Description

This presentation provides a basic overview of ten concepts in criminal justice that have recently attracted a great deal of attention in the courts, in legislatures, and in the public debate over criminal justice reform. This includes key legal concepts that underlie aspects of the existing criminal justice system, including pretext stops, no knock warrants, qualified immunity for police officers, and the concept of an objectively reasonable use of force as established by the Supreme Court in Graham v. Connor. It also addresses different legal concepts that affect police accountability and the criminal justice system, including independent investigations for police shootings, grand juries, citizen review boards, and the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights (LEOBR). Finally, we address several new kinds of training for criminal justice professionals, including implicit bias training for prosecutors and “Active Bystandership” training for police officers.