Chris Surprenant

Chris W. Surprenant (PhD Boston University, 2009) is Professor of Ethics, Strategy, and Public Policy and Director of the Urban Entrepreneurship & Policy Institute at the University of New Orleans. He is the author of Injustice for All: How Financial Incentives have Corrupted and Can Fix the US Criminal Justice System (Routledge 2019).

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    Hertz So Good

    “When businesses misbehave, they count on the customer not fighting back, grumbling, and complaining that they’ll never do business with them again. One way this stops – perhaps the only way it stops – is if customers use the legal system to fight back.” ~ Chris W. Surprenant

    Hertz So Good

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    Should We Eliminate the Involuntary Servitude Exception?

    “Any change like this costs political capital, and so we should only push for changes that are likely to have real impact, especially since there is so much that needs to be done to achieve meaningful criminal justice reform in the United States.” ~ Chris W. Surprenant

    Should We Eliminate the Involuntary Servitude Exception?