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I am so incredibly excited to share this new report!
It took more than two years to complete this project, and it was worth every minute.
The data we collected shows that prosecutors can be both a powerful ally and a formidable opponent in the criminal justice reform effort.
It took more than two years to complete this project, and it was worth every minute.
The data we collected shows that prosecutors can be both a powerful ally and a formidable opponent in the criminal justice reform effort.
To some extent, this report confirms what experts like @RachelBarkow @shonhopwood have been saying:
Prosecutors use their political clout to lobby for harsher criminal laws.
When a prosecutor says "I'm just following the law," you should wonder "did you help write that law?"
Prosecutors use their political clout to lobby for harsher criminal laws.
When a prosecutor says "I'm just following the law," you should wonder "did you help write that law?"
But our study had some unexpected findings as well.
For one thing, prosecutors are much more successful when they support bills than when they oppose them.
Bills they supported were twice as likely to pass; bills they opposed passed at basically the same rate.
For one thing, prosecutors are much more successful when they support bills than when they oppose them.
Bills they supported were twice as likely to pass; bills they opposed passed at basically the same rate.
