Earlier this year, the San Francisco Police Commission passed a policy prohibiting officers from making traffic stops for nine types of traffic infractions, described in Table 1 below. The policy bans police... Read more »
In Rock Bar, in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood, a bartender watched as a man who appeared to be homeless shouted on the street outside. The man waved his hands and yelled... Read more »
Lenore Anderson’s book, In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victims’ Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety, was borne out of the need for victim-centered stories. As such, Lenore... Read more »
Today’s (May 15) release of the final chapter of the beta version of the Model Use of Force Policy marks a significant milestone for the Stanford Center for Racial Justice. The beta... Read more »
The Stanford Center for Racial Justice (SCRJ or Center) is excited to announce the appointment of Hoang Pham as Associate Director and Manager of Education Design, effective May 1, 2023. Hoang joined... Read more »
Two new bills have the power to change how Berkeley conducts traffic enforcement. At the time of publication, the California Senate has passed Senate Bill 50, a significant step in its advancement... Read more »
The Stanford Center for Racial Justice in partnership with the Haas Center for Public Service is excited to announce our inaugural 2023 Summer Fellows, who will work full-time for 9 weeks this... Read more »
An alternative first response program that will launch in Berkeley this month claims to be on the verge of making history: according to Samantha Russell, the Director of Crisis Services at the... Read more »
Race-based affirmative action has been an imperfect yet important element in generating diverse college classes since the 1960s. Affirmative action finds its roots in Executive Order 10925 issued by President Kennedy in... Read more »
Each quarter, the Stanford Center for Racial Justice hosts part-time internships for Stanford University undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate, and law students to support our work to address some of the most... Read more »