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Brian N. Williams Batten School
Apr 20, 2022

Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises

Racial Justice and Equity

Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. 

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A woman holds up a portrait of George Floyd as people gather outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is taking place.
Apr 22, 2021

Policing After George Floyd: Where Do We Go From Here?

Crime and Justice
Racial Justice and Equity

In a commentary for Bloomberg Law, Batten's Brian N. Williams and co-author Carmen J. Williams, a third-year law student at the UVA School of Law, say the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd marks a turning point. The path forward requires enacting needed reforms and courageous leadership by prosecutors and others.

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Nov 20, 2020

Corrective Action as Collective Action

Leadership
Racial Justice and Equity

On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform.

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regulatoryReview
Oct 30, 2020

Brian Williams on the Past and Present of Racism in the Administrative State

Racial Justice and Equity
Political Science

Historic harms—discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, affect public perception of governmental institutions and their public administrators. Batten's Brian N. Williams speaks to how we could change American institutions and their public servants in the face of these harms.

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Jun 26, 2020

Professor Brian N. Williams Speaks on Police Brutality as 'Finch Podcast' Guest

Crime and Justice
Racial Justice and Equity

Batten Associate Professor of Public Policy Dr. Brian N. Williams, discusses police-community relations, the Black Lives Matter movement, and equal justice through understanding as a guest on The Finch Podcast. 

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Jun 12, 2020

What Colleges and Universities Can Do to Improve Police-Community Relations

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Crime and Justice
Racial Justice and Equity

What can America’s higher education system do to reduce the use of excessive force among police? As a public policy scholar who examines the interplay between race, policing and public governance, I see multiple things that colleges and universities can do to make a difference.

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