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J.D., George Washington University
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B.A., University of Connecticut
Mike Lawlor is a nationally recognized expert on criminal justice reform which was a major focus of his 24 years as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and as former Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning in the Office of Policy and Management.
Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1986 representing East Haven’s 99th district, he chaired the House Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2011, taking a leadership role in a wide variety of criminal justice reforms, including a law that established rights for crime victims.
He was a founding board member of the Council of State Governments Justice Center, and he’s served on numerous national criminal justice reform commissions. He also led the push for legislation that made Connecticut the second state in the nation to pass a law allowing same-sex couples to enter into civil unions.
As a member of Governor Malloy’s administration, Prof. Lawlor developed and implemented initiatives including juvenile justice, bail, and drug policy reforms; post Sandy Hook gun control legislation, and repeal of the death penalty, as well as initiatives that addressed racial disparities in the criminal justice system and mass incarceration.
Those initiatives helped lead to a 41 percent drop in arrests in the state from 2008 to 2017, a decrease in violent crime, and a 65 percent decrease – from 2009 to 2018 – of 18 year olds committing crimes, getting arrested and ending up in the prison system. The state’s prison population also decreased from 20,000 inmates in 2008 to 13,000 in 2019.
Prof. Lawlor current focus is on is researching, writing, and collaborating with students on policy reforms, including new criminal justice policies for adults ages 18 to 21; developing initiatives to help prosecutors categorize offenders; and creating new sanctions that could help lead low-level offenders away from further criminal activity.
In 2020, Mayor Justin Elicker appointed Prof. Lawlor to be a member of the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners. In 2021, Governor Ned Lamont appointed him to be a member of the statewide Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.
Prof. Lawlor, who has been a faculty member at the University since 1995, teaches courses in criminal law and criminal procedure.
Prof. Lawlor received his J.D. from George Washington University, his M.A. in Soviet area studies from the University of London, and his B.A. in Slavic and Eastern European studies from the University of Connecticut. He also previously earned a Fulbright-Hays scholarship that enabled him to study in Hungary.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says even with trained law enforcement on the scene, the shooter in Uvalde had a high-capacity weapon that outgunned what local police are issued.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice and author of Connecticut’s “Red Flag” Gun Law, discusses the reasons the law was enacted and why it has been adopted in 19 other states.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says since the federal ban on the AR-15 expired in 2004, gun manufacturers have intentionally marketed these weapons to young men as a modern sporting rifles.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about gun laws, politics, and the mid-term elections in Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the latest school shooting in Texas and the need for a mechanism for reasonable and responsible gun laws across the country.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how strict Connecticut’s gun laws are, explaining how they should be modeled nationwide.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the 2012 abolition of the death penalty in the State of Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the 2012 abolition of the death penalty in the State of Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the bill signed into law by Conn. Governor Ned Lamont to coordinate efforts in analyzing hate crimes between local police, Homeland Security, and the FBI.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says although the full details have not been revealed, a teen house party that left four teens stabbed, including one who succumbed to his injuries, should be viewed as a warning to all parents.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the tragic case of a teen party in which a 16-year-old stabbed three teens, including a 17-year-old who died of his injuries, saying the individual charged may be tried as an adult.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and Brian Marks, senior lecturer and executive director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, and an instructor in the Health Administration and Policy department, discuss the leaked opinion from the Supreme Court and what impact the decision may have on other laws if enacted.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says there are laws about hosting a party with minors and serving alcohol, which is grounds for liability and is a crime.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says the 30 key indicators used in WalletHub survey on the best places to pursue a law enforcement career show good cops want to come to Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, explains why mass killers go after 'soft targets' where people would feel safe.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the technology that may help match a casing and a gun in tandem with other pieces of evidence.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about Connecticut state prison reform and some of the changes that are being proposed.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that the treatment for those held psychiatric facilities at Whiting Forensic could be improved with a new building.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says a law about how the state supervises people acquitted of crimes because of serious mental conditions, which is now being challenged, was designed to protect the public when discharging a patient from Whiting Forensic Hospital who was charged with a crime but found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says, he has a genuine appreciation for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as a former public defender.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, was part of a panel discussion on the use of prosecutorial discretion in criminal cases in Connecticut and how decisions made at the earliest stages of a case can affect outcomes and incarceration.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses Remington Arms’s settlement with the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, describing the settlement as a first of its kind involving a firearms manufacturer due to its advertising.
