Race, the criminal justice system, and community-oriented policing
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The criminal justice system needs to be reformed, but charges of racial bias in the imposition of the death penalty are misguided. Blacks comprise 40% of inmates on death row, but that is much lower than the percentage of murders perpetrated by blacks. Blacks are also victims of crime at a disproportionate rate. The success of community-oriented policing that has been demonstrated in Charleston, SC, points to a viable direction for reform. The police in Charleston have focused on anti-parole efforts, an anti-truancy program, and measures to reduce community-police tensions and to inform the community about arrests.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0193-4872
Year: 1997
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Manners makyth man: the prose style of Justice Scalia
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Associate US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's opinions are unique in their clarity and clever imagery. Perhaps most like the opinions authored by late Justice Robert Jackson, Scalia's opinions are refreshing and evidence an excellent understanding and control of the law, not to mention a refusal to delegate opinion writing tasks to inexperienced, legalese-susceptible law clerks. The manner in which Scalia constructs his opinions shows his respect for precedent and for the need to make constitutional analysis fit for public consumption.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0193-4872
Year: 1993
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Remarks in honor of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Supreme Court of the United States
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Warren Burger, as Chief Justice of the United States, acted as a representative of the U.S. legal system when he visited other countries, such as his visit to the Soviet Union in 1977. Burger was successful in promoting the rule of law because of his passionate belief in the U.S. legal system, but he also believed that the American system could be improved by exchanging ideas with other countries. Burger prepared for each trip by learning about the country he would be visiting, and while abroad he attempted to absorb as much as possible.
Publication Name: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0193-4872
Year: 1996
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