Dignity, Not Deadly Force: Why Procedural Justice Matters for Modern Policing and Democracy

While domestic security forces around the world equip themselves with military-grade weapons and surveillance technologies, those who research crime have reached a different consensus: To reduce lawbreaking, officers should listen to the accused, show basic courtesy, and exhibit evenhandedness. University of Chicago law professor Aziz Z. Huq concludes that the health of a country’s democracy may even depend on it.