San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2012 by Franklin E. Zimring
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/26/INNB1N9UJH.DTL
Crime and punishment remain the third rail of California public policy, and no amount of empirical data can create change in an emotionally charged political landscape. Our work provides a road map for intelligent reform when, and if, progress becomes a political possibility.