Via email:
Are you aware of a growing number of conservative and liberal groups that are saying our nation’s laws are over-criminalizing America? Groups like the Heritage Foundation, ABA, ACLU, Cato Institute, National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and others are saying we have gone way overboard in criminalizing everyday conduct, like whether you can arrest an 8-year-old boy for playing ‘cops and robbers’ at school.
In support of next week’s campaign to “Protect Victims: Stop Mandatory Arrest,” SAVE has just released a new Policy Briefing that summarizes the issue: http://www.saveservices.org/how-do-dv-laws-contribute-to-over-criminalization/. (Also see http://www.saveservices.org/how-do-we-know-that-our-approach-to-domestic-violence-has-become-over-criminalized/)
Feel free to share with lawmakers and others.
