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130 Harv. L. Rev. 811 (2016-2017)
The President's Role in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform

handle is hein.journals/hlr130 and id is 825 raw text is: VOLUME 130 JANUARY 2017 NUMBER 3 HARVARD LAW REVIEW © 2017 by The Harvard Law Review Association COMMENTARY THE PRESIDENT'S ROLE IN ADVANCING CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Barack Obama CONTENTS IN T R O D U C T IO N ............................................................................................................................812 I. THE URGENT NEED FOR REFORM.................................................................................816 II. REFORMING THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM .......................................823 A. Achieving Reforms to Federal Charging and Sentencing Practices...........................824 i. Charging Policies and Smart on Crime ................................................................824 2. Sentencing R eform Legislation ..................................................................................826 B. Advancing Federal Prison Reforms ................................................................................830 C. Focusing on Reentry.........................................................................................................833 D. Reinvigorating Clemency .................................................................................................835 III. TOOLS AND ACTIONS TO DRIVE STATE AND LOCAL REFORMS .............................838 A. Advancing Policing Reform.............................................................................................840 B. Eliminating the Criminalization of Poverty..................................................................843 C. Spurring State Sentencing Reform and Justice Reinvestment....................................845 D. Keeping the Focus on Reform .........................................................................................846 E. Promoting Data-Driven Solutions..................................................................................848 F. Highlighting Ways the Juvenile Justice System Falls Short.......................................851 G. Creating Opportunities Through the My Brother's Keeper Initiative and the Council on Women and Girls............................................................................853 IV. WORK UNFINISHED ............................................................................................................855 A. Pass Sentencing Reform Legislation...............................................................................855 B. Take Commonsense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence......................................................856 C. Address Opioid Misuse and Addiction as a Public Health Issue ..............................858 D. Strengthen Forensic Science and Identify Wrongful Convictions.............................86o E. Improve Criminal Justice Data Collection....................................................................862 F. Restore the Right to Vote of Those Who Have Paid Their Debt to Society.............863 G. Make Better Use of Technology to Promote Trust in Law Enforcement....................864 C O N C L USIO N .................................................................................................................................86 811

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