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Effective examination of the politics of crime in the gubernatorial setting

By Douglas A. Berman

Writing an original piece for The Crime Report, Steve Yoder provides an extensive and effective discussion of modern crime and justice politics and policies in this article headined "Crime and the Governors." Here are excerpts: If national legislators think they?ve been facing tough decisions during the economic crisis, they might try being a governor for a day.  Of the 50 states, 49 are legally required to balance their budgets and, as a result, state spending has cratered ? falling in both 2009 and 2010, according to a survey by the National Association of State Budget Officers.... Forty states have cut their corrections budgets in the last two years, and several have prison systems in crisis.  But if gubernatorial candidates are planning to address the problems, they?re mostly not being specific about how...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 31, 2010 (boomark / email).