Does the criminal justice system need reform?
Grand juries should be reformed to check prosecutor power / Stanley S. Arkin
Grand juries should be reformed to reflect the communities they serve / Kevin K. Washburn
Law enforcement should cease racial profiling / Jesselyn McCurdy
Law enforcement does not engage in racial profiling / Steve Chapman
Terrorism suspects should be tried in federal court / Carl Tobias
What is the state of the prison system in the United States?
High incarceration rates decrease crime rates / James Q. Wilson
High incarceration rates do not necessarily decrease crime rates / Howard N. Snyder and Jeanne B. Stinchcomb
Comprehensive reentry programs will reduce recidivism / Mark A. Nadler
Reentry programs are often flawed / Douglas B. Marlowe
Faith-based prison rehabilitation programs should be supported by the government / John D. Hewitt
Faith-based prison rehabilitation programs are unconstitutional / Lawrence T. Jablecki
Should sentencing laws be reformed?
Mandatory minimum sentences are necessary and just / Alberto Gonzales
Mandatory minimum sentences are unnecessary and unjust / Susan Helen Moran
The death penalty should be abolished / Amnesty International
The death penalty should not be abolished / David B. Muhlhausen
Crack cocaine sentencing laws should be reformed retroactively / Mark Mauer
Crack cocaine sentencing laws should not be reformed retroactively / Gretchen C.F. Shappert
Are defendants' rights protected in the United States?
War detainees deserve the right to habeas corpus / Aziz Huq
War detainees have no right to habeas corpus / Andrew C. McCarthy
Public defenders are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Kirsten Anderberg
Judges are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Richard Klein
Circumventing police' knock and announce' rules violate civil rights / Radley Balko
The exclusionary rule should be abolished / William Tucker.