Tag: Policing

It’s on all of us to stop the mini ‘civil wars’ being waged on our streets

My brother, Tom Vargas, a Chicago police officer, worked in Englewood, one of Chicago’s most violent and gang infested neighborhoods. On the morning of June 1, 2009, I woke to news of a young officer killed in Tom’s district…. Read More

Ferguson In Context TweetChat – Monday 10/13

Please join us on Monday, October 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. ET for Ferguson In Context, a tweetchat. The discussion will focus on the social and historical context of Ferguson, police abuse, and strategies for social change. To… Read More

The SocietyPages: There’s Research on That!

Reflecting on Ferguson by Evan Stewart In the wake of protests responding to the killing of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, sociologists began building a large body of resources to explain how these events fit into… Read More

Aboutcom: The Ferguson Syllabus, Sociological Research Puts Ferguson in Context

On the heels of the open letter signed by over 1,400 sociologists after the police killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown, the newly formed group Sociologists for Justice has released a list of published research that informs… Read More

Othersociologist.com: Social Justice in Ferguson: Addressing Racial Bias in Policing

Over 1,400 sociologists have signed an open letter protesting police brutality in Ferguson, USA. The letter includes practical measures to address the killing of Michael Brown and mistreatment of protesters in Ferguson. Coordinated by Sociologists for Justice, the letter… Read More

NY Mag: Read a Powerful Letter About Michael Brown and Ferguson

It’s no surprise that sociologists, perhaps the group of researchers most dedicated to understanding issues of race and inequality, have strong feelings about the death of Michael Brown and the subsequent violence in Ferguson, Missouri. A letter just… Read More