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Matthew Clair

Matthew Clair is Assistant Professor of Sociology and (by courtesy) of Law at Stanford University. He is the author of Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court.

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Success in transforming the criminal justice system will depend on convincing judges to shift how they relate to—and rely upon—police in their criminal courtrooms.
Matthew Clair

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