Prosecutors and their State and Local Polities
Prosecutors and their State and Local Polities Prosecutors routinely decline to file charges in individual cases; sometimes they also announce general policies about declinations that apply prospectively to entire categories…
Rural Spaces, Communities of Color, and the Progressive Prosecutor
Rural Spaces, Communities of Color, and the Progressive Prosecutor The concept of the progressive prosecutor has captured the attention of many newspapers, media outlets, district attorney candidates, legal scholars, and…
Race, Reform, & Progressive Prosecution
Race, Reform, & Progressive Prosecution The progressive prosecution movement is one of the most recent efforts to reform the United States criminal justice system. In this Article, I analyze two…
When Prosecutors Politick: Progressive Law Enforcers Then and Now
When Prosecutors Politick: Progressive Law Enforcers Then and Now A new and recognizable group of reform-minded prosecutors has assumed the mantle of progressive prosecution. The term is hard to define…
Expanding the Reach of Progressive Prosecution
Expanding the Reach of Progressive Prosecution Read the syndicated article here
‘Let Me Tell You’: Transitional Justice, Victimhood and Dealing with a Contested Past
‘Let Me Tell You’: Transitional Justice, Victimhood and Dealing with a Contested Past Social &Legal Studies, Ahead of Print. This article explores the intersection between the politics and construction of…
Correctional Intake Assessment and Case Planning: Application Development and Validation
Correctional Intake Assessment and Case Planning: Application Development and Validation Criminal Justice and Behavior, Ahead of Print. The Intake Assessment (IA) process in the Canadian federal correctional system results in…
Are Civilly Detained and Committed Sexually Violent Persons Released After Age 60 Low Risk?
Are Civilly Detained and Committed Sexually Violent Persons Released After Age 60 Low Risk? Criminal Justice and Behavior, Ahead of Print. Older age is a well-established protective factor against sexual…
Roanoke, Virginia, Neo-Nazi Convicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation
Roanoke, Virginia, Neo-Nazi Convicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation William A. “Bill” White, the self-proclaimed commander of the neo-Nazi group the American National Socialist Workers Party, was convicted by a federal…
Three Detroit-Area Residents Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud
Three Detroit-Area Residents Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud Jackson, Mich., resident Terrence Hicks and Detroit residents Muhammed Al Mahdi and John Saunders pleaded guilty in District Court in the…
Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme Involving Government Contract in Afghanistan
Oklahoma Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme Involving Government Contract in Afghanistan Bryan Lee Burrows admitted that he conspired with others to solicit kickbacks from private…
Texas Man Sentenced to 292 Months in Prison for Advertising and Possessing Child Pornography
Texas Man Sentenced to 292 Months in Prison for Advertising and Possessing Child Pornography Mark Edwin Cairnes, 51, was sentenced today to 292 months in prison and lifetime supervised release…