Reflection on
Fagan, J. and Geller, A. (2020) Profiling and Consent: Stops, Searches and Seizures after Soto. Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law 71:1(16-57)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/2657
Skim sections III and IV (the math); Focus on section V.
In up to 3 pages (double-spaced), reflection papers should:
Identify the “big picture problem” that the paper addresses
Define the specific questions that the paper seeks to answer
Summarize the data and methods used
Summarize the author’s findings
Reflect on the analysis, findings and conclusions:
How convincing do you find the analysis?
If you’re skeptical, why?
Can the findings be generalized? To whom?
How should these findings inform policy and practice?