John
Jay in the Media
is an e-publication of the Office of Marketing and Communications that
informs the campus community about the impressive coverage that our
faculty, staff, students and alumni frequently receive in the media. The
newsletter includes links to highlights of John Jay College's media
coverage.
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A Special Note:
We
would like to thank the more than 30 professors who contributed to the
160 articles below, with a special thanks to those who lent their time
and expertise for hours a day, for three weeks, to multiple reporters. We
are proud to see so many John Jay experts helping to guide the important
conversations we are now having as a nation. By providing this wealth of
experience and information, it is our hope that the outcomes of these
discussions lead to better, stronger, and safer communities.
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CBS News Online • June 11, 2020
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What the future of policing might look like
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President
Karol Mason gave an extended interview on the CBSN program Red &
Blue where she spoke about the future of policing and ways to regain
the trust and confidence of law enforcement in the communities they
serve.
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KPCC-FM • June 2, 2020
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KPCC-FM (NR LA) AirTalk
Co-Director
of the NYPD Police Studies Program and Professor Maki Haberfeld
emphasized the need for transformational change in policing and
explained how it would be done.
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WWL-AM • June 2, 2020
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WWL 870 - New Orleans
Professor
Emeritus of Forensic Science Lawrence Kobilinsky explained the medical
examiner's autopsy of George Floyd.
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C-SPAN • June 4, 2020
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Protests Across the U.S.
The
City of Minneapolis works with John Jay's National Network of Safe
Communities to implement the Group Violence and Domestic Violence
intervention systems.
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WNBC-TV • June 5, 2020
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News 4 New York at 4:30
The
Institute for Innovation in Prosecution's forum featuring the mothers
of Amadou Diallo, Delrawn Smalls, Philando Castile, and Sean Bell on
policy reform and systemic racism was featured on NBC.
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PBS NewsHour Online • June 8, 2020
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Cory Booker on how the U.S. should reform policing
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Senator
Cory Booker credited his work with John Jay's National Network for Safe
Communities during his Newark mayoralty for helping the city use
evidence-based solutions, like community interventions, to build safer
communities (at 6:40 mark).
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MSNBC • June 8, 2020
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Rachel
Maddow
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Professor
Phillip Atiba Goff, co-founder and of the Center for Policing Equity,
explained what 'defund the police' means.
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WPIX-TV • June 9, 2020
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Debate Over NYPD and Budget Reform
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Adjunct
Professor and former Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins spoke on
the 'defund the police' movement.
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WPIX-TV • June 10, 2020
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PIX11 News at 6 with Tamsen Fadal and John Muller
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Professor
Peter Moskos, an ex-Baltimore City police officer who chairs the
Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration,
spoke about police reform.
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C-SPAN • June 11, 2020
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Congressional Hearing on Police Reform
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Director
of the Center for Policing Equity Phillip Atiba Goff testified before
the House Judiciary Committee on law enforcement practices and policing
accountability.
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Spectrum News NY1 • June 15, 2020
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News All Morning
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Lucy
Lang, Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John
Jay, was on Mornings on 1 on NY1 discussing police reform.
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Boston Globe Online • June 2, 2020
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Police must relearn lessons they've forgotten
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Professor
of Criminal Justice and former Florida police officer Dennis Kenney
co-wrote an op-ed on how police should interact with at-risk
communities.
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The New York Times Online • June 2, 2020
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The de Blasio Disappointment
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Adjunct
Lecturer and former NYPD officer Eugene O'Donnell blamed de Blasio for
encouraging anti-police sentiment after Officers Rafael Ramos and
Wenjian Liu were murdered in 2015.
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New York Daily News Online • June 3, 2020
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Pandemics, policing and the curse of localism
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Associate
Professor of History Fritz Umbach co-wrote an op-ed calling for a
national intervention on reducing deaths from both pandemics and
abusive policing.
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WNYC-AM All of It with Alison Stewart • June 3,
2020
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What Does it Mean to De-Escalate?
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Adjunct
Professor Adwoa Akhu, a trainer for the NYPD Hostage Negotiators and
former president of the New York Association of Black Psychologists
gave an extended interview on what de-escalation means and how it
works.
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The Appeal • June 3, 2020
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No
More 'COPS'
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Director
of the National Network for Safe Communities David Kennedy commented on
the Community Oriented Policing Services program.
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New York Daily News Online • June 3, 2020
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An economic and social justice imperative
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Associate
Professor of Political Science Susan Kang co-wrote an op-ed calling for
a tax on wealthy New Yorkers in order to fund public higher education.
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CNN Online • June 3, 2020
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Police using rubber bullets that can maim or kill
Adjunct
Professor and former Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins talked
about police using rubber bullets on crowds of protesters, during the
national unrest over the murder of George Floyd.
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Sports Illustrated Online • June 3, 2020
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Giants Issue Statement
The
New York Giants issued a statement about the team's plans to continue
its partnership with John Jay College to help bring about social
change.
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POLITICO Online • June 3, 2020
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How will it end?
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Adjunct
Lecturer and former NYPD officer Eugene O'Donnell commented on the
state of cities in the aftermath of the civil unrest.
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MPR News Online - Minnesota Public Radio
Network • June 3, 2020
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What do the George Floyd autopsies show?
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Associate
Professor and forensic anthropologist Angelique Corthals explained the
discrepancies between the two autopsy reports of George Floyd.
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Vox • June 4, 2020
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America needs to think more about the costs of policing
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Director
of the National Network for Safe Communities David Kennedy explained
the mistrust between police and black communities. Professor Phillip
Atiba Goff's research on racial disparities in American policing
practices was also cited.
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Bloomberg News Online • June 5, 2020
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A Degree Doesn't Buy Privilege for Black Graduates
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Recent
John Jay alumnus Abdoulaye Makanera was profiled in Bloomberg,
detailing how financial aid helped him graduate last month as well as
his plans going forward.
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The New York Times • June 5, 2020
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De Blasio Faces Jeers As Police Crack Down
Adjunct
Professor and former Bergen County Police Chief Brian Higgins commented
on the tensions between the police and the protesters. Co-
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Los Angeles Times • June 5, 2020
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Trump ignores calls for police reforms
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Copyright
2020 Los Angeles Times. All Rights Reserved.
Director
of the NYPD Police Studies Program Professor Maki Haberfeld explained
the need for police reform.
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The Chief • June 5, 2020
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'Just-Us' In America
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor Marc Bullaro wrote a letter to the editor
condemning the prosecutors in Brunswick and Minneapolis for failing to
act until the videos of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd
went public.
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Gotham Philosophical Society • June 5, 2020
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Are Police the Tip of the Iceberg?
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Professor
Emeritus of Philosopy John Kleinig wrote an opinion piece in response
to Brooklyn College's Alex Vitale Guardian op-ed calling for the
defunding of police.
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HuffPost • June 7, 2020
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Rubber Bullets Are Still Bullets
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Professor
of Criminal Justice and former Florida police officer Dennis Kenney
explained police use of nonlethal force during the George Floyd
protests.
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PA Times • June 7, 2020
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Can the States Declare Financial Bankruptcy?
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Adjunct
Professor of Public Administration Stephen R. Rolandi wrote an op-ed on
states declaring bankruptcy due to the pandemic-related economic
crisis.
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WNYC-AM Online • June 8, 2020
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The Police Officer's View
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Adjunct
Assistant Professor Dr. Keith Taylor spoke about claims of
over-policing by protesters and how the officers, especially officers
of color, see their responsibilities now.
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