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Developing criminal justice "wish list" for the Obama Administration

By Douglas A. Berman

Over at the White Collar Crim Prof Blog, Ellen Podgor has this terrifically interesting "Wish List to President Barack Obama & The Next AG."  Ellen's wish list is lengthy (even though only focused on white-collar topics), and here are a few of her provocative and thoughtful wishes that caught my eye: Provide better transparency, especially with items like deferred prosecution agreements -- put them all online for everyone to see Support efforts to bring sentences in line with those given in most civilized countries for white collar offenses Develop educational programs for youths to teach them what is considered a crime with respect to computer usage Set up an independent board to give grants to the press for investigative reporting Support efforts to revise the Criminal Code Needless to say, I could add dozens of my wishes to this list, especially if I were to branch out beyond white-collar topics...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).