“No government official in America has as much unreviewable power and discretion as the prosecutor,” many scholars agree . While prosecutors decide  whether to initiate criminal proceedings, what charges to bring, and what sentencing recommendations to make, they also bear the enormous responsibility of having essentially no checks on their decisions. As one author has said , “the presumption that prosecutors act in good faith has made the charging power virtually immune from

Mandatory arrest laws in the domestic violence context were originally well-intentioned , meant to simplify decision-making  for officers and to emphasize the seriousness  of domestic violence. However, mandatory arrest laws have disproportionately harmed the LGBTQ+ community due to their failure to account for the unique dynamics of same-sex relationships. This failure has led to higher dual arrests and wrongful arrests  of victims. Specifically, this blog focuses on mandat

As police departments’ roles are widened beyond their expertise, police are granted vast discretion to employ tactics of force, and there is

Over the course of the last decade, transgender people have become victims of a volatile political battleground. Transgender people are...

Looking at the D.C. Escape Statute (D.C. Code § 22-2601(a)(2)) and the recent court decision in Davis v. United States, it is interesting...

Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...

Today’s crimes are increasingly global and likely to perpetrated over or using the Internet. Thus, it is more likely than not that a law...