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FSR publishes issue on “American Criminal Justice Policy in a ‘Change’ Election”

September 29, 2008

I am pleased to report that, just in time for the election stretch-run, the latest issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter focused on American criminal justice is now available here on-line.  The issue is titled, simply enough, “American Criminal Justice Policy in a ‘Change’ Election.”  The full contents of this FSR issue are listed on-line here, and here is just a small sample of what readers can find in the issue:

EDITOR’S OBSERVATIONS

  • Frank O. Bowman, III,, The Sounds of Silence: American Criminal Justice Policy in Election Year 2008 (available for download below)

ARTICLES BY ELECTED OFFICIALS

  • Patrick Leahy, Using DNA and Forensic Science to Catch the Guilty and Protect the Innocent
  • Claire McCaskill, Reentry Courts
  • Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Deemphasize Punishment, Reemphasize Crime Prevention
  • Lamar Smith, The New Challenges of Cybercrime

Download bowman_205_ed_obs.pdf