News Criminal justice reform: We can improve expensive, ineffective system by lowering recidivism November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 Jared Kushner and Tomas J. Philipson, Opinion contributors Comments Off on Criminal justice reform: We can improve expensive, ineffective system by lowering recidivism The costs of criminal activity are unacceptably high, but the reforms supported by the president promise to reduce costs and cut down on recidivism.