This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Criminal

Dec. 29, 2015

Criminal Justice in 2015: The Year In Review

Criminal Justice in 2015: The Year In Review

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Reasonable minds can differ about whether the pendulum swing is permanent, but there is little doubt that in 2015, the "tough on crime" wave - which crested in the 1990s - crashed.

It wasn't just one moment - several during the year pointed to that era's demise, or at least its dormancy.

New state regulations seemed to prepare for marijuana's eventual win in the war on pot. Propositi...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up