Rachel E. Barkow

New York University School of Law

Professor

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012-1099

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

25

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Top 18,246

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28

CROSSREF CITATIONS

41

Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

Promise or Peril?: The Political Path of Prison Abolition in America

Wake Forest Law Review, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 23-17
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 03 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Prison abolition, mass incarceration, criminal law, punishment, sentencing, politics of crime

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Insulating Agencies: Avoiding Capture Through Institutional Design

Texas Law Review, Vol. 89, p. 15, 2010, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 10-82
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 30 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2011
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 1,052 (37,041)
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Separation of Powers and the Criminal Law

Stanford Law Review, 2006, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 05-14
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 21 Sep 2005
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 929 (44,164)
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Designed to Fail: The President's Deference to the Department of Justice in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 59, 2017, U of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-08, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 17-16
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 02 May 2017 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2017
Rachel E. Barkow and Mark William Osler
New York University School of Law and University of St. Thomas - School of Law (Minnesota)
Downloads 571 (83,486)
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Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Reform, Sentencing, Clemency, Commutations, Pardons, Compassionate Release, Forensic Science, Appointments, CP14, President Obama, Presidential Oversight of Criminal Law

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Institutional Design and the Policing of Prosecutors: Lessons from Administrative Law

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 61, 2009, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-10
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2008
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 531 (91,493)
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Criminal Law, Prosecutorial Discretion, Institutional Design, Administrative Law

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The Prosecutor as Regulatory Agency

PROSECUTORS IN THE BOARDROOM: USING CRIMINAL LAW TO REGULATE CORPORATE CONDUCT, Anthony Barkow & Rachel Barkow, eds., NYU Press, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 09-40, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 09-30
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2009
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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corporate crime, corportate regulation, criminal law, law enforcement, prosecutorial power, administrative law

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Organizational Guidelines for the Prosecutor's Office

Cardozo Law Review, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 10-05, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 10-03
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2010
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Prosecutors, Organizational Guidelines, Compliance Programs, Brady Violations, Disclosure Obligations, Prosecutors Training and Supervision

8.

Administering Crime

NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 06 Dec 2004
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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sentencing, administrative law, criminal law, institutional design

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Can Prosecutors Help To End Mass Incarceration?

Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-03
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2021
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Prosecutors, Sentencing, Punishment, Mass Incarceration, Criminal Law, Politics of Crime, Charging Discretion, Plea Bargaining, Second Looks

10.

Federalism and Criminal Law: What the Feds Can Learn from the States

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 10-14
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 26 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2010
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 390 (131,835)
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Criminal Law, Federalism, Prosecutorial Power and Enforcement, Sentencing

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Restructuring Clemency: The Cost of Ignoring Clemency and a Plan for Renewal

University of Chicago Law Review, 2014, Forthcoming, U of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-28, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-42
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2014
Rachel E. Barkow and Mark William Osler
New York University School of Law and University of St. Thomas - School of Law (Minnesota)
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clemency, pardon power, pardon attorney, commutation, department of justice, clemency board

12.

Life Without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform

NYU Press, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-38
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 May 2011 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2011
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 357 (145,407)
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Sentencing, Life Without Parole, Eighth Amendment, Death Penalty, Criminal Law

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Prosecutorial Administration

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 12-41
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 22 Aug 2012
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Criminal Law, Federal Criminal Law, Prosecutorial Power, Institutional Design, Corrections, Forensics, Clemency

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Delegating Punitive Power: The Political Economy of Sentencing Commission and Guideline Formation

Texas Law Review, Forthcoming, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-14, NYU, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 06-23
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 01 Jun 2006
Rachel E. Barkow and Kathleen M. O'Neill
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Downloads 300 (174,948)

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sentencing, delegation, criminal law, administrative law

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Originalists, Politics, and Criminal Law on the Rehnquist Court

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 74, 2006, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-15
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Jun 2006
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, originalism, attitudinal models, sentencing

16.

Classical Liberal Criminal Law

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-34
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 17 May 2018 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2018
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Constitutional Law, Eighth Amendment, Criminal Law, Classical Liberal Theory

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Clemency and the Unitary Executive

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-38
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 23 Aug 2014
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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The Court of Life and Death: The Two Tracks of Constitutional Sentencing Law and the Case for Uniformity

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-28, Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2008
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Justice Scalia and the Criminal Law

86 University of Cincinnati Law Review 743 (2018)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Apr 2019
United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, New York University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School and The Heritage Foundation
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Justice Scalia, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Fourth Amendment, Sixth Amendment

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Making Connections with The Wire: Telling the Stories Behind the Statistics

University of Chicago Legal Forum, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 18-31
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 May 2018 Last Revised: 31 May 2018
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Criminal Law, The Wire, Media Coverage of Crime

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The Evolving Role of the United States Sentencing Commission

33 Federal Sentencing Reporter 3 (2020), NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-02
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2021
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Sentencing, United States Sentencing Commission, federal criminal law, punishment, politics of crime and punishment

22.

Overseeing Agency Enforcement (Foreword)

84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1129 (2016)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 May 2017
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
Downloads 83 (507,703)
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Administrative Law, Agency Enforcement, Enforcement Discretion, Government Oversight

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Using the Corporate Prosecution and Sentencing Model for Individuals: The Case for a Unified Federal Approach

Law and Contemporary Problems, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-06
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2021
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law
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Federal criminal law, sentencing, prosecution, corporate crime, Sentencing Guidelines, charging decisions

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The Ascent of the Administrative State and the Demise of Mercy

Harvard Law Review, Vol. 121, 2008, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-51
Posted: 04 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2008
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law

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Criminal Law, Mercy, Jury Nullification, Clemency, Pardons, Administrative Law, Discretion

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More Supreme than Court? The Fall of the Political Question Doctrine and the Rise of Judicial Supremacy

Columbia Law Review, Vol. 102, No. 2, 2002
Posted: 15 Apr 2003
Rachel E. Barkow
New York University School of Law

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