Institute of Politics

Recent tragedies in cities across the nation including Baltimore, North Charleston, Cleveland, Staten Island and Ferguson have ignited a national debate on policing and criminal justice reform. With these recent deaths of unarmed men of color, longstanding issues such as racial bias, mistrust between communities and police, and the appropriate use of force are being examined by local and national policymakers alike. Join the IOP as head of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta discusses the Justice Department’s recent investigation of the Ferguson Police Department and what those finding portend for DOJ's efforts at civil rights enforcement and broader criminal justice reform.