A discussion about the progressive prosecutor movement, with an emphasis on the different avenues that prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform.
Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky and Liz Komar to discuss the progressive prosecutor movement, the various ways prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform, and the challenges that reform prosecutors face.
This is the fourth episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.
Panelists:
Professor Kay Levine- Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law
Miriam Krinsky - Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution
Liz Komar - Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fair and Just Prosecution
Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law
Resources:
21 Principals for the 21st Century Prosecutor, Brennan Center and the Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report
Reconciling Drug Courts, Decarceration, and Harm Reduction, A Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report
The Problem of Problem-Solving Courts, Erin Collins, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 1573, 2021
The Rachel Rollins Policy Memo, March 2019
About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:
The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.
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Music Credits:
Slow Motion by Bensound