Tackling criminal justice reform requires a multi-pronged approach, and one of the most recent avenues gaining traction is an attempt to rework how pretrial decisions are made. The Michigan Supreme Court has its hands in this effort, launching a new...
In December 2016, David Thacher's "Channeling Police Discretion: The Hidden Potential of Focused Deterrence" was published in the 2016 volume of University of Chicago Legal Forum.
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The breadth of the criminal law and the unfettered...
Policy Talks @ the Ford School,
Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series
Elected Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County Eli Savit and Chief Assistant Prosecutor for Washtenaw County Victoria Burton-Harris present as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.
Washtenaw County Elected Prosecuting Attorney Eli Savit and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Victoria Burton-Harris present as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. October, 2022.
Among the many issues thrust to the forefront of U.S. national consciousness in 2020 has been state use of violence, particularly police murders of Black Americans.