Tag: Criminal Justice Reform

With Alvin Bragg’s re-election under a Mayor Mamdani, ‘justice’ in NYC is about to get worse

While Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has gotten the lion’s share of the media attention these last several weeks, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg quietly sailed through his reelection bid, securing more than 70% of the vote.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/11/05/opinion/with-alvin-braggs-re-election-under-a-mayor-mamdani-justice-in-nyc-is-about-to-get-worse/

Minimal Impact Analyzing State Sentencing Reforms and Racial Disparities in Selected State Prison Populations

Introduction

Over the past 20 years, most American states have adopted a wide range of changes to their criminal sentencing statutes. The goals of the reforms varied. Some targeted certain offenses for greater or lesser penalties. Others aimed to cut correctional costs, expand alternatives to incarceration, and reduce recidivism. Few laws were enacted explicitly to reduce racial and ethnic disparities. Still, many policymakers hoped they would do just that, and the starkly disproportionate incarceration of Black people has been a central component of the national conversation about criminal justice reform.

— Read on reports.counciloncj.org/racial-disparities/multi-state-report

What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Policing Actually Do? | The Marshall Project

Here’s a look at some of the items in Monday’s executive order, along with context and analysis about the viability and practical implications of each measure.

Legal help for accused officers
Expanded training and more pay for officers
Tougher penalties for crimes against officers
More investment in security and capacity of prisons
A review of police reform agreements
More military-grade equipment and resources for local law enforcement
More money to collect crime data
Prosecution of local and state officials
Homeland Security agents as enforcers
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/29/trump-police-executive-order

Policing in America – Harvard Law School Lecture Series

Several videos in this series.

“[E]ffective law enforcement requires the support of the community. Such support will not be present when a substantial segment of the community feels threatened by the police and regards the police as an occupying force.”

The Kerner Commission Report, 1968.
— Read on policinginamerica.law.harvard.edu/

More Law Enforcement Spending Accompanies Worse, Not Improved Crime-solving | Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

Nothing is mentioned about progressive policies that reshaped crime, discourage victims to participate in the CJS, and embolden criminals. These factors contribute to lower clearance rates.

Rising law enforcement inefficiency — not reforms— is the key issue affecting Californians’ safety.
— Read on www.cjcj.org/reports-publications/report/more-law-enforcement-spending-accompanies-worse-not-improved-crime-solving