How The American Eugenics Movement Helped Create Habitual Offender Laws w/Daniel Loehr

Feb 27

Today, Hunter spoke with Professor Daniel Loehr to discuss his research on the Eugenics Origin of Habitual Offender Laws. While many people hear habitual offender laws and think of the three strikes laws from the tough on crime era of the 1990’s, Daniel reveals that the history of these laws traces back to a much earlier and darker time in our nation’s history. Daniel lays out how America’s Eugenics movement wanted habitual offender laws to act as a way to stop certain populations from procreating, and what we as a society should do with these laws given their history.

Guest

Daniel Loehr, Professor of Law, City University of New York School of Law

Resources:

Contact Daniel

daniel.loehr@law.cuny.edu

https://www.law.cuny.edu/faculty/directory/daniel-loehr/

Daniel Files an Amicus Brief in Colorado

https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/amicus-brief-offers-history-habitual-criminal-laws-and-their-origins

Daniel’s Article

Contact Hunter Parnell:

Publicdefenseless@gmail.com

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