Anna Harvey
Anna Harvey is Professor of Politics and Director of the Public Safety Lab at New York University. She holds a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University. Professor Harvey is the Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Expert Panel.
Voting History
Marijuana reform
Pardoning federal convictions for simple possession of marijuana will have meaningful social benefits that exceed any social costs.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 9 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 8 |
Pardoning state convictions for simple possession of marijuana will have meaningful social benefits that exceed any social costs.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Strongly Agree | 9 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 8 |
Comments
Conviction records for nonviolent offenses appear to impose large net social costs (Mueller-Smith and Schnepel 2021), so any step towards reducing the visibility/impact of nonviolent criminal records is likely to have positive social benefit.
Moving marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a less-restrictive schedule or legalizing it at the federal level would have meaningful social benefits that exceed any social costs.
| Vote | Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 7 |
| Median Survey Vote | Median Survey Confidence |
|---|---|
| Agree | 8 |
Comments
Many nonviolent misdemeanor charges are for simple marijuana possession, and these charges are racially disparate. There is some evidence that prosecuting these charges has social costs (Agan et al 2023), and no evidence of corresponding social benefits.
Comments
Conviction records for nonviolent offenses appear to impose large net social costs (Mueller-Smith and Schnepel 2021), so any step towards reducing the visibility/impact of nonviolent criminal records is likely to have positive social benefit.