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Karl Rodriguez-Perez ’17 and Angelo DeLieto’19 M.S. were appointed to the Yale Police Department. Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice and a member of the Board of Police Commissioners for New Haven, said the recruits bring an extraordinary amount of experience to the job.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says that the federal charges were filed separately against those convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery, as Georgia did not have a hate crime law passed at the time of the murder.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the gun laws in Connecticut, ghost guns, and recruits entering the field of criminal justice.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the need for self-analysis within the New Haven Police Department and the Board of Police Commissioners after an improper police response was followed by a city employee committing suicide.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about 'the attack that went right to the heart of American democracy.'
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says as the U.S. House committee continues its investigations, more information will be revealed about January 6, 2021.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, explains that when a juvenile commits a crime and is tried as an adult, it does not address the root cause of the problem that started the behavior.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the copycat phenomenon by juveniles when it comes to school threats.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says that at every point of every conversation on criminal justice after July 2007, the Cheshire murders were the focal point.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the U.S. Justice Department’s report on the Manson Youth Institution and the violation of rights for the youth confined there.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the new law that helps to protect families from domestic violence named after Jennifer Dulos.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on a pardon that erased prior crimes; there was no choice but to recertify a police officer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about school security since the Sandy Hook Elementary School attack.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about gun violence and mass shootings.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how law enforcement officers will use Jennifer's Law to help domestic violence victims.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on United States Rep. Thomas Massie posting a holiday photo of his family with guns shortly after the Oxford School shooting.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, examines why the three men convicted for Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death are now facing prosecution on a new charge of a federal hate crime.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says the defense lawyers will have difficulty in requesting a dismissal of the obstruction count.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says a new domestic violence law might have a learning curve in outlining the legal definition of coercive control.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says none of the three men convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Aubery case could prove self-defense.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says it was Arbery, not the defendants, who was trying to defend himself by fleeing from the three men.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says juvenile crime would go down if citizens were more vigilant about securing cars and valuables.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says that the CT teen accused of murder and rape was 14 years old and cannot be tried as an adult according to state law.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the similarities for meeting the standard of self-defense.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the verdict in the Rittenhouse case.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the verdict in the Rittenhouse case.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says it is not unusual for a defense attorney to ask a judge for a mistrial.
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Robert Sanders, associate professor and chair of national security, and Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comment on how social media could escalate the situation when the verdict is announced.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the factors that should be used to determine whether juveniles who commit murder or other serious crimes should be tried as an adult.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says the legislature should take up recommendations from the task force on the fate of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, which supervises people found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says the definition of use of force in an arrest needs to be changed from ‘justified’ toward ‘necessary.’
