Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program

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When “Violent Offenders” Commit Nonviolent Crimes

“According to a Marshall Project survey of all 50 states’ laws, you can get charged and convicted as a violent criminal in more than a dozen states if you enter a dwelling that’s not yours. That might seem like a property crime, but it’s often deemed a violent one: burglary.“

The Marshall Project

April 3, 2019