In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) offers a broader discussion, derived from an NIJ-hosted webinar, of the difficulty of clea...
Diversion allows a defendant to earn dismissal of a charge by satisfying conditions set by the prosecutor or court, thereby avoiding conviction. Expun...
In an effort to argue for automatic pardons, this paper out of Santa Clara University identifies and estimates the “second chance gap” in Connecticut'...
This journal article out of Santa Clara University identifies and estimates the “second chance gap” in Washington's “expungements” to determine the sh...
This journal article from Sonja B. Starr argues that Arizona should adopt an expungement law, ideally joining the “Clean Slate” movement to make expun...