The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Government in Plain Sight

City Studies

Government in Plain Sight

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

The Fresh Producers

Urban Investigations

The Fresh Producers

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!
    • 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.

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Envisioning Development

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Soda Census

City Studies

Soda Census

We care!

Making Policy Public

We care!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

What's On Your Plate?

City Studies

What's On Your Plate?

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip