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Cars, Police, and American Freedom
A look at how the rise of the automobile forever changed crime, police, and the lives of law-abiding citizens.
Essays
From Courtesy, to Discretion… to Heightened Police Power
Sarah A. Seo describes some of the surprising ways that policing the automobile has made us less free.
Essays
Race, Traffic Stops, and Whren vs. United States
Clark Neily discusses the surprising Supreme Court case that allows de facto racial profiling to continue.
Essays
Reaching the Same Destination on Foot
Lars Trautman takes a look at pedestrian policing, stop-and-frisk, and how we got to the broad discretion that police may use today.
Essays
If Overpolicing Happened to Everyone
Sarah A. Seo looks at how police discretion can hide an unjust system of racially motivated stops and arrests.
Essays
The Frustrating Prudence of Judicial Restraint
Lars Trautman reviews why a notorious court case didn't go as one might have wished.
