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GSSWSR Professor Raymond Albert Takes Part in "Violence in America: Public Trust and Police Practices"

October 16, 2015

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Professor Raymond Albert was a panelist at the symposium, "Violence in America: Public Trust and Police Practices," held at Delaware County County Community College on October 13. The six-member panel included representatives from the FBI, the ACLU, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, and the city of Chester Police Commissioner and addressed issues around tensions inherent in practices such as mass shootings, so-called "stand your ground" laws, and police use of excessive force.  

Albert's most recent research deals with group position and racial conflict urban areas, and on the legal regulation of race

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