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Cash Bail 101
Justice Miheema Goodine Justice Miheema Goodine

Cash Bail 101

It is quite easy to be apprehended, despite what most people may believe. This is because police do not have to be “convinced” that you are guilty. If there is sufficient evidence for the police, regardless of the situation, you can be arrested and convicted…

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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 3
Justice Grassroots DC Justice Grassroots DC

Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 3

The logic often applied to Body Worn Cameras when people call for this reform is that the threat of having misconduct recorded will prevent police from carrying out said misconduct. Unfortunately, this has not been the case…

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Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 1
Justice Grassroots DC Justice Grassroots DC

Police Reforms: What went wrong? Part 1

For years now, police reform has been a mainstay in public discourse... In the almost 10 years since the inception of BLM, what reforms have been happening here in DC? And have those reforms been effective in reducing, if not ending, police brutality?…

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