Criminal Legal Process: How Cases Actually Move Through the System
The criminal legal process is not a single moment of judgment but a sequence of institutional decisions. Arrests, charging choices, pretrial detention, and plea bargaining—shaped by local capacity and leverage—determine outcomes long before a trial occurs.
Community Policing: Why Structure Matters More Than Slogans
Community policing changes daily policing only when departments change how officers are assigned, supervised, and evaluated. When staffing, incentives, and authority stay the same, the model becomes standard patrol under a new name.