Meda Chesney-Lind – ��Ƶ

Habitual Offender Laws Are More Political Theater Than Crime Control

Punitive approaches to minor offenses will only exacerbate the challenges faced by Hawaii’s criminal justice system.

A degree program would give us better policing, better prisons and better policy.

Is the Proud Boy an anomaly or a sign of something deeper?

Legislators passed some reform measures this session, but poor defendants are still discriminated against. A new nonprofit effort will help.

We must continue to think about greater gender equity for future generations.

A high percentage of officer-involved shootings by the Honolulu Police Department involve circumstances that pose little threat to cops.

The city's police department shouldn't act as if it is above the law or as though cops are the law. Real oversight is necessary.