David C. Anderson
is author of
Sensible Justice: Alternatives to Prison
and
Crimeand the Politics of Hysteria: How the Willie Horton Story ChangedAmerican Justice
.
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David Anderson
Smoking Guns
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. Read more
Policing the Police
Where is the line between effective crime control and violation of civil liberties? Read more
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. Read more
