DISCUSSION POST – WK 13

Class, please read this report on the 911 system (also found under the readings tab on OpenLab). What does the analysis on the 911 system reveal about the need in communities and how they be better addressed instead of calling the police? (Please also discuss anything else that comes to mind).

Please be sure to respond to at least *two* other student posts. 

*Be sure to review the discussion board grading rubric found under Course Materials to know the expectations for participation*

DISCUSSION POST – WK 12

Class, lately, particularly in response to the fatigue over the extralegal uses of force by police, there has been a lot of talk of defunding police, abolishing police, reimagining justice, etc. Is it possible to curb violence without police intervention? Please read this report (also found under the readings tab on OpenLab). After reading the article please name two findings from the report that speaks to how a future with significantly less police intervention would look like. (Please also discuss anything else that comes to mind).

Please be sure to respond to at least *two* other student posts. 

*Be sure to review the discussion board grading rubric found under Course Materials to know the expectations for participation*

 

DISCUSSION POST FOR WEEK 10

Class please read this article and discuss how it relates to the information we learned about urban renewal. Are there any parallels to back when Robert Moses was in charge? Why is the situation in Soho being discussed in relation to inequality? What is the association with affordable housing? (Please also discuss anything else that comes to mind).

*Be sure to review the discussion board grading rubric found under Course Materials to know the expectations for participation*