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More evidence that death penalty studies are ineffective if not attuned to political realities

By Douglas A. Berman

There are no shortage of groups, ranging from national organizations like the ABA an the ACLU to lots of local groups, that devote extraordinary amounts of time and energy producing long and thoughtful reports criticizing the administration of the death penalty in various jurisdictions.  But this local article, headlined "Fla.'s death penalty unchanged 2 years after study," highlights that all this capital criticism does not often prompt any actual reforms. Here are snippets from the article: Two years ago, an independent panel made 12 recommendations to reform Florida's death penalty process. That report has since done little more than gather dust ever since. None of the proposals from the American Bar Association panel of judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers and college professors has been adopted by the state and it's now unlikely any ever will...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 24, 2008 (boomark / email).