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“Things really have changed following Ferguson because police agencies and police leaders in particular really did have a wake-up call after Ferguson,” said Robinson, who has been involved in national criminal justice policy for more than three decades. “We’ve seen changes in police agencies across the country in those six years. But clearly it’s not been enough and more change is needed.”
President Washington's Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence will focus on short-term and long-term improvements in 5 key areas in order to ensure that every student, faculty, and staff member is welcomed and respected as a full equal in this community of learning.
Professor Laurie Robinson, who during the Obama administration was co-chair of the White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing, explains the complicated legacy in a new episode of the Access to Excellence podcast.
David Weisburd, criminology professor and executive director of the Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy, coauthors op-ed about two distinct measures of policing success: reducing crime and improving law enforcement's relationship with their communities.
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it would discontinue visa exceptions for international students on F-1 visas who take all of their courses for the semester online. This decision could force hundreds of thousands of international students to leave the United States and threatens to interrupt the academic work of more than 3,000 students here at George Mason University.
The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to start August 2021. We are seeking individuals with active research agendas in any area of criminology, criminal justice, and law and society.
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