Criminal Law & Procedure

Sentencing reform, search-and-seizure doctrine, prosecutorial discretion, and the evolving constitutional landscape of American criminal justice.

From the archive

Articles from volumes 55–66 that touch on this area, ordered by how often they have been cited elsewhere on the open web.

• Thank You All the Same, but I’d Rather Not Be Seized Today: The Constitutionality of Ruse Checkpoints under the Fourth AmendmentNadia B. Soree · 66 Buff. L. Rev. 385 (2018)
• Sharon G. Garner, & Veronica E. Bath, Forging Links and Renewing Ties: Applying the Principles of Restorative and Procedural Justice to Better Respond to Criminal Offenders with a Mental DisorderThomas L. Hafemeister · 60 Buff. L. Rev. 147 (2012)
• Prosecution Without RepresentationDouglas L. Colbert · 59 Buff. L. Rev. 333 (2011)
• The End of Indeterminate Sentencing in New York: The Death and Rebirth of RehabilitationJoshua Logan Pennel · 58 Buff. L. Rev. 507 (2010)
• Legislative Epidemics: A Cautionary Tale of Criminal Laws that Have Swept the CountryCatherine L. Carpenter · 58 Buff. L. Rev. 1 (2010)
• Flores-Figueroa and the Search for Plain Meaning in Identity Theft LawNathaniel J. Stuhlmiller · 58 Buff. L. Rev. 221 (2010)
• The Concept of "Less Eligibility" and the Social Function of Prison Violence in Class SocietyAhmed A. White · 56 Buff. L. Rev. 737 (2008)
• Kinship Foster Care: Implications of Behavioral Biology ResearchDavid J. Herring · 56 Buff. L. Rev. 495 (2008)
• Governance, Governmentality, Police, and Justice: A New Science of PoliceMireille Hildebrandt · 56 Buff. L. Rev. 557 (2008)
• Quo Vadis, Habeas Corpus?James Robertson · 55 Buff. L. Rev. 1063 (2008)

Reading the conversation

Commentary essays on this subject are forthcoming. The reading list above is a starting point; for the live conversation on current doctrine in this area, the Buffalo Law Review continues to publish new volumes at digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawreview.