Sentencing

commentary
The Intersection of Algorithms and an Individual's Rights
Data collection, and our reliance on it, have evolved extremely rapidly. The resulting algorithms have proved invaluable for organizing, evaluating and utilizing information. How do individuals' rights come in to play, when data about their lives is compiled to create algorithms, and the resulting tools are applied to judge them?
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Sep 29, 2017
Daily Journal
Dan Grunfeld

Drug Courts

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Should California Drop Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession?
Californians have a lot to consider when it comes to decriminalizing possession. But now is the time for a rigorous discussion about removing criminal penalties for drug possession, rather than rushing to judgment in the heat of a future election season.
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Jul 20, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer, Robert J. MacCoun
Data Analysis

commentary
No Company Should Be Able to Keep You from Checking Your Government's Math
Data and computer models are becoming more and more important for making policy decisions on everything from prison sentences to tax bills. But citizens should be able to “check the math” on decisions that affect them.
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Jan 18, 2017
Inside Sources
Brian A. Jackson
commentary
Drug Dependence: Treatment Over Incarceration
Drug dependence imposes significant costs to society and traditional criminal justice responses like imprisonment do not reduce crime. More quality research on alternative sanctions could help police, prosecutors, and judges expand their options while helping users get treatment.
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Oct 3, 2016
Criminal Law & Justice Weekly
Matthew Davies, Emma Disley, et al.
Homeland Security Legislation

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Oregon Standoff Shouldn't Have an Anti-Terrorism Twist
Dwight and Steven Hammond were charged under a law enacted to fight terrorism, not rein in wayward ranchers. Anti-terrorist laws should not be used to strengthen prosecutors' hands in nonterrorist prosecutions—it makes national security needs look like an instrument of oppression.
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Jan 13, 2016
Slate
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Prisoner Reentry

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What's Next on the Convicted Terrorist's Timeline?
As inmates near the end of their sentences for terrorism-related offenses, and with some individuals already freed, it's time to explore what considerations may be necessary.
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Nov 4, 2015
The Hill
Michael A. Brown
Counterterrorism

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Different Countries, Different Ways of Countering Terrorism
France and the United States follow different approaches in dealing with terrorist suspects. This divergence reflects differences in the threat, historical experience, law, available resources, and public attitudes. France faces a more serious terrorist threat than the U.S. does.
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Mar 2, 2015
The Hill
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins, Jean-Francois Clair
commentary
California's Misguided Approach
Despite the frequency with which people are convicted of multiple DUI offenses, California continues to require that all individuals with a DUI attend a 30- or 60-hour education program. However, these programs aren't that effective.
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Mar 17, 2014
Orange County Register
Katherine E. Watkins
Drug Courts

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New Approach to Prison and the War on Drugs
If you want to reduce cocaine consumption and drug-related crime, you get more bang for the buck if you put money into treatment rather than paying for the increase in incarceration produced by federal mandatory minimum sentences, writes Beau Kilmer.
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Aug 13, 2013
BBC.co.uk
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer
Sentencing

commentary
Advancing Social Outcomes: Private Investors Could Be Part of the Solution
Under a Social Impact Bond, private investors — rather than the government — provide up-front funding for programs that tackle such challenges as recidivism or homelessness. If these programs succeed, the government pays some of the savings back to the investors.
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May 14, 2013
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Jennifer Rubin, Emma Disley
Counterterrorism

commentary
A Final Word on the NDAA
While I have no doubt of Levin's determination to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, incremental adjustments and seemingly small compromises, each sensible under the circumstances, can have a cumulative effect that erodes the very liberty we are trying to protect, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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May 7, 2012
Foreign Affairs
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Counterterrorism

commentary
The NDAA Makes It Harder to Fight Terrorism
Much of the debate over this bill has focused on the political issue of executive authority versus rule of law. In doing so it has overlooked the indirect and insidious effects the new law may have on the United States' largely successful counterterrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Feb 1, 2012
Foreign Affairs
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

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