Community Justice Project at UST Law - MN

the police department and local government;
-Creating a Community Awareness Program, where law students travel to local elementary and secondary schools to educate youth about the law, their rights, and interactions with police officers;
-Proposing and organizing an integrated approach to addressing gang violence by creating a reintegration/prevention program called Brotherhood, Inc., patterned on an organization in Los Angeles (offering a social enterprise and integrated social services for young African-American men who have had contact with the criminal justice system);
-Working in restorative justice programs; and
-Conducting research related to community policing models, police conduct review boards, and problem-solving techniques.