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Roland G. Fryer, Jr. is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and faculty director of the Education Innovation Laboratory (EdLabs). Fryer's research combines economic theory, empirical evidence, and randomized experiments to help design more effective government policies. His work on education, inequality, and race has been widely cited in media outlets and Congressional testimony. Professor Fryer was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship and the John Bates Clark Medal -- given by the American Economic Association to the best American Economist under age 40. Among other honors, he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Calvó-Armengol Prize and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. At age 30, he became the youngest African-American to receive tenure at Harvard. His current research focuses on education reform, social interactions, and police use of force. In July of 2016, he r...

A Simple Solution to the Problem of Police Shootings of African Americans Justice is sought with regard to individual slayings of African Americans, most recently Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. When President Obama mentions those particular slayings, he at the same time mentions systemic disparate treatment of African Americans in the American legal system. Plenty of statistics show police stops, arrests, prosecutions, sentencing and incarceration are pretty tough on African Americans. What’s not clear is whether this is due to systemic racism or higher rates of offending by African Americans. Each side in this debate marshals its own statistics. Progressives typically refer to Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow , which unfortunately does not contain any solutions. Conservatives prefer the simple statement of Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. when he recommends that we, “Stop trying to fix the police – Fix the ghetto!”   Fixing the ghetto has proven...

Most of the police shootings in the last few years might have been prevented had citizens obeyed the following accepted rules when stopped or approached by police officers:   Obey the instructions and orders of the police – it’s the law. Do not interfere with, or obstruct the police, as you can be arrested for it. Think carefully about your words, movement, body language, and emotions. Do not get into an argument with the police. Keep your hands where the police can see them. Do not run. Do not touch any police officer. Do not resist even if you believe you are innocent.   Out of respect for law enforcement and all lives, our leaders should educate the public about these common sense rules.

Please check out the following prison-related articles @ https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/JohnGleissner: Prison Is Worse Than Slavery We accept the incarceration regime because it is all we know. Incarceration looks bad compared to antebellum slavery in the United States. History reveals a way to reduce incarceration. Everyone is for Prison Reform Everyone is for prison reform ... they just don't know it yet. From every perspective, the current incarceration regime needs shrinking, improvement and relief. Root Cause Cop-Out & Impediments to Prison Reform Faulting the root causes of crime and mass incarceration does not advance the cause of lessening incarceration very much. More immediate causes and alternatives must be found. We cannot wait for the root causes to be eliminated. Research Proposal Research that has never been performed could be accomplished at almost no cost by interviewing prisoners concerning their punishment preferences. The Thirte...

Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prisons by Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post Available @ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/obama-bans-solitary-confinement-for-juveniles-in-federal-prisons/ar-BBoGRXH?ocid=spartandhp President Obama on Monday announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating psychological consequences. In an op-ed that appears in Tuesday editions of The Washington Post, the president outlines a series of executive actions that also prohibit federal corrections officials from punishing prisoners who commit “low-level infractions” with solitary confinement. The new rules also call for expanding treatment for mentally ill prisoners. The president’s reforms are expected to affect about 10,000 inmates. The reforms come six months after Obama, as part of a broader criminal-justice reform push, ordered the Justice Depar...