Serial Killer Samuel Little And Criminal Justice Reform
Highlights Little was a serial offender, that much we know. After multiple arrests, Little didn’t serve a lot of prison time, which left him free to be a serial killer. Does the Little case have implications for criminal justice reform? “It’s hard to fathom. I mean, how does someone get away with that…?” Most crimes are not reported, most reported crime does not end in arrest, a sizeable percentage of those arrested are not prosecuted, the overwhelming majority of those prosecuted are plea-bargained to a lesser crime, most arrests for felonies do not get prison time and most viole...
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