Even after Littleton, gun control advocates have been stymied in Congress, where the lobbying presence of the NRA is just too strong. But litigation against gun manufacturers, borrowed from the playbook of the anti-tobacco crusaders, may prove the real route to gun control.
David Anderson
David C. Anderson is author of Sensible Justice: Alternatives to Prison and Crimeand the Politics of Hysteria: How the Willie Horton Story ChangedAmerican Justice.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Special Report: The Crime Debate:
W hat’s behind the declines in violent crime? The question prompts lively discussion among people coming at a huge social issue from different angles: Some point to random demographic changes, others cite lock-’em-up prison policies; still others, most recently, point to more astute policing. This debate is not exactly a replay of the old argument […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
Policing the Police
Where is the line between effective crime control and violation of civil liberties?
Posted inFeatures
When Should Kids Go to Jail?
For nearly a century, childhood has been a mitigating condition in the eyes of the criminal law. Now that legislators want to try more children as adults, we need to be careful about throwing the baby out with the jail key.