Superpredators and Systemic Racism in Criminal Justice

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Colin Nelson

Here’s a thoughtful essay by D.J. Tice with the StarTribune. He writes about how the political focus on the criminal justice system has changed: from fear of “superpredators” to systemic racism in criminal justice in the U.S. http://www.startribune.com/politicians-who-raised-alarm-over-superpredators-now-decry-systematic-racism/369492942/

He points out that all the politicians in the 1980s warned of criminal gangs taking over, out-of-control crime, and even …

Pay Criminals to Stop Murder??

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Colin Nelson

There was a fascinating commentary in the New York Times this week called, “To Stop Crime, Hand Over Cash,” by Devone Boggan. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/opinion/sunday/to-stop-crime-hand-over-cash.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 The author thinks we should pay criminals to stop murder.

I’ve worked in the criminal justice system for over thirty years. Crime prevention has taken many turns—usually in two ways:

1. More police, more enforcement…

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