The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Rachel Moran now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
When it comes to prosecutions of police officers for homicide-related offenses, opinions are plentiful but data
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"Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Doesn't Exist: Except as an Emergent Property of a Complex Adaptive System"
The title of this post is the title of this article authored by Ronald Allen and Nicolas Elliott-Smith that i just came across on SSRN. Here is its abstract:
The pursuit of knowledge is undergoing a transformation. Scientists and scholars…
"How to Cut the Prison Population, Save Money and Make Us Safer"
The title of this post is the headline of this New York Times opinion piece authored by German Lopez. Here is how it starts and ends:
American prisons are fast becoming the world’s worst nursing homes, increasingly filled with aging…
Still more "Quick Facts" reports from US Sentencing Commission
I have failed to flag here that the US Sentencing Commission has released recently a bunch more of its terrific “Quick Facts” publications. As regular readers know, I find so very interesting all the these short data documents, which…
A full accounting of "The Supreme Court’s upcoming criminal cases"
In this post a few weeks ago, titled “Starting to gear up for lots of criminal law and sentencing cases during SCOTUS OT’25,” I highlighted that the Supreme Court is already scheduled to hear many criminal law cases, including many…
"In Their Own Words: Prosecutors On The Politics Of Backlash"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Joshua Davis and Whitney Taylor now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
This article examines the rise and politicization of prosecutorial reforms in the United…
Rounding up a mix of press pieces on a mix of criminal justice matters as summer winds down
I do not know why this platform was down yesterday, but I do know I have seen a wide array of intriguing pieces about matters of crime and punishment in recent days. So, making up for lost blogging time, here…
Louisiana prosecutors looking to get death sentence for juvenile murderer reimposed (and to get <em>Roper</em> ultimately reversed)
As reported in this local article, headlined “State chipping away at SCOTUS ruling that outlawed death sentences for juvenile offenders,” Louisiana’s Attorney General is taking steps to seek reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence precluding the death penalty for…
Another disappointing story about disappointing implementation of a state compassionate release program
A few weeks ago, via this post, I flagged an effective press piece that detailed some ugly aspects of how New Jersey has been implementing a new state compassionate release law. Today I just saw this similar press piece…