Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem
Virtual film premiere and panel discussion of new documentary inspired by HLS Professor Alexandra Natapoff’s book, “Punishment Without Crime.”
Banking on crime: The economic contours of policing in America
Experts discuss the myriad ways money and wealth influence criminal processes and outcomes as part of the yearlong “Policing in America” colloquium series, led by Harvard Law Professors Alexandra Natapoff and Andrew Manuel Crespo.
Alexandra Natapoff on how our massive misdemeanor system makes America more unequal
Harvard Law Professor Alexandra Natapoff is an award-winning legal scholar and criminal justice expert.
2020 in pictures
A look back at the year at HLS.
‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for change’
HLS faculty on COVID-19 and the pressing questions of racism, racial injustice, and abuse of power that have driven this difficult year—and that are the focus of three new lecture series at the school.
A ‘reckoning’ for policing in America
In the first of a seven-part series about policing in America, experts discuss how this moment may be an inflection point.
Harvard Law faculty summer book recommendations
Looking for something to add to your summer book list? HLS faculty share what they’re reading.
Scholars bring wide-ranging expertise and experience
Effective July 1, two faculty members were promoted and a new scholar joined the Harvard Law School faculty.
Criminal law scholar Alexandra Natapoff joins Harvard Law School
Alexandra Natapoff, a leading expert in criminal law and procedure, informants, public defense, and law and inequality, joins the Harvard Law faculty on July 1.