S7E9 (episode #69): Barry Friedman on reforming policing, alternatives to police response, and more

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Barry Friedman, NYU professor, author of critically acclaimed The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution and Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission, as well as founder of the Policing Project at NYU. They discuss Barry’s career journey, his experience on 9-11 and how it changed his perspective, the supreme court, front-end accountability for police and the role every citizen can play in it, alternative response initiatives, how entertainment can normalize issues, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XR-k6_FUiI0  Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/12/23 Barry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-friedman-0843b065/ https://twitter.com/barryfriedman1 Policing Project: https://www.policingproject.org/ https://twitter.com/PolicingProject https://www.facebook.com/PolicingProjectNYU/ Other resources: Safetyreimagined.org The Will of the People book: https://a.co/d/4JlgEe8 Unwarranted book: https://a.co/d/4cSQpgf https://30x30initiative.org/ BIO: Barry Friedman serves as the Faculty Director of the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, where he is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of Politics. The Policing Project partners with communities and police to promote public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement. Friedman has taught, litigated, and written about constitutional law, the federal courts, policing, and criminal procedure for over thirty years. He serves as the Reporter for the American Law Institute’s new Principles of the Law, Policing. Friedman is the author of Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission (2017), and has written numerous articles in scholarly journals, including on democratic policing, alternatives to police responses to 911 calls, and the Fourth Amendment. He appears frequently in the popular media, including The New York Times, Slate, Huffington Post, Politico and The New Republic. He also is the author of the critically acclaimed The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (2009). Friedman graduated with honors from the University of Chicago and received his law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. 0:00 - Intro 5:27 - Education 8:58 - Early Career 11:06 - NYU 14:13 - 9/11 18:18 - The Will of the People 25:57 - Packing the Court 29:14 - Policing the American Law Institute 32:39 -  Policing Project 33:51 - Unwarranted, Policing without Permission 38:55 - War on Drugs 43:14 - Neighborhood Policing Initiative 49:05 - How Can We Help Create Change? 51:07 - Alternative Responses 1:01:16 - STAR Program 1:03:23 - When Work Affected Change 1:06:50 - Mentor 1:08:41 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:18:48 - Most Grateful 1:20:33 - Snap Your Fingers 1:22:23 - How to Support