Figuring Out Ferguson Resources: Online Resources
Information on Lawful and Unlawful Use of Force
- Expanded Self-Defense LawsFrom CNN
- Commentary: Missouri's Use of Force Statute Goes Against Constitutional RulingsSt. Louis Public Radio
- Missouri Residents Sue Police Over Use of Force in Ferguson ProtestsFrom the LA Times
- Current Law Gives Police Wide Latitude to Use Deadly ForceFrom the Washington Post
Documenting Ferguson Online Repository
"Documenting Ferguson is a digital repository that seeks to preserve and make accessible community- and media-generated, original content that was captured and created following the killing of 18-year-old, Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. A freely available resource for students, scholars, teachers, and the greater community, Documenting Ferguson has the ultimate goal of providing diverse perspectives of the events surrounding the conflicts in Ferguson."
Information on Recent Changes
- Ferguson Sets Broad Change for City CourtsFrom the NY Times
As of the panel on September 16, 2014
- Ferguson Proposes Municipal Court Reforms, Adding Police Review BoardFrom the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Information on Outstanding Warrants in Ferguson
- Crime Rates in Ferguson, MissouriFrom City Data
- ArchCity Defenders: Municipal Courts White PaperFrom Archcitydefenders.org
- Ferguson Averages 3 Warrants Per Household, New Report ShowsFrom the Huffington Post
- Few Say Police Forces Nationally Do Well in Treating Races EquallyFrom the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Three Troubling Things Exposed by the Ferguson Police Shoot of Michael BrownFrom the Washington Post