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“The sheriff has repeatedly challenged anyone to come up with the evidence of deputy gangs, and our intention is to conduct a completely independent investigation,” said LMU Loyola Law School Professor Sean Kennedy, former…
The hardships faced when reentering society after a felony conviction can be crippling. “One bad mistake almost completely ruined my life,” said Curtis, a client whose name is shortened to protect his anonymity. “If…
A report by Loyola Law School found 18 deputy gangs that have operated within the department. Its author Professor Sean Kennedy said at least seven remain active. Source: LAist More LA Sheriff’s Officials Accused of…
LOS ANGELES – The Center for Juvenile Law & Policy (CJLP) at LMU Loyola Law School is pleased to announce that Sony Pictures Entertainment has committed $500,000 from the Sony Social Justice Fund to…
The department has also been criticized for its longstanding “deputy gangs,” which a report last week by Loyola Law School numbered at 18. “These deputy gangs foster a culture of violence and escalate uses of force…
For the past several years, Sean Kennedy, a Loyola law professor and his students noticed a troubling pattern forming within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and its well-documented deputy gang problem. Read more here.
Also appeared in ABC 7, Mynewsla.com, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles Daily News In an extensive report released today analyzing more than a dozen secret subgroups at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, researchers at LMU Loyola Law School laid…
