Probation and Parole as Punishment
Community supervision must be transformed in order to help people caught up in the justice system, not hurt them further.
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Treating All Kids as Kids
Persistent and longstanding racism has fueled harsher treatment of young Black people in the justice system. -
Race, Mass Incarceration, and the Disastrous War on Drugs
Unravelling decades of racially biased anti-drug policies is a monumental project. -
Crime, the Myth
It’s up to society to say what is and isn’t a crime, and it varies more than one might think. -
Losing Our Punitive Civic Religion
Much of the American legal system is based on a set of enduring myths about who are criminals and how they should be treated. -
The Era of Punitive Excess
The criminal justice system is marred by an overreliance on excessive punishment.
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