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LA County Supes Say YES to Civilian Commission to Oversee Sheriff’s Department (Updated)…Convictions That Aren’t…Racial Inequity….Bad School Data…& Torture

December 10, 2014

With a 3-2 vote, the LA County Board of Supervisors passed the motion introduced by Supervisors...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Education • LAPD • LAUSD • Race • Race & Justice • School to Prison Pipeline • Trauma

CA’s Poorer Students Lose Weeks of Instruction…LAUSD Fires Lawyer Who Blamed 14-yr-old for Sex With Teacher….Kids, Trauma & Schools…and LAPD Braces for Ferguson Decision

November 19, 2014

STUDY FINDS CA’S LOW INCOME HIGH SCHOOLS LOSE 25 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION A YEAR Teachers in...

Civil Rights • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Education • Future of Journalism • Innocence • Race • Race & Class • School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Attorney Fights for Justice and Mercy…When Arrests by Police Replace School Discipline….Analyzing Crime Reporting in America

October 21, 2014

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on...

American Voices • Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • DCFS • Foster Care • LAPD • LAPPL

Lawmakers Call for End to Reckless Medicating of CA’s Foster Kids….Head of State Foster Care Sez Not So Fast….Shadows & Ferguson….LAPPL Tells NYT Why Words Matter

August 27, 2014

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS CALL FOR END TO RECKLESS USE OF PSYCH MEDS ON STATE’S FOSTER YOUTH After...

American Voices • Campus Violence • Children and Adolescents • Civil Rights • Education • Juvenile Justice • LAUSD • School to Prison Pipeline • Zero Tolerance and School Discipline

Los Angeles School Police Announce Important Reforms to Decriminalize School Discipline….& More

August 20, 2014

TELLING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR In a drastic change in...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Juvenile Justice • LAPD • Law Enforcement • Media • Prison • Prison Policy • PTSD • Restorative Justice • Trauma

Lessons the LAPD Can Teach……What About Body Cameras?…..John Oliver on Police Militarization….”Toxic Stress” and CA Kids…..& More

August 19, 2014

WHAT FERGUSON CAN LEARN FROM THE LAPD Yes, the Los Angeles Police Department is far from perfect. ...