Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
12-15-2015
Abstract
This op-ed piece argues that because the criminal justice system's loss of moral credibility contributes to increased criminality and because blacks are disproportionately the victims of crimes, especially violent crimes, the most valuable contribution that the Black Lives Matter movement can make is not to tear down the system’s reputation but rather to propose and support reforms that will build it up, thereby improving its crime-control effectiveness and reducing black victimization.
Keywords
Black Lives Matter, police misconduct, violent crime, murder, homicide, criminal justice reform, African-Americans
Publication Title
Philadelphia Inquirer
Repository Citation
Robinson, Paul H., "How the Black Lives Matter Movement Can Improve the Justice System" (2015). All Faculty Scholarship. 1611.
https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/1611
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Publication Citation
Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 15, 2015, p.A14