criminal justice reform

State & Hill

The Ford School: On the map

May 3, 2023

Here are just a few of the international learning opportunities that Ford School undergraduate and graduate students have undertaken since 2020—travel courses, research projects, internships, externships, and simulations—all preparing students for...

Bias in bail: Parthasarathy cautions against new Public Safety Assessment tools

Apr 19, 2019

Tackling criminal justice reform requires a multi-pronged approach, and one of the most recent avenues gaining traction is an attempt to rework how pretrial decisions are made. The Michigan Supreme Court has its hands in this effort, launching a new...

Thacher examines potential of focused deterrence model for policing and criminal justice reform

Dec 30, 2016

In December 2016, David Thacher's "Channeling Police Discretion: The Hidden Potential of Focused Deterrence" was published in the 2016 volume of University of Chicago Legal Forum. Abstract The breadth of the criminal law and the unfettered...

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series

What policymakers need to know about the criminal justice system

Dec 8, 2022, 4:30-5:30 pm EST

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Auditorium (1110)

Join Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt and Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes for a conversation at the intersection of law, policy, and the criminal justice system.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Pursuing justice in the prosecutor’s office: Racial and economic equity in a stratified community

Oct 14, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

School of Social Work, ECC 1840

Elected Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County Eli Savit and Chief Assistant Prosecutor for Washtenaw County Victoria Burton-Harris present as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.

PUBPOL 475.002

PUBPOL 475.002: Topics: Criminal Justice Reform

Friday

Fall 2020 9:00-11:50 am EDT

Instructor: Broderick Johnson

PUBPOL 750.002

PUBPOL 750.002: Topics: Criminal Justice Reform