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the ongoing public debate on juvenile justice in Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, cautions on the undercover taping operations as possible entrapment for entertainment shows.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor in criminal justice, talks about the increase in crime in New Haven, which ranks among the 50 most dangerous cities in the U.S. in 2020.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how a few selected stories on juvenile crime have heightened this issue during an election season.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that last year’s anomaly of an increase in gun violence may be in part from the pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the Uniform Crime Report and how Connecticut compares to the national averages.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the Uniform Crime Report and how Connecticut compares to the national averages with Paul Pacelli.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the Uniform Crime Report and how Connecticut compares to the national averages.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the FBI's newly released crime data report on national crime statistics.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the pros and cons of a technique used to eliminate dishonest witnesses and jury selection.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about juvenile crime rising across the country, and one of the causes for this is not being in school.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on a highly unusual vote of no faith by the Board of Supervisors against a sitting sheriff.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on a proposed new mentoring program for police officers in New Haven.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the State of Connecticut passing some of the earliest protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the mayor of San Jose calling for the resignation of the sheriff amid numerous and costly problems.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the complexity of the situation with regard to juvenile car thefts this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on a combination of factors that may be the reason for the surge in shootings and homicides.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says that some of the juvenile justice reforms proposed by the GOP will be expensive and are not going to work against juvenile car theft.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the number of juvenile car thefts and how juveniles are gaining access to vehicles so easily.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the number of juvenile car thefts and how juveniles are gaining access to vehicles so easily.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the issue of the rise of juvenile car thefts in Connecticut this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the issue of the rise of juvenile car thefts in Connecticut this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the issue of the rise of juvenile car thefts in Connecticut this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and members of the Tow Institute for Justice and JJPOC, comment on the issue of the rise of juvenile car thefts in Connecticut this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an opinion that those running for political office should stick to the facts in representing their views.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the number of cities seeing a spike in violence across the country.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments the rise in crime is not for lack of juvenile laws as crime has risen across the country.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice and William Carbone, senior lecturer and director of experiential education, comment on the reasons a judge ordered the highest amount of bail in state history.
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Anthony Santella, professor and director of the Doctorate of Health Sciences program and COVID-19 coordinator, talks about how the virus spread so quickly after an indoor concert.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how police need to obtain an order of detention for juvenile crime.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and John Rosen, adjunct professor of economics, comment on the aspects of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and William Carbone, senior lecturer of criminal justice, discuss the state’s Supreme Court decision to review the bail set for the man accused of slaying Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on what types of warrants police should prioritize to serve.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how widespread gun violence is across the country.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the findings of police misconduct from a report by Hearst Media.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments as part of the CVH Whiting Task Force and says most employees are feeling bullied and may have experienced violence or physical abuse.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how sideshows are becoming a national phenomenon that has been getting worse each year.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the current law being confusing as to the terms of parole.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on irresponsible gun ownership and the ease of access to guns.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how assault weapons can end up in Connecticut even if they are banned.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the red flag gun law and the need to have a mechanism that works to stop the purchase of additional guns.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on Connecticut having years of low homicide and other violent crimes until the pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the recent arrest of a Connecticut man who took part in the insurrection on January 6th in a non-violent way and says he may not face prison time.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on defunding the police as shootings are up in almost every city in the country
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that adding an enhanced civilian oversight board would help to improve community and police relations.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the recent uptick in violence across Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on whether violent crime will spike this summer.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that Gonzalez’s death shows a need for services to be available other than calling the police.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on one of the jurors speaking out about the case.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how the Chauvin case will bring about police reform in multiple ways.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about plans for the Supreme Court to hear arguments about gun registration in New York.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the debate about the police wearing the Thin Blue Line or Blue Lives Matter symbols and the perception of what it means.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the ‘clean slate’ bill and the bill to legalize marijuana.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that the red flag law should have been used to remove guns from the shooter before the standoff in Branford started.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that guilty pleas are likely for the other three ex-officers involved in the George Floyd murder case.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, suggests that pent up frustration plus reduced access to mental health treatment during the pandemic have made things worse.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the Chauvin case and the power of videotaping.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that red flag laws don’t work without a gun regulation system and how authorities how use it.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that politicians should refrain from commenting on a trial in progress.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the “Red Flag” gun law that should have prevented the FedEx mass shooting.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about a piece of the law that is missing from Indiana’s Red Flag Law.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how the gunman in the FedEx shootings was able to purchase guns after weapons were seized the year before and should have been on the red flag gun list.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the reasons for the red flag gun laws to be enforced.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the possible reasons that mass shootings are happening again.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the process for conditions of employment for the City of New Haven’s Police Department.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, Lorenzo Boyd, vice president of diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and John DeCarlo, associate professor and chair of the Master’s Program in Criminal Justice, comment on a Minnesota police officer who drew her gun instead of a taser.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on search and seizure laws and how they are issued.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about some of the reasons why mass shootings are happening.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says that harsher penalties are not a deterrent for crimes of opportunity for teens.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on why mass shootings seem to be happening as the country is reopening from the pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the two mass shootings in a week.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about Connecticut’s Red Flag Gun Law he authored and the reasoning behind it.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how the Red Flag Gun Law could have possibly prevented such gun violence.
