Loading... Accessibility Information and Tips Revised Date: 07/2015 Back 1 article(s) will be saved. To continue, in Internet Explorer, select FILE then SAVE AS from your browser's toolbar above. Be sure to save as a plain text file (.txt) or a 'Web Page, HTML only' file (.html). In FireFox, select FILE then SAVE FILE AS from your browser's toolbar above. In Chrome, select right click (with your mouse) on this page and select SAVE AS EBSCO Publishing Citation Format: APA (American Psychological Assoc.): NOTE: Review the instructions at http://support.ebsco.com.libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/help/?int=eds&lang=&feature_id=APA and make any necessary corrections before using. Pay special attention to personal names, capitalization, and dates. Always consult your library resources for the exact formatting and punctuation guidelines. References Jackson, I. J., & LoMonte, F. (2019). Policing Transparency. Human Rights, 44(4), 11–14. <!--Additional Information: Persistent link to this record (Permalink): https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=141161474&site=eds-live&scope=site End of citation--> Policing Transparency INTRODUCTION: TOWN VS. GOWN When affluent university campuses sit in the urban core of major metropolitan areas, harmony between these institutions and local community members can be challenging. Deploying university policing authority in neighborhoods adjoining campus also predictably spurs tension and conflict. Likewise, the social soft sell that elite universities remediate area blight complicates stakeholder relationships. As private universities have sought to expand their patrol and arrest jurisdiction into surrounding residential areas, legitimate questions arise over how non-governmental actors can be given the authority to exercise the ultimate governmental power -- the power to use deadly force and to take away freedom -- without governmental accountability. This sort of creeping jurisdiction can raise fears about policing and the depth of public knowledge about criminal justice policy and practice. In recent years, community leaders in Baltimore and Chicago have pressed local private universities for greater transparency in how they exercise policing authority. Civic organizers and grassroots political groups produced noteworthy success in Baltimore, where private Johns Hopkins University was forced to accept transparency concessions in exchange for policing authority, responding to concerns raised by community stakeholders. But transparency gains have proven more challenging to achieve in Chicago. These experiences bring into focus both the importance of public accountability in policing as well as the resistance of non-governmental actors to accepting .