Professors shine light on the transformative experience of teaching behind bars. Introduction When it comes to education...
Criminal Justice
How the creation of a unified Metropolitan Police force in 1829 led to the birth of the...
Republicans are, as usual, conjuring a non-existent “crime wave” to scare voters. By Mitchell Zimmerman If you’re...
The history of crime, criminal justice, and law enforcement is not easy to unravel. By Dr. Xavier...
Since its launch, 50 years ago, the ‘War on Drugs’ has caused violence and environmental destruction. Introduction...
The order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis prohibition were a mistake. Fulfilling a...
The drug war’s ultimate outcome was the overpolicing of Black communities. President Biden announced this month an...
The Gallera or women’s prison was devised in the 17th century. By Dr. D. José Luis de...
Mass incarceration deepens disadvantage and forecloses mobility for the most marginal in society. In the last few...
Poverty and excessive legal punishments contribute significantly to the high rate of imprisonment in the U.S. Introduction...
Insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support and overly harsh rules that...
At the end of his term as President of the USA, Donald Trump granted several high-profile pardons,...
Some interventions could help to reduce racism and rein in the use of unnecessary force in police...
Social media has made it easier to expose white supremacists who serve in law enforcement. Increased attention...
Slave patrols slowly morphed into policing units in charge of breaking up insurgencies after the Civil War....
By the late 1850s, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. Alcatraz Origins The...
Financial incentives throughout the criminal justice system encourage punitive enforcement and sustain mass incarceration. By Ram Subramanian,...
America’s criminal legal system is unduly harsh. Experts explain how we got here and solutions that will...
How a man who never held elected office shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems....
Teens held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education....
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration. Fifty years ago, as...
Police brutality is an issue that affects many across the world, but in the United States, it...
Criminal justice reform can save New York State money and reduce the racial wealth gap. Foreword The...
Eye-witness testimonies are an essential component of many trials. They are a fundamental piece of evidence that...
Mayors are facing a phenomenon – officers slowing their work in the wake of high-profile episodes of...
Legal estrangement speaks to detachment and eventual alienation from the law’s enforcers. Originally published by the Yale...
Although a social hierarchy placed some in privileged positions, the code proscribed punishments applicable to all classes....
Defunding America’s wars at home and abroad. Think of it as a war system that’s been coming...
We need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier—from Kabul to Atlanta...
The systemic racism and brutality of the criminal justice system extend far beyond police misconduct. By Adam...