Media & Other Writing
Policy Reports and Briefs
CURA Reporter (Nov 2020) -- Over-Policed and Under-Protected: Public Safety in North Minneapolis
Op-Eds and Blog Posts
Scatterplot (June 2020) -- One Year Later, Policing, Violence, and Public Safety in Minneapolis
MinnPost (June 2020) -- Dismantling the Police, Reimagining Public Safety
Scatterplot (June 2020) -- Dismantling the Minneapolis Police Department
Scatterplot (Nov 2019) -- Legal Estrangement and Police Reform in Minneapolis
Scatterplot (March 2019) -- Remembering Devah Pager: The Mark of a Mentor
P&S Blog (Feb. 2019) -- Are you a criminologist or a sociologist? Michelle Phelps Responds
The Crime Report (Jan. 2018) -- The Lessons of Meek Mill: A Probation System ‘Set Up to Fail’
Race, Politics, Justice (August 2017) -- The Struggle for Criminal Justice Reform
In Justice Today (July 2017) -- To Fix the Justice System, Shrink and Reform Community Supervision
Punishment and Society Blog (May 2017) -- Can Criminology Be Neutral?
OUP Blog (May 2017) -- On Criminal Justice Reform, Keep Fighting
Robina Institute (July 2016) -- Mass Probation Across the United States
Scatterplot (July 2016) -- Yes, There is Racial Bias in Police Shootings
SocImages (June 2011) -- The Dangerous Trade-Off between Education and Imprisonment
Media and Policy Reports' Coverage of Research
The Toronto Star (Feb 2023) -- After George Floyd
Minnesota Reformer (Dec. 2020) -- Black America is Over-Policed and Under-Protected
Criminal Justice Policy Program, Harvard Law School (June 2020) -- Paying on Probation
PBS (Jan 2018) -- Felony Conviction Rates are Up Nationwide
Crime Report (July 2017) -- Want to Shrink Our Prisons? Fix Probation and Parole
Robina Institute (March 2016) -- Data Brief: American Exceptionalism in Probation Supervision
Prison Policy Initiative (June 2016) -- Correctional Control: Incarceration and Supervision by State
Robina Institute (Nov. 2013) -- Robina Funds Phelps’ Study of “Mass Probation” in the United States

TV Interviews
USA Today (Nov. 2021) -- Police Reform Efforts Continue Despite “No” Vote
CNN (April 2021) -- Minneapolis Police Face Scrutiny After High-Profile Killings
Kare 11 (Sept. 2020) -- Poll: Majority of Minnesotans Recognize Racial Inequality
NBC15 WMTV (Sept 2020) -- Madison’s new Civilian Oversight Board seeks diverse applicants
Star Tribune (July 2020) -- Reform, Defund, or Abolish - What's The Future of Police in Minneapolis?
CBS This Morning (June 2020) -- Minneapolis' Policing Problems
Almanac (June 2020) -- The Intersection of Public Safety and Public Health
WCCO (Oct. 2019) -- Good Question: How Many Police Officers Should A City Have?
Kare 11 (July 2018) -- No Charges Against Mpls. Officers in Blevins Shooting
Radio & Podcast Interviews
Minnesota Now (Sept. 2022) -- Democrats are Divided as House Passes Bill Package to Fund Police
WCCO with Chad Hartman (Sept. 2021) -- Dr. Michelle Phelps on Minneapolis Policing
The TakeAway (April 2021) -- What's Next for the Minneapolis Police Department?
Dialogue Minnesota (June 2020) -- What Does "Dismantling" the Police Really Mean?
Access Minnesota (Feb. 2018) -- Rise of Probation
Access Minnesota (April 2017) -- Criminal Justice Reform
Access Minnesota (July 2016) -- Racial Bias in Policing
Print/Digital Media Interviews
Guardian (Jan. 2022) -- Trial Begins of Three Ex-Police Officers Present at George Floyd Murder
AP News (Jan 2022) -- Do Minnesota Cases Show it's Getting Easier to Convict Cops?
New Yorker (July 2021) -- Derek Chauvin's Trial and George Floyd's City
Independent (April 2021) -- ‘The World is Watching’: The Fight for Minneapolis Police Reform
LeMonde (April 2021) -- Mort de George Floyd
Liberation (April 2021) -- Affaire George Floyd
BBC News Mundo (April 2021) -- George Floyd
Minnesota Reformer (April 2021) -- Stop the Car Stops
Star Tribune (March 2021) -- Chauvin Case Draws Inevitable Comparisons to Another High-Profile Police Murder Trial (Reprinted for FRONTLINE)
CQ Researcher (Oct. 2020) -- Police Under Scrutiny - Can Law Enforcement Restore Public Trust?
Associated Press (Aug. 2020) -- GOP Portrayal of Urban Mayhem Doesn’t Always Match Reality
Star Tribune (Aug. 2020) -- Minneapolis police face staffing challenges as violence rises
MN Daily (July 2020) -- What does changing the Minneapolis city charter mean for public safety?
Star Tribune (June 2020) -- Killing of George Floyd shows that years of police reform fall far short
Philly Enquirer (Oct. 2019) -- The Probation Trap: Living in Fear
MN Daily (Oct. 2018) "Increase in reported sexual assaults, according to University safety report"
Star Tribune (Nov. 2018) “Latest numbers: Crime recedes in most parts of Minneapolis”
AP (Aug. 2018) -- FACT CHECK: Walker Right on Wisconsin Prison Population
USA Today (May 2018) -- At Santa Fe High School, Police Had an Active-Shooter Plan
MN Daily (March 2018) -- Stadium Village Rally Calls for UMPD to Disarm
Star Tribune (Feb. 2018) -- Maplewood Police Says Study Shows They are Unbiased
TC Daily Planet (Jan. 2018) -- Principles of Less Eligibility: The Human Cost of Prison Labor
Next City (Dec. 2017) -- Parole and Probation Reform Is Bigger Than Meek Mill
MN Daily (Oct. 2017) -- UMPD Expands Community Engagement Team
MN Daily (Oct. 2017) -- UMPD Joins Other Campus Police to Discuss College Free Speech Issues
Portland Tribune (July 2017) -- Probation Innovation Stymied by Lack of Data
MinnPost (June 2017) -- Why Tiny Polk County Sends So Many People to Prison
MN Daily (March 2017) -- Minneapolis Police Create New Division for Community Outreach
Yes! Magazine (March 2017) -- Defunding Police: How Antiracist Organizers Got Seattle to Listen
MN Daily (Oct. 2016) -- Report: Total crimes Increased in Minneapolis Last Year
Chicago Reporter (Aug. 2016) -- Police Liability Insurance Measure Goes to Court in Minneapolis
FiveThirtyEight (July 2016) -- Why Are So Many Black Americans Killed By Police?
Pioneer Press (July 2016) -- St. Anthony Police Data Shows Disproportionate Arrests of Blacks
MN Daily (July 2016) -- Police Accountability Petition Advances
MN Daily (June 2016) -- Dayton Backs Revised Police Body Cam Bill
MN Daily (February 2015) -- Mpls. Unveils Group for Police Conduct Oversight
Star Tribune (Dec. 2014) -- Twin Cities Forum Explore Racial Bias, Police Tactics
Star Tribune (Nov. 2014) -- Small-Time Arrests Down as Mpls. Police Shift Focus
Wake Mag (Nov 2014) -- Minneapolis Police Department Testing Officer Body Cameras
Wake Mag (Nov 2013) -- Alert: This is a Desensitizing, Vague Message about Crime