After the War on Crime: Race, Democracy, and a New Reconstruction
by Mary Louise Frampton, Ian F. Haney Lopez, Jonathan Simon
Book was released on July 1, 2008 and can be found on Amazon.com
Since the 1970s, Americans have witnessed a Pyrrhic war on crime, with sobering numbers at once chilling and cautionary. It is time to consider the tasks reconstruction must tackle. To do so requires first a critical assessment of how this war has remade our society, and then creative thinking about how government, foundations, communities, and activists should respond. After the War on Crime accelerates this reassessment with original essays by a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars as well as policy professionals and community activists. The volume's immediate goal is to spark a fresh conversation about the war on crime and its consequences; its long-term aspiration is to develop a clear understanding of how we got here and of where we should go.
Legislative Briefing on Proposition 209.
On Thursday, April 3, 2008, the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, in partnership with the California Commission on the Status of Women, California Women’s Legislative Caucus, Latino Legislative Caucus, Legislative Black Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development hosted a successful legislative briefing on the impact of Proposition 209 on public contracting, employment, and education in California.
Research conducted by the Thelton Henderson Center for Social Justice, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity provided legislators and staff with information on the effects of California’s ban on affirmative action on business, employment, and educational opportunities for people of color and women of all racial groups.
The standing-room only briefing offered a framework to discuss legislative options that support inclusive business and educational practices that are in compliance with the California law.
Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation given by the Henderson Center for Social Justice. For more information, please contact Monique W. Morris at mmorris@law.berkeley.edu.
Data show disparity in youth arrests
HCSJ Research Director Monique W. Morris has been working with Contra Costa County to reduce racial disparities in the justice system. This article summarizes activities in an East Bay community that is launching its community response planning to address the over-representation of youth of color in the justice system.
Contracting Connerly
Ms. Magazine -- In 2007, HCSJ published "A Vision Fulfilled? The Impact of Proposition 209 on Equal Opportunity for Women Business Enterprises." Ms. comments on the implications of her ground-breaking study within the context of Ward Connerly's continued opposition to affirmative action. To read the full article, click here.
Alumnus of the Year: Thelton Henderson '55
CALIFORNIA Alumni Magazine -- Thelton Eugene Henderson, a senior federal judge in the Northern District of California, has been selected as the 2008 Alumnus of the Year by the California Alumni Association. Henderson (who was profiled by author Diane McWhorter in California last spring) will be honored at the annual Charter Gala Banquet on April 5, 2008. To read the full article, click here.
