The practice of assessing and adjudicating competence for criminal adjudication in the United States developed largely without assistance from the U.... MORE
In our increasingly polarized society, claims that prosecutions are politically motivated, racially motivated, or just plain arbitrary are more... MORE
Gun-related violence and suicide in the United States are serious public health problems that are concentrated among young adults, especially those... MORE
Artificial intelligence tools (“AI”) have great potential to improve government functions and efficiency. These algorithmic tools, protected by trade... MORE
In 1988, Troy Rhodes was released from prison for the first time. He had served three years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He vividly... MORE
Although risk assessment tools have been widely used to inform sentencing decisions, there is uncertainty about the extent and quality of evidence of... MORE
Prison abolition, in the span of just a few short years, has established a foothold in elite criminal legal discourse. But the basic question of how... MORE
Pretrial risk assessment instruments are used in many jurisdictions to inform decisions regarding pretrial release and conditions. Many are concerned... MORE
How dangerous must a person be to justify the state in locking her up for the greater good? The bail reform movement, which aspires to limit pretrial... MORE
The five articles in this special issue of FSI:Synergy were created to advance the understanding and adoption of insights from cognitive psychology... MORE
Writing for the Supreme Court in McCleskey v. Kemp, Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. authored a maximalist decision that transcended capital practice and... MORE
The future of police reform might be best predicted by looking to the recent past, where we find countless proposals for change. But merely looking... MORE
When individuals are arrested or indicted for a crime, governments have legitimate interests in assuring that those individuals show up for future... MORE
We accept uncritically the “recidivist premium,” which is the notion that habitual offenders are particularly blameworthy and should be punished... MORE
The authors propose a new form of civil commitment that would benefit individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice... MORE
