Decriminalization

reduced or absence of a criminal penalty for certain acts, illegal or legal

Report Governance
Nov 20 2025
Legalization, Decriminalization, and Other Alternatives to Prohibitions That Create Illegal Markets
By Jonathan P. Caulkins Read More
Commentary Governance
Oct 31 2025
Don’t Decriminalize Sex Work, Legalize and Regulate It
By Allison Schrager Read More
Commentary Cities, Governance New York, New York City
Oct 15 2025
Count on Mamdani to Decriminalize Prostitution — Slamming Neighborhoods and Boosting Crime
By Adam Lehodey Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Cities New York, New York City, Crime Control
Aug 28 2025
Progressives Underestimate the Danger of Subway Disorder
By Rafael A. Mangual Read More
Commentary Cities New York, New York City
Mar 30 2025
Legalized Jaywalking: It’s the Latest Handcuff Slapped on NYPD Cops
By Charles Fain Lehman Read More
Commentary Governance, Public Safety New York, New York City
May 29 2024
Progressives’ Next Goal: Normalizing Sexploitation with Legal ‘Sex Work’
By Nicole Gelinas Read More
Commentary Culture
Oct 08 2020
New Jersey Pols Pick a Deadly Time to Try to Legalize Pot
By Steven Malanga Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Cities, Health Tax & Budget, Regulatory Policy
Mar 25 2019
States Rush to Legalize Recreational Pot, Even as Evidence of Its Harms Grows
By Steven Malanga Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Public Safety, Cities Policing, Crime Control, New York City
Apr 05 2017
The Plan to Close Rikers Island Is a Ruse to End Broken-Windows Policing as We Know It
By Seth Barron Read time 1 mins Read More