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3PI Member Jake Monaghan Participates in Patrol Integration Unit Site Visit in Buffalo
June 25, 2025 On June 16, 2025, 3PI member and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, Jake Monaghan, visited Buffalo, NY, to walk alongside officers from the city's Foot Patrol Integration Unit. The visit was hosted by Buffalo...
New Article: Why We Should Unbundle the Police by Lauren Lyons
Why We Should Unbundle the Police is a new article by Lauren Lyons published in the Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy. Abstract: This paper refines and defends the grassroots demand of reallocating powers and responsibilities from police to other...
3PI Member Luke William Hunt Testifies Before Congress
3PI member Luke William Hunt testified before the US House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight on March 26, 2025, sharing his expertise on the meaning and importance of the rule of law. You can watch and read his testimony, as well as check out the New York Times'...
New Issue of Social Research on Policing
The journal Social Research released its winter 2024 issue, entitled "Policing." The issue features the article "The Philosophical Problem of Democratic Policing" by 3PI member Jake Monaghan. Other contributors to the issue include Alex Vitale, Didier Fassin,...
New Article: The Republican and Retributivist Punishment of Police Misconduct by Nicholas Goldrosen
The Republican and Retributivist Punishment of Police Misconduct is a new article by 3PI member Nicholas Goldrosen in Criminal Law and Philosophy. Abstract: This paper conceptualizes the administrative punishment of police misconduct as a republican retributivist...
New Article: Policing a Neurodiverse World by David Thacher
Policing a Neurodiverse World: Lessons from the Social Model of Disability is a new article by 3PI member David Thacher published in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. Abstract: Programs that aim to improve the police response to mental health crises and...
New Book: Police Deception and Dishonesty by Luke William Hunt
3PI member Luke William Hunt has a new book, Police Deception and Dishonesty: The Logic of Lying out with Oxford University Press. Overview: Cooperative relations steeped in honesty and good faith are a necessity for any viable society. This is especially...
New Article: Racial Profiling and Second-Class Citizenship by Catalina Carpan
Racial Profiling and Second-Class Citizenship is a new article by Catalina Carpan published in Political Studies. Abstract: I argue that racial profiling gives minority groups reason to perceive a threat of violence and wrongful arrest when interacting with the...
New Article: ‘The Talk’: Risk Racism and Family Relationships by Alice Baderin
'The Talk': Risk, Racism, and Family Relationships is a new article by Alice Baderin published in Political Studies. Abstract: Parents employ a wide range of anticipatory strategies to prepare their children for, and protect them against, risks of racism. This...
New Article: The Challenge of Policing Minorities in a Liberal Society by Joseph Heath
The Challenge of Policing Minorities in a Liberal Society is a new article by Joseph Heath in the Journal of Political Philosophy. Overview: The article proceeds as follows. I begin by distinguishing two very different normative models of policing, which follow...