional republic. The Policing Colloquium invites scholars to campus to discuss their work, focusing on the promises and challenges posed by policing.
This year the theme for the course is Race, Inequality, and Law. Over the last few years there have been numerous concerns expressed about the disparate impact of policing based on class and race, and particularly its impact on Black and Brown communities. This semester we will read works-in-progress by leading scholars on these issues, and discuss how law can address them. The course format will be a colloquium, meaning scholars will come to discuss their work with us.
FALL 2017 Schedule of Presenters
September 18, 2017
October 2, 2017
October 16, 2017
October 30, 2017
November 13, 2017
November 27, 2017
Paper: Portals to Politics: Perspectives on Policing from the Grassroots