Episode 51: Amanda Agan and Anna Harvey on misdemeanor prosecution

Amanda Agan, Anna Harvey, and host Jennifer Doleac talk about the consequences of prosecuting defendants for nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.

"Misdemeanor Prosecution" by Amanda Agan, Jennifer Doleac, and Anna Harvey.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Probable Causation Episode 8: Amanda Agan.

• Probable Causation Episode 46: Anna Harvey.

• “Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal” by Alexandra Natapoff.

• "The Scale of Misdemeanor Justice" by Megan Stevenson and Sandra Mayson.

• "Diversion in the Criminal Justice System" by Michael Mueller-Smith and Kevin T. Schnepel.