April 18, 2017
BBI Chairman and University Professor, Dr. Peter Blanck, recently authored an article for the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, published by the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law. The article, entitled “Disability in Prison,” discusses the incarceration of individuals with disabilities and the less publically visible side of interactions between law enforcement officials and individuals with mental and physical disabilities. The article is based on Blanck’s remarks at the 2016 Symposium, “Beating Mental Illness: A Dialogue on Race, Gender and Disability Stereotypes in Use of Force Cases.” Continue Reading