I. The Promise vs. the Practice In theory, the American justice system rests on a simple premise: equal protection under law. In practice, it operates as a layered ecosystem—federal directives, local policing cultures, prosecutorial discretion—often pulling in different directions at once. Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that […]
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Death Squads in America 1. The Reality of Police Surveillance in Cleveland Over the past several years, Cleveland has embraced a suite of modern surveillance tools that sit at the intersection of public safety and civil liberties. The city has installed at least 100 fixed automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras at […]