Research initiative @unc_law that seeks to increase understanding of the relationship between prosecutors & politics through empirical study & careful analysis
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PPP Faculty Director Carissa Hessick is at the Law & Society Annual Meeting today, presenting data from a new research collaboration with @BerkeleyLawCLJC
New research alert--four more years of prosecutor election data, complete with a report that includes national analysis and state -by-state analysis.
Nationally, fewer than one quarter of prosecutors ever faced an opponent in either the primary or general election. Contested elections were less likely in small population jurisdictions or when an incumbent ran for reelection.
This is a decrease from previous years.
Read the full report here: law.unc.edu/wp-content/uploa…
Dataset is available here: dataverse.unc.edu/dataset.xh…
New research report:
A National Study of Prosecutor Elections and Campaign Contributions: 2018-2019
Key findings include changes in contested vs uncontested prosecutors, as well as a big increase in $$$ raised
The full report can be found here: law.unc.edu/wp-content/uploa…
Elections data available for download here: dataverse.unc.edu/dataset.xh…
Campaign contribution data available for download here: dataverse.unc.edu/dataset.xh…
We are constantly updating election and campaign contribution info at our new, interactive website: ppp.unc.edu
The Prosecutors and Politics Project retweeted
Major congrats to @OSULawDEPC @ppp_unc for today's research webinar on recent study findings!
Published study⬇️
Enforcing Marijuana Prohibitions: Prosecutorial Policy in Four States
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… #decrim #legalization #cannabis #elections @MarijuanaPolicy @CannaLawBlog
The Prosecutors and Politics Project retweeted
Very excited to moderate this event at noon today
In addition to an all-star panel of academic experts, we will be joined by the Prosecuting Attorney for Indianapolis, Ryan Mears
See link below to register
There's still time to register to join DEPC @OSU_Law and @ppp_unc on May 17th for a virtual panel on how district attorney offices approach marijuana offenses in states without legalization.
CC: @ProfSamKamin, @uclaw_sf, @CBHessick, @TempleLaw
More: bit.ly/3Llr7lR
ALT Background photograph of a judge's gavel on top of cannabis leaves with white text overlay that reads Prosecuting Cannabis: Approaches from States without Legalization on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 from noon to 1:15 via zoom. A footer contains the logos for The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Drug Enforcement and Policy Center and the UNC School of Law Prosecutors and Politics Project.
The Prosecutors and Politics Project retweeted
This week, DEPC @OSU_Law and @ppp_unc released a new report. The joint study examined prosecutorial enforcement of laws criminalizing marijuana possession. Read the paper and the key findings in this piece from @unc_law.
law.unc.edu/news/2023/05/pro…
The Prosecutors and Politics Project retweeted
Yesterday, The Prosecutors and Politics Project (@ppp_unc) released its new report on the findings of a joint study with @OSULawDEPC. The study gathered information about prosecutorial enforcement of laws criminalizing marijuana possession.
Learn more: law.unc.edu/news/2023/05/pro…
Today we are releasing a new report. It presents the findings of a joint study with @OSULawDEPC which gathered key new information about prosecutorial enforcement of laws criminalizing marijuana possession.
Some of the findings were surprising . . . law.unc.edu/wp-content/uploa…
Today we are releasing a new report. It presents the findings of a joint study with @OSULawDEPC which gathered key new information about prosecutorial enforcement of laws criminalizing marijuana possession.
Some of the findings were surprising . . . law.unc.edu/wp-content/uploa…
Read the full report, which includes a comprehensive set of data tables, here: law.unc.edu/wp-content/uploa…
We will be discussing these findings with an excellent panel of experts in an online event on Wednesday, May 17.
Learn more about the event and register here: moritzlaw.osu.edu/prosecutin…
The Prosecutors and Politics Project retweeted
Our research with @ppp_unc found that attorneys are major contributors to local prosecutors’ campaigns.
lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/is…
