Pros and Cons: Our Criminal Justice System at Work

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum, co-sponsored by The Constitution Project

Our panelists will discuss the criminal justice system generally, and the role of the prosecutor in particular.  Some argue that, with the weight of the state and its resources on one side, including a deep book of potential crimes, the deck is unfairly stacked against criminal defendants.  Others argue that police and prosecutors act in good faith, and credit them with incapacitating career criminals, trimming recidivism, and causing a plunge in national crime statistics.  Who has the better of the argument?

Featuring:

• Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• Prof. William G. Otis, Georgetown University Law Center

Our panelists will discuss the criminal justice system generally, and the role of the prosecutor in particular.  Some argue that, with the weight of the state and its resources on one side, including a deep book of potential crimes, the deck is unfairly stacked against criminal defendants.  Others argue that police and prosecutors act in good faith, and credit them with incapacitating career criminals, trimming recidivism, and causing a plunge in national crime statistics.  Who has the better of the argument?

Featuring:

• Hon. Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• Prof. William G. Otis, Georgetown University Law Center

Call begins at 3:00 pm Eastern Time.

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