Victor Rios, critic of the 'broken windows' theory of policing
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Victor Rios spoke on "Race, Policing, and Inner City Boys: Questioning the Broken Windows Theory," March 4, 2015 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
Rios is a University of California, Santa Barbara sociology professor, high school dropout, former gang member and juvenile delinquent.
He spoke about what he calls over-policing and the "social consequences of the punitive state." He's the author of "Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys."
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