Features
Profile
The Candidates for L.A. Mayor
One woman, one man. One Black, one White — two very different people, with one ambition in common
Research
School Shootings: Can They Be Stopped?
From Sandy Hook to Uvalde, shootings bring anguish and a frustrating search for solutions
Table Talk
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso: A Blueprint Debate
Debate: Caruso and Bass debate homelessness, public safety and whether to charge Donald Trump
Research
Police Violence and the Call for Help
Confrontations with traumatized suspects too-often end in shootings. Is there another way?
Research
The dangerous myth of whiteness
Aaron Panofsky and colleagues examine the history and growth of white supremacy and its relationship to terrorism
Research
Focus on Policing: To Abolish or To Reform?
Lorenzo Jones and the deep questions of American policing
Profile
Focus on Policing: Bernard Parks
The former LAPD chief and Los Angeles city councilmember considers American policing and its critics
Research
Working for Safety
Jorja Leap spearheads an effort to examine the LAPD’s work in Nickerson Gardens and beyond
Research
The Facts About Immigration
President Trump and his supporters claim illegal immigrants are bringing danger to America. They’re not.
Research
Will California get its way on weed?
Washington hesitates in response to state efforts to legalize marijuana.
Sketches
Landscape
When Crime Rises and Falls
With violent crime falling but property crime rising, city leaders struggle for answers
Landscape
The Court Sides with the Right
Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky takes stock of the court today
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Of “bad apples” and police culture
Some see policing problems as the work of a few bad officers. Others see cultures of racism and brutality. Here’s how to tell the difference.
Landscape
Tech and marijuana: clearing the record
New technology offers hope for clearing old convictions.
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What’s a county supervisor to do?
Los Angeles Count Sheriff Alex Villanueva thumbs his nose at reform. Can the county supervisors rein him in?
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Police Unions Get Welcome Setback
Police unions were delivered a rare setback when Gov. Jerry Brown signed two open-government measures. That’s a good thing.
Editor's Note
Federalism: New Tests of an Old Idea
Welcome to Blueprint’s look at federalism in the Age of Trump.
Landscape
L.A. Grapples With Homelessness, Not Always Well
A case-study in Los Angeles’ struggle to address homelessness
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Trump and policing — the consent decree
Donald Trump and former AG Jeff Sessions say consent decrees have increased crime. Are they telling the truth?
Landscape
UCLA Poll Finds Fear for Immigrants
New Luskin poll finds Angelenos concerned for undocumented neighbors.
Takeaway
Crime and Safety: A Better Approach
What should we learn from the latest research on crime and public safety? That good policing makes communities safer, and that smart approaches to incarceration save money and lives.
