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Defying “Do No Harm”: Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Crisis with Limited Criminal Repercussions
“They knew it was being abused, but nothing is ever spoken. I weighed about 90 pounds. I was so sick, and my blood pressure was so low it wa
Karly Newcomb
Jan 27, 202144 min read
Letter from the editor, Volume XI, Issue II
We thank you for your continued interest in the Criminal Law Practitioner . With each issue, we strive to publish pieces that are not...
Andrew Park
Jan 27, 20211 min read
The forgotten at-risk population, COVID-19 in the U.S. criminal justice system
As countries distribute vaccines to their citizens the world breathes a sigh of relief. In the United States health care workers and...
Caitlyn Greene
Jan 25, 20213 min read
The magic bullets: How the issues in the D.C. crime lab could affect past and future convictions
In 2013, the Massachusetts state crime labs were rocked by two major scandals involving two chemists: Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. As...
Emily Glasser
Jan 18, 20213 min read
Impact of COVID-19 on those awaiting a jury trial
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered just about every aspect of everyday life. Nearing a year since the first restrictions to...
Madeline Bergstrom
Jan 18, 20214 min read
Uneven-handed justice: Local prosecutors adjust behavior during election years
Local prosecutors bring forward the vast majority of all criminal cases in the United States. Almost all of those local prosecutors are...
Jordan Hulseberg
Jan 18, 20215 min read
Gender & Incarceration
Incarceration rates for women in the United States have grown at twice the rate of men in recent decades. Perhaps unsurprisingly, rates...
Siena Richardson
Dec 28, 20203 min read
As States Legalize, the Struggle to Clear Marijuana Convictions Continues
On June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon addressed the nation in what would become known as the War on Drugs Speech. Labeling drug abuse...
Jack Thole
Dec 28, 20205 min read
Compassionate Releases During COVID-19 for High-Risk Individuals
In July, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a research letter asserting that inmates are five and a half times...
Kayla Ollendorff
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Prosecutorial Discretion and its Impact on Racial Inequality in the Criminal Justice System
The disproportionate impact of mass incarceration on black communities has been widely recognized for years. Various causes of racial...
Annemarie Gregoire
Dec 28, 20203 min read
“Your Eyes are Playing Tricks on You”: Eyewitness Identification Reform
Otis Boone insisted that he was innocent after being accused of two robberies in 2011. He was nineteen at the time, and two separate...
Kieya Simpson
Dec 28, 20204 min read
Jury Diversification: Correcting Prosecutorial Misconduct in the Aftermath of Flowers
After two decades behind bars, Curtis Flowers was released from the Mississippi correctional facility where he was imprisoned for charges...
Kaitlyn Wallace
Nov 13, 20205 min read
The Punishment Begets the Crime
Toledo, Ohio, home of the Rockets and known as the Glass City, hugs both sides of the Maumee River. Toledo is a relatively large city...
Aaron Earlywine
Nov 13, 20207 min read
Letter from the editor, Volume XI, Issue I
We are in extraordinary times. Amidst protest and the struggle for a fulfillment of the promises of our democracy, there is still an...
Andrew Park
Aug 6, 20202 min read
Defining Essential Services in a State of Emergency: Abortion Access and the COVID-19 Pandemic
In 1973, Roe v. Wade(1) asserted that access to safe and legal abortions was a constitutionally protected right in the United States....
Janee (JD) LeFrere
Jun 19, 20204 min read
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