A national strategy against crime

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Violent crime has reached epidemic levels that call for a national strategy in conjunction with local enforcement. The strategy should include efforts to attack the moral poverty that is the root source of crime, as well as increasing the effectiveness of law enforcement, reforming the trial process, increasing prison capacity, completely redesigning the juvenile justice system, and renewing the war on drugs. Measures to combat the causes of crime include welfare reform, tax reform to support families, school choice, adoption and boarding schools for children in dysfunctional families, and increased accountability for the media's moral stance.

Political aspects, Law enforcement, Crime

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What is wrong with American juries and how to fix it

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The jury system should be reformed to make juries more representative of their communities by making jury service less of a burden and more effective. Under the current system of jury selection, capable citizens are often able to avoid serving or are prevented from serving on juries. The proposed reforms include abolishing occupational exemptions, eliminating or restricting peremptory challenges, shortening trials, and requiring only a super-majority rather than unanimity.

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Making juries better factfinders

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Reforms should focus on enabling the jury to better perform its factfinding function. The constitutional right to a jury trial mandates a 12-member jury that reaches a unanimous verdict. Changes that should be made include limiting peremptory challenges to one or two, making jury instructions brief and simple, allowing comments on the evidence by judges, making jury pools more diverse, and using open-ended rather than leading questions in voir dire.

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