Alexandra Natapoff Posts

Misdemeanors: Why One Lawyer Says They’re Making America More Unequal

by Alexandra Natapoff | Jan 17, 2019 | Sentencing

In a story from The Take Away, a podcast supported by New York Public Radio, Alexandra Natapoff of the UC Irvine School of Law discusses the position she presents in her new book Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes American More Unequal.

Misdemeanors

by Alexandra Natapoff | Sep 7, 2018 | Sentencing

The enormous misdemeanor system is an increasingly important and fertile area of criminal justice reform. With over 10 million cases filed each year, vastly outnumbering felonies, the petty-offense process is how most Americans experience the criminal justice system.