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Howard Henderson

Director of the Center for Justice Research, Texas Southern University

Howard Henderson is the Director of the Center for Justice Research and professor in the Department of the Administration of Justice in the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University

Latest Columns

Public Education

Inequalities in a rural Texas school district

By Leah Johnson-Register, Justin Joseph, Howard Henderson and Mi Johnson-Register, Oct. 9, 2018

The unequal distribution of disciplinary practices toward African American students in public schools in Texas should not go unnoticed. It is our responsibility as a community to address these issues and assure schools are safe and equitable for all students, regardless of race or ethnicity.

Law and Order

Policies without benchmarks: The politics of school shootings

By Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois and Howard Henderson, July 10, 2018

Given the scant research on school shootings, coupled with the societal outcry for a legislative response, we urge swift action without compromising those disenfranchised poor and racial/ethnic groups who are traditionally sacrificed on the altar of unsubstantiated criminal justice responses.