Craig B. Futterman
Clinical Professor of Law
6020 S. University
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773-702-9611
email: futterman@uchicago.edu

Publications

"The Use of Statistical Evidence to Address Police Supervisory and Disciplinary Practices: The Chicago Police Department's Broken System." Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook 23 (forthcoming) (with H. Melissa Mather and Melanie Miles).

12 Civil Rights Litigation and Attorneys' Fees Annual Handbook (Clark Boardman Callaghan 1996) (chapter).

Selected presentations

Delivered keynote address at Roger Williams School of Law Martin Luther King Holiday celebration, “The Dream or the Broken Promise? African-Americans, the Police, and Our Constitution.” (January 2007).

Organized and led academic conference at University of Chicago Law School: “The View From the Ground: Issues and Inquiries Arising From Eight Square Blocks of Chicago’s South Side.” (http://www.eightblocks.org) (April 2007).

Featured commentator on CBS News Special Investigative Report, “Above the Law” (April 2007).

Taught seminar to National Police Accountability Project on the Use of Statistics in Demonstrating Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations (January 2007).

Gave presentation, “Police Oversight in Chicago– A Portrait of Impunity,” at University of Illinois-Chicago’s Symposium on Independent Civilian Oversight of Police in Chicago. (February 2007).

Featured on CAN-TV special– Who should Police the Police? (March 2007).

Featured guest on Chicago Public Radio, discussing police reform (March 2007).

Featured guest on “26 North Halsted,” WCIU-TV Chicago, in piece about the study of police misconduct in Chicago. (April 2007).

Presented Lecture, “Race and Policing: Stories from our Criminal Justice System,” Northeastern University, Center for Inner City Studies, November 2006.

Presented Lecture to DePaul Law School faculty on Clinical Legal Education in the 21st Century (November 2006).

Presented Work in Progress, “The Regime of Not Knowing,” to the University of Chicago Law faculty.

Addressed American Bar Association’s 2006 Mid-Year Meeting: “Constitutional Law Through the Eyes of Black America: From Dred Scott to Hurricane Katrina.”

Lectured at 2006 National Black Law Students Association Convention, “The Tie that Binds: Identifying the Roots of Community Consciousness in the Legal Profession.”

Participated in Chicago Public Radio debate exploring the culture and accountability of the Chicago Police Department.

Guest on CBS and ABC-TV News concerning the phenomenon of false confessions.

Guest on Fox, CBS-TV and ABC-TV News and National Public Radio concerning 2006 criminal indictments of Special Operations police officers.

Appeared on Chicago Public Radio’s “848" Show following the release of the Special Prosecutor’s Report on Police Torture, to discuss conditions that allowed police officers to commit torture without fear of reprisal.

Featured on NBC Special Investigative Report related to Chicago Police Department Practices Concerning the Treatment of Witnesses.

Speaker at University of Chicago Law School 2006 Public Interest Law Society event on police torture.

Addressed 2005 Annual NAACP Convention with lecture, “Getting Police Accountability on the National Agenda.”

Presented Lecture entitled, “Best Practices to Promote Integrity and Accountability and the University Police Department,” as part of Provost’s Initiative on Minority Issues Workshop at the University of Chicago.

Guest on Chicago Public Radio, discussing the political climate for police reform.

Group Leader at Association of American Law Schools’ 2005 Clinical Legal Education Workshop on Clinical Teaching and Supervision. Organized plenary sessions at Conference.

Delivered Lecture entitled, “Creative Approaches to Juvenile Defense: Police Misconduct and The ‘Drop’ Case,” at the 2004 National Juvenile Defender Summit.

Served as featured guest on National Public Radio show concerning, “A Second Look at the Office of Professional Standards.”

Lectured at Chicago Lunch Box series, featuring the Clinic's First Defense Legal Aid case.

Presented lecture entitled, "Policing Public Housing," at Northwestern Law School.

Gave lecture entitled, "Community, Cops, & Culture: A Public Housing Community's Struggle for Justice & Accountability," at the Chicago Plaza Club.

Delivered lecture entitled, "When the Police Step Out of Bounds: Issues of Race, Class & Accountability," and led First Forum held at the Unitarian Church of Hyde Park.

Awarded grant based on proposal and presentation before the Women's Board of the University of Chicago Law School to support the work of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic.

Gave talk to University of Chicago Law School's Visiting Committee, showcasing the work of the Law School's newest faculty.

Moderated debate on Racial Profiling and the War on Terror between Richard Epstein and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Presented lecture entitled, "Putting Justice in the Criminal Justice System" at inaugural event of American Constitution Society at the University of Chicago Law School.

Organized Town Hall Meeting, "The End of the Nightstick Then and Now-- A History of Police Brutality in Chicago."

Organized panel of public housing residents to speak at Law School about public safety and police accountability issues in public housing.

Organized seminar on Defending Against Section 1983 Police Misconduct Lawsuits -- The Police Perspective.

Sponsored and organized lectures on Criminal Interrogations; Police Accountability and Community Justice: The Next Steps for Reform; and Comparative Police Disciplinary Systems.

Organized and moderated Chicago Law & Society panel on Police Accountability.

Conducted Work in Progress regarding the First Defense Legal Aid case.

Presented at Clinic-wide meetings regarding the work of the Civil Rights Police Accountability Project.

Participated in AALS Equal Justice Colloquium.

Lectured on Office of Career Services panels regarding public interest law careers.

Served as faculty host in LLSA's Symposium on Latino Critical Race Theory.

Lectured at John Marshall Law School regarding Racial Diversity in the Legal Profession.