The Police Archipelago: Decentralization, Police Violence, Over-Punishment, and Crime
A strong consensus has taken hold in the legal academy. Criminal Justice Localism, espoused by scholars of every stripe, promotes… Continue reading →
Criminal Law
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“A Whole New Ideology”: The Right to Humane Treatment and the Louisiana Constitution of 1974
Louisiana’s 1974 Constitution represented a landmark expansion of constitutional rights in a state marred by a legacy of racial subordination… Continue reading →
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The Non-Punishment Principle and Restorative Justice
The non-punishment principle is a legal norm that has increasingly gained legitimacy over the past quarter-century within international, regional, and… Continue reading →
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The Prosecutor’s Role in Facilitating Criminal Alternative Dispute Resolution
In a typical criminal case, the State and the defendant are the principal stakeholders, while the victim has little say… Continue reading →
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Ordinary Public Meaning & Habeas Power to Review State Convictions
Introduction Brown v. Allen affirmed habeas power to review constitutional errors tainting state criminal convictions, and it is the most… Continue reading →
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The Ever-Turning Wheel of Servitude: Community Supervision and the Next Iteration of Carceral Economic Exploitation
In 2022, more than twice as many Americans were under the control of probation and parole than were serving time… Continue reading →
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Philadelphia’s Prolonged Youth-Detention Problem: A Survey of Potential Legal Challenges
Introduction Philadelphia’s youth detention facilities have been inadequate for decades. Ideally, these facilities house youth for short periods as their… Continue reading →
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Prosecuting Families
Hundreds of thousands of parents are prosecuted in the family regulation system each year. Their cases are investigated by family… Continue reading →
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Some Realism About Criminal Justice Localism
The American criminal justice system is, by any conceivable measure, highly decentralized—with thousands of local police departments, local prosecutors’ offices,… Continue reading →
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What is Habeas?
The debate about post-conviction habeas for state prisoners is long-running, heated, and conceptually hazy. A majority of the Court is… Continue reading →