UpClose With Christy Lopez

This month’s spotlighted member is Christy Lopez, professor from practice and co-director of the Center for Innovations in Community Safety at Georgetown Law. In her interview, Lopez reflects on the Ferguson Police Department investigation she led during her time serving in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Leading Scholars Identify Likely Drivers of the Historic U.S. Homicide Decline

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