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Black, Latino and Female Officers Use Less Force than Whites

“When I got the paper, I literally at one point said, ‘hot damn,’” says Phillip Goff, a behavioral scientist at Yale University who wrote a commentary on the study published in the same issue. “I was a skeptic about demographic reform previously, and now I am a convert.… Demographics reform in policing actually has the potential to dramatically change behavior.”

The Dream Continues: 2019 Los Angeles Training Camp

The Los Angeles Rams announced today their complete 2019 Training Camp schedule, which will feature 7 open practices at the University of California, Irvine. Rookies report to UCI on Wednesday, July 24 and the remainder of the team will report to camp on Friday, July 26 (player arrival and availability information will be shared with the media at a later date).   

California Lawmakers Continue Shift from Mass Incarceration

The recently completed California legislative session continued a yearslong effort to lower criminal sentences, ease restrictions on suspects, and keep juveniles out of adult prisons despite objections that the moves could harm public safety.

Showcase Helps Seniors Find College Football Programs

On February 20, the National Football Foundation will partner with former UCLA head coach Terry Donahue to host the California Showcase for high school seniors interested in college football. The event will be held at Orange County Great Park in Irvine and will give students an opportunity to expose their talents to coaches from Division II, III or NAIA programs. Activities in the showcase will include broad jump and 40-yard dash testing along with different drills. A college fair will be held at the end of the showcase where students can talk to colleges about scholarship opportunities. Since 2013, college

Securing God’s Sanctuary

The vicious killing of nine people attending Bible Study at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, SC, has created a national concern for church safety. Most churches, as did Emanuel A.M.E. Church, welcome random, unknown visitors. Do we know who is coming inside church doors? Seldom does the church investigate a new person’s background to determine if the person has been diagnosed mentally unstable, prone to violence, pedophiles, rapists, or has a violent criminal history. Many large and small churches don’t have external and internal security cameras, metal detectors, armed security guards, or published security policies. Often, children are left alone