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Prosecutors And Mass Incarceration, Shima Baughman
Prosecutors And Mass Incarceration, Shima Baughman
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
It has long been postulated that America’s mass incarceration phenomenon is driven by increased drug arrests, draconian sentencing, and the growth of a prison industry. Yet among the major players—legislators, judges, police, and prosecutors—one of these is shrouded in mystery. While laws on the books, judicial sentencing, and police arrests are all public and transparent, prosecutorial charging decisions are made behind closed doors with little oversight or public accountability. Indeed, without notice by commentators, during the last ten years or more, crime has fallen, and police have cut arrests accordingly, but prosecutors have actually increased the ratio of criminal court …
Explaining The Recent Homicide Spikes In U.S. Cities: The 'Minneapolis Effect' And The Decline In Proactive Policing, Paul Cassell
Explaining The Recent Homicide Spikes In U.S. Cities: The 'Minneapolis Effect' And The Decline In Proactive Policing, Paul Cassell
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
Recently major cities across the country have suffered dramatic spikes in homicides. These spikes are remarkably large, suddenly appearing, and widespread. At this rate, 2020 will easily be the deadliest year in America for gun-related homicides since at least 1999, while most other major crime categories are trending stable or slightly downward.
This article attempts to explain why so many cities have seen extraordinary increases in murder during the summer of 2020. A close analysis of the emerging crime patterns suggests that American cities may be witnessing significant declines in some forms of policing, which in turn is producing the …
Supreme Court Clerks And The Death Penalty, Matthew Tokson
Supreme Court Clerks And The Death Penalty, Matthew Tokson
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
This Essay is part of GW's Supreme Court Clerks at 100 symposium.
The Supreme Court is involved, directly or otherwise, with virtually every execution carried out in the United States. Most executions are appealed to the Court, and inmates commonly request a stay of execution a few days or hours before their scheduled death. The clerks review these requests and recommend a ruling.
A few days after I arrived at the Court, I got my first death penalty assignment. As the date drew near, the defendant asked the Court to stay his execution. I opened his file and began to …