Harvard Law Review: Advancing Criminal Justice Reform

How we treat citizens who make mistakes (even serious mistakes), pay their debt to society, and deserve a second chance reflects who we are as a people and reveals a lot about our character and commitment to our founding principles. And how we police our communities and the kinds of problems we ask our criminal justice system to solve can have a profound impact on the extent of trust in law enforcement and significant implications for public safety.

http://harvardlawreview.org/2017/01/the-presidents-role-in-advancing-criminal-justice-reform/


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2 thoughts on “Harvard Law Review: Advancing Criminal Justice Reform

  • January 7, 2017

    Yeah what they said!!

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  • January 6, 2017

    But the president cannot force states to change their laws. And that is what is badly needed in Florida and other overly punitive states.

    Reply

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