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Mandatory sentencing and pretrial detention

Mandatory sentencing, pretrial detention, and differential policing patterns contribute to racial disparities in incarceration rates.

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Jan 14, 2026

How do sentencing lengths and recidivism rates for CSAM convictions compare over the last decade?

Federal and state punishment for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has hardened over recent decades—resulting in longer statutory and imposed sentences in many jurisdictions—while measured recidivism...

Jan 14, 2026

Which policy reforms have demonstrably reduced racial disparities in stops, searches, and arrests in U.S. jurisdictions?

Multiple U.S. studies and policy reviews find that targeted changes — limiting pretextual traffic stops, shrinking the scale of low‑level policing, sentencing and bail reforms, and strong federal over...