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Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of national security and political science, and Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comment that the debates on social media channels for gun control may not change minds, but reaffirm views.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about how other states could benefit from Connecticut’s Red Flag Gun Law, which he authored and continues to protect citizens in Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on why two mass shootings have taken place while the country is reopening from the pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the Vatican’s decision not to bless same-sex civil unions.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the largest maximum security prison in New England closing.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments the Chauvin Trial will have extremely high impact on public policy.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments the measure will include required training for police to help them recognize when someone is under the influence of cannabis.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on legalizing marijuana to reduce criminal behavior.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that nearly 7,500 people were arrested and charged with some form of possession of marijuana last year.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the ‘uptick in Connecticut’ in overdose deaths in the last 10 years.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the very low number of wrongful convictions on a yearly basis in Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the proceedings of the impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the proceedings of the impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the proceedings of the impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the proceedings of the impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the proceedings of the impeachment hearing for former President Donald Trump.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the focus in recent years for the police to deal with someone experiencing mental health issues.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the reasons for closing Northern including the lowest incarceration rate in over a decade and community policing.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the justification in closing this facility.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the upcoming impeachment trial and gives analysis on how this will proceed.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on crime reduction and a reduction in the state’s prison population.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on a change in the law whereby prisoners are counted where they lived, not the town they are jailed in.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the possibility of having social media pages monitored for extremist groups and hate crimes.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an essay on the trends in crime in Connecticut amid the pandemic and what to expect in 2021.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the riot at the U.S. Capitol and the criminal charges that could be faced by those involved.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about past protests being peaceful in Connecticut.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, has been appointed to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, has been appointed to the Police Office Standards and Training Council by Governor Ned Lamont.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how the Senate can vote to disqualify Trump from holding any future office.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on what makes people become extremists.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on why Capitol police were unable to handle the protest that turned quickly into a riot.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the changes that will now happen to capitol building across the country as a result of the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how specially trained police dispatchers can send clinicians or health professionals instead of police officers or ambulances on certain police calls.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, VH Whiting Task Force co-chair, comments that a new facility may be the best way to help the community rather than relying on the criminal justice system.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the legislature giving Governor Lamont the authority to act with emergency power amid the pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that there are more guns than responsible gun owners.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments that increasing punishment for juveniles is not the answer to an increase in crime.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how the state parole board has been governed by different administrations.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, was among the academic and subject-matter experts of statewide and national acclaim to serve as volunteers on local boards and commissions in New Haven.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the elections, Electoral College and the highest number of absentee ballots in election history.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about police reform, criminal justice and project longevity.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the recent decision by the Catholic Church on same sex civil unions.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the recent decision by the Catholic Church on same sex civil unions.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, has been added to the Board of Police Commissioners in a unanimous vote.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the decrease in prisons populations.
