For rising Duke Law 3L Daniela Hernandez-Gil, working with the Wilson Center for Science and Justice has meant standing alongside young people navigating one of the most difficult moments of their lives. As a a member of our McAtee JustScience Lab student supporting Sam Lawrence’s work with incarcerated children, much of Dani’s work centers on […]
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Join Our Webinar: Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Practice: Balancing Risk and Rights, Ensuring Justice
Join us for a webinar and panel discussion Date: Monday May 11 Time: 1pm Eastern Time Register here Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPOs) laws authorize law enforcement with a civil restraining order to temporarily remove and prohibit access to firearms for individuals who pose a significant risk of harming themselves or others. As ERPOs have […]
Work in Progress: Studying Death by Distribution
Michele Easter is currently conducting a comprehensive study of “Death by Distribution” prosecutions in North Carolina with co-authors Rita Grunberg, Madeline Stenger, Lindsay Bass-Patel, Jeffrey Swanson, and Abigail Lee (A.B. ’25). Death by Distribution refers to homicide charges to prosecute a lethal overdose, specifically against the person who shared or sold a drug that led […]
From Research to Real-World Impact: Lessons from My Time at the Wilson Center
Samantha Richter Reflects on her Time in Our McAtee JustScience Lab I replayed the same forty-five seconds of audio three times before I realized I’d stopped transcribing altogether. It was 10:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in my second semester of freshman year. My roommate had just gotten home, filling our dorm with the familiar sounds […]
Watching Closely: Research Assistant Anya Milberg on Bail, Oversight, and Her Work with the Wilson Center
The Case That Started It All In 2016, a woman named Maranda ODonnell was stopped by police while driving to pick up her four-year-old daughter. The charge was driving with a suspended license. A Harris County judge set her bail at $2,500. She couldn’t pay it. She sat in jail, not because she posed any […]
Wilson Center Releases Independent Evaluation of Fayetteville’s ShotSpotter Installation
Report analyzes first 18 months of implementation, highlights data patterns and limitations The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has released Evaluation of Fayetteville’s ShotSpotter Installation: Results from the First 18 Months, an independent analysis of the gunshot detection system’s use in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The report was commissioned by the City […]
Wilson Center Launches New Public Dashboard
Illuminating Court Debt and Driver’s License Suspensions Across North Carolina The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School has released a new public dashboard offering unprecedented access to data on driver’s license suspensions across North Carolina related to unpaid court fines and missed court appearances. The dashboard is an interactive tool designed […]
Gift from Duke Alumnus David McAtee Establishes the McAtee JustScience Lab at the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
New initiative expands opportunities for students to engage in data-driven research, legal, and policy work aimed at improving our criminal justice system for all The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has received a generous gift from Duke University alumnus David McAtee (A.B. ‘91) to establish the McAtee JustScience Lab, a visionary […]
The Problem of Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
Nearly one million people have had their driver’s license suspended for court debt. To solve this problem, we need to end debt-based driver’s license suspensions for all. By Lindsay Bass-Patel and Rita Grunberg Did you drive your car today? Maybe you drove to work, to church, or to your kids’ school. Maybe you went […]
Recap: Life after Life
Formerly incarcerated discuss experiences behind bars and the importance of second chances Duke Decarceration Project Members with Shariff Ingram and Kolanda Wooten This semester, we were honored to join the Duke Decarceration Project and Duke’s Criminal Defense Clinic in welcoming Shariff Ingram and Kolanda Wooten to Duke Law. Both Mr. Ingram and Ms. Wooten were […]