John Barrick has worked as a prosecutor in the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office for more than 16 years, prosecuting some of the most violent crimes committed in the county. He currently serves in the Major Crimes-Homicide Unit. He is also a 2022 candidate for District Attorney.
Over the last decade, California political leaders have been generous to criminals by passing a series of legislative acts that…
I have been writing for months about laws our legislature is passing in the name of criminal justice reform that…
Civil societies hold people responsible for criminal conduct and its foreseeable consequences. No one is entitled to a free pass….
Historically, America’s approach to criminal justice swings back and forth like a pendulum between an emphasis on punishment and an…