Social Justice Posts

Brief #15—Criminal Justice
By Erika Shannon
On September 21st, President Donald Trump followed through with an Executive Order from earlier this month and officially deemed New York, Seattle, and Portland “anarchist jurisdictions.”

Brief #14—Criminal Justice
By Erika Shannon
The protests that have been going on in recent weeks are nothing new here in the U.S. since police-involved shootings have been prompting people to gather an protest for change.

Brief #13—Criminal Justice
By Laura Plummer
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is the largest police department in California and the third largest in the country. Angelenos have been clamoring for meaningful police reform in recent months as the LAPD has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Brief #12—Criminal Justice
By Amy Swain
At the start of the 2016 NFL Preseason, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench during the National Anthem, as the rest of the players as well as stadium attendees stood, hand on heart.

Brief #11—Criminal Justice
By Erika Shannon
This past Sunday, August 23, police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake seven times in the back.

Brief #10—Criminal Justice
By Erika Shannon
Operation Legend has now been up and running since July 8, 2020

Brief #9—Criminal Justice
By Laura Plummer
Across the country Americans are demanding an end to police violence in their communities, with different activist groups calling for different solutions. Chief among these are reform, defund and abolish.

Brief #7—Criminal Justice
By Laura Plummer

Brief #7—Criminal Justice
By Erika Shannon
The Trump Administration has announced a plan to deploy federal agents to several American cities as a part of “Operation Legend” and the so-called “Protecting American Communities Task Force.”