Ideas, commentary and perspective from the intersection of justice, healing and leadership.

Current writing on law, behavioral health, reentry, leadership, scholarship, fatherhood and the public systems that shape people’s lives. Permanent academic publications remain under Books & Scholarship.

Latest Insights

Browse the newest articles below. New posts will appear here automatically.

Dr. Kerry L. Shipman in doctoral regalia overlooking the Charlotte skyline

Revisiting the Reasonable Black Person Standard Seven Years Later

August 24, 2026 No Comments

Seven years after publishing The Reasonable Black Person Standard in Criminal Law, Dr. Kerry L. Shipman reflects on why race, lived experience and reasonableness still matter in criminal justice—and what it means to see the work cited in later legal advocacy.