What is Stanford Law Schools role in sentencing reform efforts?
A. The Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) is working on the issue of sentencing reform on several fronts. It partnered with the Little Hoover Commission on its Sentencing Reform study—a complete review of the opportunities for sentencing reform in California within the broader context of the state’s correctional policies—and launched the Stanford Executive Sessions on Sentencing and Corrections, an innovative working group that brings together criminal justice experts and reseachers to discuss policy issues and develop strategies for reforming California’s sentencing and correctional systems. Additionally, SCJC has held or co-sponsored a series of conferences on such varied topics as white collar crime; sentencing and parole; search and seizure law in the digital age; and race, inequality, and incarceration.
