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Being Smarter, Not Tougher, in Fighting Crime

NPR

Published June 24, 2004 at 10:00 PM MDT

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The criminal justice system has come under fire for being too reliant on prisons. American Bar Association President Dennis Archer talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about a new report that analyzes the criminal justice system -- and how to be smarter about fighting crime, rather than tougher.