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The 5-4 decision announced Friday is a victory for privacy in the digital age. The case marks a major change in how police can obtain phone records. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by the court’s four liberals.
Researchers using Los Angeles Police Department data from 2000-2007 found that whites were less likely to be the victims of assaults by blacks and Hispanics, but more likely to be victims of robbery and weapons crimes by those ethnic groups.
The president’s new order, following his Wednesday decision to end the practice of separating children from parents at detention centers, instructs Attorney General Jeff Sessions to ask for court approval to “detain alien families together.” Immigrant advocates say that is not a good solution to the problem.
The cost of police misconduct is increasingly sending cities around the country into debt, generating a burden for taxpayers but profits for investors–and effectively leading to a “financialization of police violence,” according to one advocacy group.
According to a study of Chicago sports viewing habits by researchers at the University of California-Davis, crime rates drop during major televised athletic events. But it’s not clear whether the impact of “entertainment diversion” lasts after the game ends.
A study released by the Urban Institute Tuesday suggests turning youth prisons, which have been slowly closing over the past decade, into places where the community can access social services, business growth, and neighborhood revitalization.
Funding for Countering Violent Extremism programs has increased under the Trump Administration, but researchers at NYU’s Brennan Center found the programs still don’t work, and continue to unfairly target minority communities—particularly Muslims.
Sexual assault survivors in Muslim communities have been reluctant to seek help because of shame and social stigma. But HEART, a social services provider, gives women culturally appropriate support to recover from trauma.
At its annual meeting last week, the American Medical Association House of Delegates backed a sweeping set of actions aimed at reducing the nation’s toll from gun violence. The association called on policymakers to seek “common ground.” It was the second major group, following the nation’s top think tank on policing, to weigh in on the issue.
The number of administrative arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials rose from 108,372 in 2016, to 139,552 in 2017, but they still remain at half the levels they were at between 2008 and 2012, according to the TRAC Immigration Project.