Five countries’ democratic police forces are examined to highlight ways in which U.S. police academies should improve their standards for recruitment and selection to improve the nation’s police profession.
Troubling trends in our state of democracy beg the question: Are our nation's schools fulfilling their critical civic mission of preparing young people to be good citizens, capable of upholding our democracy and constitutional values?
Founded in 1999 at American University Washington College of Law, the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project involves law students educating young people about their rights through Supreme Court cases and moot court arguments.