Career Motivations of State Prosecutors
Ronald F. Wright & Kay L. Levine 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1667 Because state prosecutors in the United States typically work in local... Read More
The Challenge of Race and Crime in a Free Society: The Racial Divide in Fifty Years of Juvenile Justice Reform
Kristin Henning 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1604 In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice to... Read More
The Right to Counsel in Criminal Cases: Still a National Crisis?
Mary Sue Backus & Paul Marcus 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1564 In 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright dramatically changed the landscape of criminal justice with... Read More
In a Different Force
Nancy Leong 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1552 Highly publicized instances of law enforcement brutality, many captured on video or audio, have prompted calls for... Read More
Prosecutorial Dismissals as Teachable Moments (and Databases) for the Police
Adam M. Gershowitz 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1525 The criminal justice process typically begins when the police make a warrantless arrest. Although police usually... Read More
Evidence-Informed Criminal Justice
Brandon L. Garrett 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1490 The American criminal justice system is at a turning point. For decades, as the rate of... Read More
The Pendulum of Criminal Justice Since 1967
The Honorable Patti B. Saris 86 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1472 On the fiftieth anniversary of the report by President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Commission on... Read More