JC in the News
You can access the latest roundup of JC members in the news, appearing in outlets such as The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, NBC News, and The New York Times.
Scholar
- Baskin-Sommers 3
- Bell 10
- Betts 15
- Bozic 1
- Camacho 11
- Canales 1
- Doherty 3
- Forman Jr 21
- Goff 38
- Gohara 7
- Gripp 1
- Hinton 24
- Jackson 1
- Justice 1
- Justice Collaboratory 1
- Katsaros 3
- Kohler-Hausmann 6
- Meares 39
- Nobo 4
- Orihuela 1
- Papachristos 10
- Peyton 1
- Richeson 8
- Sierra-Arévalo 3
- Stanley 6
- Thomas 1
- Tyler 15
- Venkatesh 5
- Wang 7
- Weaver 8
- Yaffe 2
Opinion: Why the Trump indictment isn’t as legally dubious as many claimed
LA Times | Gideon Yaffe writes an op-ed for the LA Times on how a New York grand jury used tested legal theories in order to charge Trump with federal crimes.
How just is Connecticut's criminal justice system?
WNPR | James Forman participates in a panel discussion about Connecticut's criminal justice system.
Do You Trust that Justice is Just? with Nathan Matias, Tracey Meares, and Tom Tyler
Reimagining the Internet | Trusting justice means making it feel meaningful—people have to trust that justice systems are just. To conclude this podcast miniseries on Trust, we talk with Tracey Meares and Tom Tyler about procedural justice.
Real solution to the policing culture problem
The Hill | Jorge Camacho and Caroline Nobo write an op-ed for The Hill on local and state-led solutions to policing’s culture problem and how some reforms have had a positive impact.
The Criminal System is Full of People With Psychopathy. It Fails to Help Them
The Appeal | Jorge Camacho and Arielle Baskin-Sommers explain how they've seen the criminal legal system treat psychopathy as a moral failing—instead of a treatable mental illness.
Live Feed: Police Body Cams in Connecticut
Inside Investigator | Jorge Camacho speaks with Inside Investigator about police body cams.
Can police brutality be reduced through better training? Here’s what the evidence says.
Grind | Tom Tyler speaks with Grind in the wake of Tyre Nichols’s murder about procedural justice.
Ben Crump applauded 'swift justice' in Tyre Nichols killing. Experts say the speed was 'unusual.'
USA Today | Jorge Camacho talks to USA Today about accountability for the Memphis officers involved in the murder of Tyre Nichols.
Cities with the Biggest Homicide Rate Problems
Wallet Hub | In order to better understand the recent rise in homicide rates, what causes it, and what impact it will have, WalletHub turned to a panel of experts including Jorge X. Camacho of the Justice Collaboratory.
How the push and pull of unions is hindering police reform around the country
USA Today | Common demands for police reform include chipping away at long-established police protections: make complaints against officers open to the public, tighten and enforce use-of-force rules, and reform the disciplinary process.
Why Don't Restrictions on Guns Cover the Police?
The Trace | In January 2013, responding to the Sandy Hook massacre, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed firearms restrictions through the state Legislature that were touted as the nation’s toughest.
From a near-lynching and prison to a Pulitzer Prize. A Connecticut artist and writer’s life story resonates today.
Hartford Courant | Winfred Rembert is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South.
They were released from prison because of COVID-19. Their freedom didn't last long.
USA Today | Marisol Orihuela is quoted in a story about the reimprisonment of three women by the federal Bureau of Prisons.
BOP’s ‘Unfettered’ Power to Re-Imprison
The Crime Report | Marisol Orihuela writes about the reimprisonment of three women by the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Chief Hopeful Vows “Legitimacy” Policing
New Haven Independent | Mayorally nominated next-Police Chief Karl Jacobson has two words he wants to bring to the beat: “procedural justice,” a way to build community trust and police legitimacy.
Expected reversal of Miranda requires states to step up on policing
The Hill | Jorge Camacho writes about a lesser-known SCOTUS case - Vega v. Tekoh, challenging Miranda rights.
Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub
The Washington Post | Tracey Meares was honored as a Springfield High School valedictorian on April 16, 38 years after the she was denied the title.
From Retribution to ‘Healing’: Changing How We Help Crime Survivors
The Crime Report | “Black-led survivors’ organizations provide an alternative blueprint for safety and justice.” Miriam Gohara writes about how we can do more to support crime victims.