Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

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Rank	Downloads	Paper Title
1	442	Who’s Better at Defending Criminals? Does Type of Defense Attorney Matter in Terms of Producing Favorable Case Outcomes Thomas H. Cohen, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Date posted to database: July 1, 2011
2	326	Tough on Crime (on the State's Dime): How Violent Crime Does Not Drive California Counties' Incarceration Rates - And Why it Should W. David Ball, Santa Clara School of Law, Date posted to database: June 28, 2011
3	232	Re-Thinking Illegal Entry and Re-Entry Doug Keller, Georgetown University Law Center , Date posted to database: July 14, 2011
4	182	The Causes of Growth in Prison Admissions and Populations John F. Pfaff, Fordham University - School of Law, Date posted to database: July 15, 2011
5	170	Mass Exoneration Data and the Causes of Wrongful Convictions Russell D. Covey, Georgia State University College of Law, Date posted to database: July 8, 2011
6	159	Solicitation, Extortion, and the FCPA Joseph W. Yockey, University of Iowa College of Law, Date posted to database: July 28, 2011
7	142	Rawls' Concept of Reflective Equilibrium and its Original Function in 'A Theory of Justice' John Mikhail, Georgetown University - Law Center, Date posted to database: July 21, 2011
8	134	Mental Disorder and Criminal Law Stephen Morse, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Date posted to database: July 24, 2011
9	129	Last Chance on Death Row William Baude, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP, Date posted to database: July 11, 2011
10	122	Changing Law’s Mind: How Neuroscience Can Help Us Punish Criminals More Fairly and Effectively Deborah W. Denno, Fordham University School of Law, Date posted to database: August 15, 2011 [new to top ten]