Josmar Trujillo

Josmar Trujillo is a writer and organizer with the Policing & Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College.

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News

Prisons & Policing

How Prosecutors Use Conspiracy and Questionable Testimony in “Gang” Cases

Donnell Murray’s trial shows what happens when police and prosecutors use their most powerful tools against Black men.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

October 22, 2021

News Analysis

Arrested for Jumping a Turnstile: How New York City Punishes the Poor

Criminalizing poverty is hardly a progressive value.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

March 20, 2018

News

“Stop the Violence”: Can Community Groups Replace Police Without Supporting the Police?

Anti-violence initiatives face hard decisions about how to align themselves in relation to the state and the police.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

December 18, 2016

News

Gangbusters: Law Enforcement’s Dubious Means to Police Public Housing Residents

With no solid evidence, prosecutors use questionable witness testimony and social media posts to depict a criminal conspiracy.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

May 6, 2016

Op-Ed

NYPD’s Arrests of Citizen Journalists Should Spark Outrage

If freedom of the press means anything, it should protect the growing number of people who use media to hold powerful institutions accountable.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; FAIR

March 27, 2016

News Analysis

Gangbusters: How the Upsurge in Anti-Gang Tactics Will Hurt Communities of Color

Are gang raids and so-called “community” policing efforts really decreasing violence in US cities?

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

January 19, 2016

Op-Ed

Breaking Broken Windows

Broken Windows theory posited an argument that had some intuitive appeal: taking care of the small things prevents bigger things.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Speakout

November 30, 2015

News Analysis

Concocting a Crime-Ageddon to Promote Police Power

The more complicated picture, of course, will likely never make for a good front page.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; FAIR Blog

June 21, 2015

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Liberals, Trojan Horses and the Myth of Police-Community Relations

Instead of having a conversation about the codification of racism through law enforcement, we’re given a layer of public relations.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

December 30, 2014

Interview

Nicholas Heyward Sr. on Police Violence and the Killing of His Son by the NYPD

Father and activist Nicholas Heyward Sr. talks about the continuing regime of police violence and white privilege – in New York City and around the world.

by: Josmar Trujillo,; Truthout

August 22, 2014