by Paul Brakke | Jan 20, 2019 | Media & Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Was Chicago white police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of killing black teenager Laquan McDonald, when he believed the teen was threatening him with a knife? If he was guilty, was the sentence of six years and nine months enough? And did three...
by Paul Brakke | Jan 11, 2019 | Media & Press Releases
Can a video campaign to promote citizen-police relationships, reduce crime, and fix the criminal justice system lead to social and political change? That’s the goal of criminal justice expert Paul Brakke, who has been conducting a 6-month video social media campaign based on his latest book: Crime in America.
by Paul Brakke | Jan 8, 2019 | Media & Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Both the media and citizens have been overly quick to find the police at fault about some cases where citizens have been killed by the police. Alternatively, the media and many citizens have been quick to blame illegal immigrants as a group when...
by Paul Brakke | Jan 7, 2019 | Media & Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Declines in homicides in big cities have been reported nationally, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and one factor contributing to this has been criminal justice reform. Such reform has been advocated by criminal justice expert Paul...
by Paul Brakke | Jan 6, 2019 | Media & Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Given the power of video, criminal justice expert Paul Brakke has used a video campaign based on chapters in his latest book, Crime in America, published by American Leadership Books. The videos recommend new ways to improve relationships with...
by Paul Brakke | Dec 26, 2018 | Media & Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Now that the House and Senate passed the Senate reform bill and President Trump signed it before Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays, a long-time advocate for the bill, criminal justice expert Paul Brakke, the author of two books on the...