UCLA School of Law professor Joanna Schwartz, a leading scholar on police accountability and public interest lawyering, has been appointed to the Honorable Harry Pregerson Endowed Chair in Law.

An innovative new partnership between UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Law and Policy Consortium (CLPC) and the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office (LACPD) will give individuals facing deportation legal representation from a UCLA Law graduate with deep experience in immigration or public interest law.

The guide is an invaluable resource for advocates who represent unhoused people facing steep financial and legal burdens for sleeping on streets and other basic human behaviors.