Soak It Up!

City Studies

Soak It Up!

Making Change

City Studies

Making Change

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?
    • Monday, June  8, 2020, 3:30pm

CUP Student Projects on Policing & Prisons

CUP Student Projects on Policing & Prisons

If you're looking for resources on how policing, prisons, and the legal system impact youth, check out the following student-made teaching tools:

Who Makes Bail? investigates how New York’s bail system works, and how it could be different in the future.

Swipe Out digs deep into the MTA’ recent crackdown on fare evasion and the possibilities of transit for all.

DataFace! decodes the NYPD’s use of facial recognition technology and its impact on New Yorkers.

Swept Up unpacks how the NYPD uses criminal conspiracy laws to police and prosecute youth for “gang involvement.”

Let’s Hang Out looks into NYC’s loiter laws and their impact on youth and marginalized communities.

Blunt Conversations examines NYC’s marijuana laws and what the future of decriminalization could look like.

From Cellblock to Your Block explores who makes decisions about new jail and prison construction, and how these decisions shape our communities.

Seeking Sanctuary delves into NYC’s “Sanctuary City” policies and what protections they do and do not offer undocumented immigrants in the city.

The Good, Bad, & Unknown dives into the school discipline code and its impact on students and their families.

Safe Space? studies the impact of police presence in schools.

Prison Profits: Who Pays the Price? inspects the true cost of prisons and jails.

Is Suspension the Solution? scrutinizes suspensions and their impact on students and the wider school community.

Is Justice for All? inquires into the true meaning of “cruel and unusual punishment” and how this phrase impacts incarcerated people.

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Making Policy Public

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Making Policy Public

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Welcome to Health Care!

Making Policy Public

Welcome to Health Care!

Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

Meet the Gun Laws

City Studies

Meet the Gun Laws

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting