How Mayors, Police Unions and Cops Rig Civilian Review Boards?

by | Oct 26, 2016

How Mayors, Police Unions and Cops Rig Civilian Review Boards?

by | Oct 26, 2016

About Tim Lynch

Tim Lynch is the director of Cato’s project on criminal justice, which, under his direction, has become a leading voice in support of the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. His research interests include the War on Terror, overcriminalization, the drug war, the militarization of police tactics, and gun control. In 2000 he served on the National Committee to Prevent Wrongful Executions. Lynch has also filed several amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving constitutional rights. He is the editor of In the Name of Justice: Leading Experts Reexamine the Classic Article “The Aims of the Criminal Law” and After Prohibition: An Adult Approach to Drug Policies in the 21st Century.

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