The Washington Post published , an essay by Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Literature Doran Larson on July 30. Director of the American Prison Writing Archive, he is the author of : Discovering the Ethical Prison and editor of .
Larson's essay focuses on "the Nordic criminal justice model and the lessons it has for our own flawed system," as he reviews the pending assault case against American rapper A$AP Rocky. He points to a "pragmatic, results-oriented system" that depends on research in making decisions as opposed to the "American justice system [that] has been politicized and racialized," from its founding.
In concluding his opinion piece, Larson suggests, "In the meantime, what the president and other supporters of A$AP Rocky should consider is that Sweden’s system, for all its flaws, might be a better example of 'fairness' than our own."
Posted July 30, 2019
