Leo Beletsky Leo Beletsky Leo Beletsky is a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, where he directs the Health in Justice Action Lab. His research focuses on public health impact of laws and policing. @leobeletsky
One Rochester Cop’s Abuses Reveal A Culture of Police Impunity If Officer Matthew Drake had faced serious discipline for his misconduct, he might not have been on duty the night of Tyshon Jones’s death. Meg O'Connor Nov 23, 2021
The Other Public Health Crisis: How The DOJ Can Flatten the Overdose Curve Leo Beletsky, Morgan Godvin and Jeremiah Goulka Jun 11, 2021
From Crisis Response to Harm Prevention: The Role of Integrated Service Facilities Rafik Nader Wahbi, Sterling Johnson and Leo Beletsky Sep 01, 2020
The Feds Have A Long History Of Snatching People Up. Only Now They Are Targeting Middle-Class White People Federal agents have been unfairly arresting Black and brown people for decades. Now that white Portlanders are seeing it up close and personal, they are outraged. Better late than never. Morgan Godvin, Leo Beletsky Jul 24, 2020
Why We Shouldn’t Reward Fearmongering in Criminal Justice Reporting The Courier Journal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on Governor Matt Bevin’s commutations sensationalizes crime at the expense of future clemency efforts. Zachary A. Siegel, Leo Beletsky May 19, 2020
Helping People Transition from Incarceration to Society During a Pandemic Sterling Johnson, Leo Beletsky May 12, 2020
The Role of Overdose Prevention Sites in Coronavirus Response Sterling Johnson, Leo Beletsky May 07, 2020
