David Kirk

University of Oxford Website

David Kirk is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

Voting History

Pretrial detention

Reducing the number of people detained pretrial will lead to a net increase in crime in the medium- to long-term.

Vote Confidence
Strongly Disagree 8
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Disagree 7
Comments

Focus on medium to long-term is key here. Pretrial detention will have an incapacitation effect in the short-term, but detrimental consequences on employment and earnings in the future. Individuals detained pre-trial are more likely to plead guilty and face the collateral consequences of a conviction, increasing the risks for criminal activity long-term.

Ending the use of cash bail will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Agree 8
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Agree 7
Comments

Using risk assessment to inform detention decisions will meaningfully reduce the number of people detained pretrial.

Vote Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 3
Median Survey Vote Median Survey Confidence
Neutral/No Opinion 5
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