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Mike Lawlor, associate profess of criminal justice, co-wrote an op-ed on lifting the ban on Pell grants.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, was named a notable who changed the world.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the SCOTUS nomination and the election just weeks away.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on why people steal lawn signs.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, has been nominated to the Board of Police Commissioners by New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the trends that have been driving historically low crime rates.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the data being a part of reforms passed in recent years.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, commented that schools could probably take legal actions against parents knowingly sending their ill children to class.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, has been nominated to New Haven Board of Police Commissioners.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the legal responsibilities of knowingly spreading COVID-19.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, has been nominated to serve on the Board of Police Commissioners in New Haven.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the how the political fight has begun for the Supreme Court vacancy.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the timing for nominating the next Supreme Court justice.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about what a vacancy in the Supreme Court means so close to the presidential election.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the trend in violent crimes.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how police and courts are dealing with mental illness.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on where the gun violence spike is stemming from.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, talks to Sean Burke about his career and criminal justice reform.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an op-ed on what politicians should do when they receive information of a crime.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of Criminal Justice, comments on the importance of having full transparency and full disclosure for law enforcement.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on a proposal for a civilian review board for police.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on limitations applied to police officers over immunity.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on the law enforcement accountability bill before the state legislators.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on how local governments need oversight into their police departments for violation of constitutional matters.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on unions getting protections written into contracts that limit the ability to hold police accountable.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an opinion piece on the milestone passed this week in criminal justice.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the governor’s maturity and empathy in handling the daily press briefings.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on the use of deadly force in police departments.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the number of responsibilities that police are tasked with doing.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the tightening policies in the use of deadly force by police.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on prisoners with serious mental health needs.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on how officers should receive better training in use of force situations.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the hearings on police reform and the President signing an executive order on police accountability.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on police purchasing military equipment.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an op-ed on three policy changes to expand criminal justice fairly to all residents.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the resignation of the Corrections Commissioner.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the purchase of military equipment for state and local police.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on defunding police in the community.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments that the calmness of recent protests is from a decade of reform and reevaluation of policing in Connecticut and nationwide.
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Mike Lawlor, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on how pre-trial releases could prevent the spread of coronavirus in the prison population.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on juvenile justice reforms from 10 years ago helping this decline.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on possible change in policy requiring all police officers to wear body cameras.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the recommendations made by the Obama police task force.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the number of cases in prisons for workers and inmates.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the expansion of testing in prisons for workers and inmates.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the prison population shrinking because of reform.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice and Summer Johnson McGee, dean of the School of Health Sciences, discussed life after coronavirus as part of a panel of experts in their fields.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, penned an op-ed on criminal justice post pandemic.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the downward trend of incarceration rates.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses home confinement as a way to reduce the spreading of the coronavirus in prisons.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on correctional officers shortages and the risk of prison rioting.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the impact of the coronavirus on those working on the front lines of criminal justice.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the need to put preventative measures in place to lessen the spread of the coronavirus.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, writes his opinion during the pandemic on the safety of correctional professionals and inmates.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, wrote an op-ed piece about the coronavirus and the prison population.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on proposed legislation to further gun measures in New York.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the impeachment process from Governor John Rowland to President Trump and the delayed vote on Connecticut tolls.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, appeared on New Haven Independent Radio discussing criminal justice, politics and impeachment.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments about the state’s deadly weapons offender list becoming public.
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Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the reasons for the decline in Connecticut’s prison population.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses Connecticut’s declining crime rates after the release of the FBI’s 2019 Crime Statistics.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the impeachment process and evaluating whistleblower credibility.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses complications faced by prison populations eligible to vote.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, explains the political nature of the impeachment process.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the impeachment process as a former member of the Connecticut Select Committee of Inquiry considering the impeachment of Governor John G. Roland.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the increased use of the red flag law he authored as a Connecticut lawmaker in 1999 in other states.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the impact of the "red flag" gun law he authored as a Connecticut lawmaker in 1999.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses Connecticut’s Red Flag Gun Law that he authored as a state lawmaker in 1999.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses suicide prevention protocols in Connecticut prisons.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses archbishop William Lori as a former state representative.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on ruling that the conditions imposed on former death row inmates by the state of Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, reflects on Chief prosecutor Kevin Kane’s retirement announcement.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discussed the 1999 Red Flag Gun law he authored as a member of the House of Representatives.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the reasons why the number of suicides that occur in Connecticut prisons remains low.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the Connecticut Red Flag gun law he worked on in 1999 as a former state lawmaker, now being considered a national tool to combat mass shootings.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, and William (Bill) Carbone, senior lecturer and director of experiential education at the Tow Youth Justice Institute, comment on the recent decline in the number of juvenile offenders at Manson Youth Institution.
