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Thought-provoking article from @hashtagblevin.bsky.social "Limits of Punishment" -- arguing that our obsession with the way criminal justice "punishes" has blinded us to the broader machinery of criminal "governance." What does this mean for leaders on the ground working in this space?

"The Psychology of a Favor" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... - argues that people receiving a benefit (e.g., witnesses being paid) feel obligated to reciprocate and behave favorably towards the person who gave the benefit (e.g., prosecutor)

fascinating new article by @adamgershowitz.bsky.social — discussing psychology’s “reciprocity effect” on payments to witnesses in criminal cases. But reciprocity is significantly weakened when the benefit is expected or part of an explicit exchange. To what extent does that factor in here?

How can law students become better leaders, not just learn about leadership? My new article explores how transformative learning theory can reshape how students think, feel, and act: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Thanks to all my leadership students + the Santa Clara Law Review!

I mean, we are living in two different realities now, and this really hasn't always been the case.

I loved reading @eileen.sunriseparabellum.org 's "Prisoners and Choice" essay. We need more participatory scholarship like this! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Loved reading Laura Appleman’s most recent drug decriminalization essay @lawandlitprof.bsky.social. I just finished a draft of a drug policy paper myself, and wish I had read this sooner! Thank you Laura for your clarity and comprehensiveness papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Why are Americans so afraid of crime, even as it plummets? Because this is the second paragraph of the CBS News take on it. SECOND PARAGRAPH starts with a “but” that defies comprehension (what does “every 25.9 seconds” mean in a nation of 320M?), but seems scary! SECOND PARAGRAPH.

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · last yr.

1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely. Here's why.

Research has found that college-educated officers tend to use less force, have fewer complaints against them, and write better reports. But there is a trend of cities cutting education requirements for police in hopes of attracting more applicants.

Cities hope to attract more police officers by cutting education requirements

Some cities hope that relaxing education hiring standards may solve lingering staffing shortages. Is that a good idea?

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I enjoyed reading through @cbhessick.bsky.social's latest "Prosecutors and Politics" study. Surprising to learn that most media coverage about prosecutors is neutral in tone (only 6% of 2020 coverage about prosecutors was negative). Is that still true in 2025, in today's era of weaponized justice?

this is an extremely important point. “everything is up for debate” is moral rot. I am emphatic about telling my students that there are not always two defensible sides to an issue. sometimes there are! but sometimes there are more than two. and sometimes there’s just one.

Dara Purvis@darapurvis.bsky.social · last yr.

The idea that any idea, no matter how factually incorrect, is appropriate to make if it's well-argued may be the very center of legal education's responsibility for what is happening now to the rule of law.

I enjoyed reading this interesting piece from @profrgold.bsky.social. Reminds me of Dr. Becky Kennedy's "good inside" framework

Russell Gold@profrgold.bsky.social · last yr.

I posted a draft of Look What You Made Me Do to SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... I argue that criminal procedure coerces defendants into embracing the narrative that their crime was solely their bad choice. That narrative obscures important systemic factors like trauma, addiction, and poverty.

@profmelaniebjacobs.bsky.social thanks for all your work putting on the #AALSNLT AALS New Teachers Conf this past weekend! By far the most useful academic conference I've attended. Thanks for being so intentional with all the programming