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OSI Senior Analyst Taifa Calls for New Thinking on Criminal Justice Policy

December 22, 2009

Following a recent National Press Club event on criminal justice policy, the Open Society Institute's Senior Policy Analyst Nkechi Taifa talked with ACSblog about the timeliness for new approaches to dealing with crime. Taifa said that the typical tough-on-crime approaches have failed, and that a new "integrative" approach was needed. She said there is hope now for new criminal justice policies because of "courageous lawmakers," such as Sen. Jim Webb and Rep. Bobby Scott, who have introduced legislation that would advance new approaches to criminal justice.

"Prospects for reform are bright," Taifa said. "The political will is there." Webb and Scott both participated in the ACS event on criminal justice policy. A YouTube clip of Webb's comments is here and a portion of Scott's comments is here. Video of the entire event is available here. Watch Taifa's interview below or download it as a podcast here.

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Juvenile justice, Prison policy/incarceration, Criminal Justice, criminal justice policies, criminal justice reform, Nkechi Taifa, Rep. Scott, Sen. Webb

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