Econmics/Public Policy presentation

Prepare a brief Powerpoint presentation about a State or Federal policy proposal (see chosen policy below)

Policy:

June 25, 2020: House passes Justice in Policing Act On June 25, 2020, the House passed HR 7120—the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020—by a vote of 236-181. Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Will Hurd (R-Texas), and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) joined all 233 Democrats to vote in favor of the bill. One hundred and eighty Republicans and Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.) voted against the bill.[1][2]

The bill proposed the following:[1]

● Banning chokeholds at the federal level; ● Banning no-knock warrants at the federal level; ● Limiting qualified immunity as a defense for law enforcement officers; ● Lowering "the criminal intent standard—from willful to knowing or

reckless—to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution;"

● Requiring states to "report data on use-of-force incidents;" ● Requiring officers to have implicit bias and racial profiling training; ● Making lynching a federal crime; ● Limiting the transfer of military equipment to local police departments; and ● Requiring officers to wear body cameras.

Format (please submit presentation as PDF:

slide 1 intro) present the policy proposal

slide 2 economic theory ) discusses how it relates to the underlying economic theory; ***refer to Elrich PDF document attached***

slide 3) List of advantages and disadvantages of policy. (offers relevant empirical evidence to inform decision making)

Slide 4) references

***presentation should not exceed 3-4 minutes when presenting*** **Please include a brief script for each slide in a separate pdf document**