Private Prosecution of Rape

At this unprecedented moment for criminal justice in the United States, the spotlight is directed at the “overs”: over-policing, over-prosecution, over-criminalization, and over-incarceration. This focus has led many to support bold anti-carceral reforms designed to curtail criminal law and its enforcement. But activists and other civilians have also expressed concerns about equity and under-enforcement that are often lost in overly simplistic media coverage…