The Saint Louis University Public Law Review at Saint Louis University School of Law hosts The Thin Blue Line: Policing Post-Ferguson on February 20, 2015.
This year’s Public Law Review Symposium will address the legal and societal challenges placed on the justice system in our world post-Ferguson. Today’s law enforcement officials face new hurdles in an era marked by social media, smart phones, a 24-hour news cycle, citizen journalists and a growing divide between local police and the people they are called to serve. With the world’s attention turned on Ferguson, Mo., critique of law enforcement procedure, tactics and subsequent prosecution procedures is at an all-time high. Through hosting panels on Policing the Protests and Policing the Police, “The Thin Blue Line: Policing Post-Ferguson” will identify legal challenges that face law enforcement on the streets today. This year’s event will bring together academics, law enforcement officers and practitioners to engage in a candid discussion of the changing environment in which our justice system is closely examined.
