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Policing the Vulnerable: The Criminalization of Disability

by Casey J. Bastian

“The vast majority of people whose deaths we are witnessing at the hands of law enforcement do in fact have disabilities”—HEARD Volunteer Director and Community Lawyer Talila Lewis

In a nation that prides itself on justice and equality, why are disabled individuals so often met with ...

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt? Fingerprint Evidence’s Troubling Flaws

by Douglas Ankney

In March 2004, four commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, were bombed. Spain’s National Police recovered a blue plastic bag filled with detonators and traces of explosives. Forensic experts used the standard practice of fumigating the bag with vaporized superglue and staining it with fluorescent dye to reveal ...

A Guilty Voice: Is Voice Analysis Junk Science or Reliable Evidence?

by Clarence Walker Jr.

Law enforcement officials believe our vocal cords betray us with every syllable we speak. Welcome to a world of technology capable of listening to a human voice and then determining whether a person is concealing the truth. Amidst a sea of clever deceptions and unintended revelations, ...

Community Supervision: America’s Hidden Wellspring to Mass Incarceration

by Douglas Ankney and James Mills

According to a 2023 report from the Prison Policy Initiative, about 1.9 million people are imprisoned in America. More than 500,000 people are released from prison each year in addition to the more than 10 million who cycle through the nation’s jails. Most of ...

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