I went to law school back in the dark ages, but since I have recently looked more closely at the process of admissions, I thought I would share a few thoughts. Now, as Richard Feynman aptly warned, “I believe that
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Multipedia Post: Walgreens Security Guard Kills
Since 2009, I have shared multimedia teaching content at the Crimprof Multipedia; going forward, when I post new content there, I’ll try and also make a note of it here. I will not, however, make an entire duplicate library…
Carpenter AI-Generated Podcast
Google has released a rather amazing new generative AI tool, NotebookLM, into which you can upload any documents you’d like to make the subject of an AI-generated podcast. Carpenter, as a case about technology changing antiquated Fourth Amendment…
CrimProf Blog Lives On
Thanks to Kevin for shepherding the blog over the years. Now that he's turned the page, I've decided to make a go of building out this space—time will tell how it goes! If you have thoughts regarding content you'd like…
Farewell to CrimProf Blog
Since taking over editorship of CrimProf Blog on August 17, 2009, I’ve enjoyed helping my colleagues in the academy and beyond to keep up to date on news and legal scholarship about criminal law and procedure. Doing so has…
Merchant on Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Under Plea Agreements
Sam J. Merchant (University of Oklahoma College of Law) has posted Plea Agreements and Suspending Disbelief on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This Essay explores the traditional view that judges exercise broad discretion at sentencing after Booker. Around 98%
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“The Seemingly Endless Cycle of Reforms in Juvenile Justice”
From The Marshall Project, via NACDL's news update:On Tuesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the state will try to shut down its three large youth correctional facilities in favor of building smaller and less centralized units. DeWine cited…
Noorda on Prison Labor in the Netherlands
Hadassa Noorda (University of Amsterdam) has posted 'Voluntary' Prison Labour in the Netherlands (forthcoming, European Labour Law Journal) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
As of 2021, work in prisons in the Netherlands is voluntary, at least to some
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Crocker on Social Cost and The Fourth Amendment
Thomas P. Crocker (University of South Carolina School of Law) has posted The Fourth Amendment And The Problem Of Social Cost on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The Supreme Court has made social cost a core concept relevant to
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Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal
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