Block Party

City Studies

Block Party

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Know Your Lines

Making Policy Public

Know Your Lines

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

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.

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

What's On Your Plate?

City Studies

What's On Your Plate?

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Making Policy Public

Innocent Until Proven Risky

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Urban Investigations

Are You Ready for a Ruckus?

Lotto Zone

Urban Investigations

Lotto Zone

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

My ID

City Studies

My ID

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote

Making Policy Public

Our Values, Our Voice, Our Vote