Jody David Armour is the Roy P. Crocker Professor of Law at the University of Southern California. Armour studies the intersection of race and legal decision making as well as torts and tort reform movements. A widely published scholar and popular lecturer, Professor Armour is a Soros Justice Senior Fellow of The Open Society Institute’s Center on Crime, Communities and Culture. He has published articles in Stanford Law Review, California Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, Boston College Law Review, Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies, University of Colorado Law Review, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Southwestern University Law Review, and Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law. His book Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America (New York University Press) address three core concerns of the Black Lives Matter movement — namely, racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
A Theory of Injustice for Truly Disadvantaged Blacks
What duties do black citizens owe to a biased “justice” system?...
“The Road to Hell is Paved with Coercive Benevolence”: A Review of “Down, Out & Under Arrest”
Jody D. Armour on the problems of "benevolent" policing on L.A.'s Skid Row....
Black Lives Matter in Higher Learning
Why #blacklivesmatter still matters....
Straight Outta Compton: The Profound in the Profane
"Straight Outta Compton" is about how a group of young black men crafted a bold new language....
