Oct 12, 2018 By: yunews
Daniel Pollack, professor at , has published three new pieces, one for The Hill and two for the October 2018 issue of Policy & Practice, the publication of the American Public Human Services Association.
In 鈥淓very police officer is not 鈥榯he police鈥,鈥 an opinion piece in , Pollack discusses the destructive effects of stereotyping in general and how it can erode our trust in the police in particular. 鈥淭he bottom line is this,鈥 Pollack concludes. 鈥淲e want all police officers to see each person in their community as the individual he or she is. But do we, in turn, offer the same respect to those police officers when thinking or talking about them? More often than not, many people do not. And it鈥檚 dangerous to use the phrase 鈥渢he police鈥 in the plural, in a sweeping, cavalier fashion.鈥
In 鈥淚mproving Child Care Licensing Background Checks: The Legal Perspective,鈥 Pollack argues that while 鈥渁 cursory background check of prospective employees and volunteers may appease the licencor or provide a veneer of diligence should something go wrong,鈥 it is much better to have a rigorous background check, which 鈥渨ill return real value for a child care facility. Not only will it benefit the children, it will also help reduce employee turnover and absenteeism, reduce theft and fraud, and help to avoid unnecessary legal costs.鈥
鈥淪ocial Advocacy and Law: Twitter or Shakespeare?,鈥 written with Robert Reiser, argues that while 鈥溾榤ove fast and break things鈥 may be fine as Facebook鈥檚 motto,鈥 it can be disastrous for 鈥渓ong-term, sensible social advocacy,鈥 which would benefit from Shakespeare鈥檚 advice: 鈥淲isely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.鈥
