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Study analyzes why Black people in Maine are more likely than white people to be arrested in traffic stops
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Study analyzes why Black people in Maine are more likely than white people to be arrested in traffic stops

Researcher and mediator Jack McDevitt retires after 45 years at Northeastern
Jack McDevitt, Professor of the Practice and Director of the Institute on Race and Justice School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, poses for a portrait on Wednesday June 22, 2022.

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Researcher and mediator Jack McDevitt retires after 45 years at Northeastern

Here’s how policing in the US could be reformed
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Here’s how policing in the US could be reformed

Ahmaud Arbery was killed in Georgia. Should the case be tried as a hate crime?

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Ahmaud Arbery was killed in Georgia. Should the case be tried as a hate crime?

Can data help make racial profiling by police a thing of the past?

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Can data help make racial profiling by police a thing of the past?