Why Not Them? The Fundamental Misuse of Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Prosecutors and criminal defendants have a plethora of options in order to avoid the costly and sometimes risky proposition of trial....
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Lisa Sendrow
- Oct 30, 2017
- 5 min
Louisiana’s Criminal Justice System Overhaul – Aspiring for More, Settling for Less
On November 1, roughly 1,400 non-violent offenders will be released from Louisiana state prisons. This action is the result of statutory...
Emily Blazak
- Oct 27, 2017
- 4 min
Drug Courts: Mixed Feelings for a Promising Program
Substance use disorder is a public health crisis, with 1.5 times more individuals suffering from addiction than all those suffering from...
Stefanie Steinberg
- Oct 26, 2017
- 4 min
Body Cameras in Baltimore: Black, White, and (Freddie) Gray
August was a particularly brutal month for the Baltimore Police Department’s credibility. From July 20th to August 21st, three separate...
Dolores Sinistaj
- Oct 16, 2017
- 4 min
SCOTUS Update: Class v. United States
On October 4, 2017 The Supreme Court heard the oral argument for Class v. United States, a case regarding whether a Petitioner has waived...
Coleman Flowers
- Oct 10, 2017
- 5 min
An Exercise in Futility: Gun Reform
On October 1st, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, shooting over five hundred people, killing just under...
Spencer Griffin
- Oct 10, 2017
- 3 min
A Not So Harmless Error
Thomas Jefferson, our beloved president, once wrote, “I consider (trial by jury) as the only anchor, ever yet imagined by man, by which...
Drew Climo
- Oct 7, 2017
- 4 min
From Treatment to Incarceration: Changes in Drug-Related Charges and Convictions
The opioid epidemic has continued to be a national issue that has plagued our country for multiple years and is showing no signs of...
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