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Professor Mike Lawlor is part of a national group working to change the way 18- to 25-year olds are treated in the criminal justice system, and he hopes to create a clinical program that University of New Haven students can be a part of.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses Connecticut’s red flag gun law. As a state representative, he helped craft the law that allows police to seize the firearms of people who may be a threat to themselves or others. The legislation, passed in 1999, is the oldest such law of its kind in the nation.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses mental health, gun safety, and Connecticut’s Red Flag Law in response to statements made by the President.
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In light of recent mass shootings, Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the role he has played as a state legislator and as the undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning under former Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy in shaping the state’s gun laws.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses shaping the state’s gun laws after the recent mass shootings.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the role of budget cuts in the reduction of available jail diversion beds in Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the future of Whiting Forensic Hospital as co-chair of the state task force charged with reviewing the facility.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the presence of patients who pose no risk to the community at Whiting Forensic Hospital, a maximum-security psychiatric facility.
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Michael Lawlor, former state representative and associate professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven, comments on the performances of Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg at the latest Democratic presidential debate.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, pens this article on the success of Connecticut’s "red flag law" that was originally met with skepticism, but has since saved "dozens, if not hundreds" of lives.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, co-chairs the CVH Whiting Task Force, which was established to review and evaluate the operations, conditions, culture and finances of Connecticut Valley Hospital and Whiting Forensic Hospital after patient abuse allegations surfaced last year.
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Associate professors of criminal justice John DeCarlo and Michael Lawlor discuss the importance of the state’s analysis of police data in light of a recent fatal shooting during a traffic stop in Wethersfield.
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Mike Lawlor, a former state legislator, prosecutor, and policy maker, returned to the classroom full-time this semester after eight years overseeing criminal justice reform efforts as a member of the administration of former Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy.
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Mike Lawlor, a former state legislator, prosecutor, and policy maker, returned to the classroom full-time this semester after eight years overseeing criminal justice reform efforts as a member of the administration of former Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, authors this op-ed regarding the effectiveness of the juvenile justice reforms enacted over the last ten years in Connecticut.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on his time working with Scott Semple, Connecticut’s former correction commissioner, who was profiled for his work leading justice reform in the state.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, authors a viewpoint article discussing Connecticut’s recent decline in prison population.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice and former prosecutor, tweets out that Connecticut’s total prison and jail population is at a low.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the process taken to help engineer a sizeable decline in Connecticut’s prison population.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, explains the likelihood of someone actually receiving the death penalty and his thoughts on Connecticut’s change in policy.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, offers some advice for congress regarding the recent wide-ranging investigation into potential misconduct by President Trump.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, shares his opinions on the new proposed juvenile justice bill and whether or not it will have an effect on current criminal behavior.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, discusses the possible outcomes of the proposed changes to the legislation might have.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, joins Fox 61 on inauguration day for the new governor, Ned Lamont. Lawlor speaks about his time with the former governor Malloy and about the transitions between the different governors he worked with during his time in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
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Michael Lawlor, an associate professor of criminal justice, reflects on the strides he has made in the field of criminal justice reform. Lawlor, who worked together with Malloy on the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission, will be returning to teach at the University of New Haven.
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Michael Lawlor, an associate professor of criminal justice, reflects on the achievements made in 2018 with the criminal justice system. Lawlor has been thanked for his tireless efforts in tackling criminal justice issues.
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Michael Lawlor, an associate professor of criminal justice, looks back on his days as a state legislator. Lawlor along with other members of the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission held their final meeting last week and took a look back on the positive changes they managed in the criminal justice system.
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Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice who is on leave to serve as Connecticut’s undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning at the Office of Policy and Management., comments on improves made to the criminal justice system while under the leadership of Gov. Dannel Malloy. This story originally was in the New Haven Independent.