Policing Priorities for the New Administration

Rachel Harmon;

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Policing Priorities for the New Administration

Rachel Harmon

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Friedman, Barry

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NYU School of Law Policing Project & UVA Law Center for Criminal Justice

DATE

2020-12

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UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Rachel Harmon

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Barry Friedman & Rachel Harmon, Policing Priorities for the New Administration, NYU School of Law Policing Project & UVA Law Center for Criminal Justice (December, 2020).

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