Contact with the criminal justice system is greater today than at any time in our history. In this
article, we argue that interactions with criminal justice are an important source of political …

… Next I want to turn our focus to Vesla Weaver, who is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
of Political Science and Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Vesla Weaver: Cathy, it's …

… Lerman and Vesla M. Weaver show how this contact with police, courts, and prisons … -ranging—and
pernicious—and Lerman and Weaver go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to …

Civil rights cemented its place on the national agenda with the passage of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, fair housing legislation, federal enforcement of school integration, and the …

The American racial order--the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships
among the nation's races and ethnicities--is undergoing its greatest transformation since the …

Despite the significant role that skin color plays in material well-being and social perceptions,
scholars know little if anything about whether skin color and afrocentric features influence …

This article uses a new technology, “Portals,” to initiate conversations about policing between
individuals in communities where this form of state action is concentrated. Based on more …

Our study explores the arrest experiences of two generational cohorts—those entering
adulthood on either side of a large shift in American policing. Using the National Longitudinal …

The standard account of policy feedback holds that social policy can be self-reinforcing:
policies provide resources that promote economic security and well-being, and they also …

Recently, casual and savage violence of police against peaceful protesters and images of
police in military gear sweeping up residents into unmarked vans has led journalists to …