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5 days ago · Recent data has shown that hiring more Black officers can lead to fewer stops, arrests and uses of force against Black people. A 2020 study found that while White and Black officers use force at similar rates in White and mixed areas, in Black areas, White cops are five times more likely than Black officers to shoot their guns at people.
4 days ago · According to the Prison Policy Initiative, a criminal justice think tank, in 2019, U.S. police killed 3.35 per 1 million people. Canadian police, the next highest on the list, killed 0.98 for every 1 million. And police in England and Wales rarely kill civilians, at a rate of .05 per 1 million.
1 day ago · Kendin Carr elected to Builders of Color Coalition Education Task Force. The Builders of Color Coalition has launched its second task force, the Education Sector, to support the organization in identifying and convening education providers that inspire interest in commercial real estate for diverse youth and professionals.
2 days ago · 39th Annual WCTF Career Conference. All U-M staff, faculty, student, and the public, regardless of gender or ethnicity, are invited to register to attend this inclusive professional development event. The conference is free this year, although pre-registration is required to attend the workshops and keynote sessions.
3 days ago · Victims of excessive force by police can pursue a Section 1983 claim against the officer and potentially their employer. Section 1983 is a federal law ( 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 ) that allows citizens to hold state or local government officials liable for civil rights violations perpetrated while they are acting under color of law.
2 days ago · The centimetre ( SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10−2 metres ( 1 100 m = 0.01 m ). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm). 1 cm – 10 millimetres. 1 cm – 0.39 inches. 1 cm – edge of a square of area 1 cm 2.
23 hours ago · Eastern philosophy has also played a role in the creation of The Force and many of the film’s character elements, including character names and places. A fan of Akira Kurosawa, Lucas has credited the Japanese director’s 1958 film The Hidden Fortress as an influence for Star Wars. Lucas also famously asked Japanese actor — and frequent ...
