Public Policy presentation
Prepare a brief Powerpoint presentation about a State or Federal policy proposal (see chosen policy below)
Policy:
June 25, 2020: House passes Justice in Policing Act On June 25, 2020, the House passed HR 7120the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020by a vote of 236-181. Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Will Hurd (R-Texas), and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) joined all 233 Democrats to vote in favor of the bill. One hundred and eighty Republicans and Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.) voted against the bill.[1][2]
The bill proposed the following:[1]
? Banning chokeholds at the federal level; ? Banning no-knock warrants at the federal level; ? Limiting qualified immunity as a defense for law enforcement officers; ? Lowering “the criminal intent standardfrom willful to knowing or
recklessto convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution;”
? Requiring states to “report data on use-of-force incidents;” ? Requiring officers to have implicit bias and racial profiling training; ? Making lynching a federal crime; ? Limiting the transfer of military equipment to local police departments; and ? Requiring officers to wear body cameras.
Format (please submit presentation as PDF:
slide 1 intro) present the policy proposal
slide 2 economic theory ) discusses how it relates to the underlying economic theory; ***refer to Elrich PDF document attached***
slide 3) List of advantages and disadvantages of policy. (offers relevant empirical evidence to inform decision making)
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