Topic
Crime
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Trump signs three crime-fighting executive orders, including one to create a “Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety”
Main February 9, 2017Prez Trump signs three crime-fighting executive orders, including one to create a “Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety” As reported and summarized in this CBS…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Trump talks crime and support for law enforcement with police chiefs . . . and says some interesting things
Main February 8, 2017Prez Trump talks crime and support for law enforcement with police chiefs . . . and says some interesting thingsPrez Donald Trump gave this lengthy speech to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Might marijuana legalization “be inducing a crime drop” in US states?
Main February 7, 2017Might marijuana legalization "be inducing a crime drop" in US states?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this notable new empirical article on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making a provocative case for constitutional amendments to enable more executions to drive down crime
Main January 18, 2017Making a provocative case for constitutional amendments to enable more executions to drive down crimeI just noticed this recent commentary by Karl Spence titled "How Donald Trump…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AG-nominee Jeff Sessions puts focus on crime in opening statement before confirmation hearing
Main January 10, 2017AG-nominee Jeff Sessions puts focus on crime in opening statement before confirmation hearingVia Politico, here is the text of Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions' full opening statement…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local.”
Main January 10, 2017"Want to fix gun violence in America? Go local."The title of this post is the headline of this new Guardian special report that does an impressive job…
Sentencing Law and Policy
FBI stats for first half of 2016 show increases in “all of the offenses in the violent crime category”
Main January 9, 2017FBI stats for first half of 2016 show increases in "all of the offenses in the violent crime category"This new FBI press release, titled simply "FBI Releases…
Sentencing Law and Policy
When will Prez-Elect Trump start bringing “law and order” to deadly Chicago?
Main December 2, 2016When will Prez-Elect Trump start bringing "law and order" to deadly Chicago?The question in the title of this post is my first reaction to this lengthy depressing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New empirical study suggests “recreational cannabis caused a significant reduction of rapes and thefts”
Main October 13, 2016New empirical study suggests "recreational cannabis caused a significant reduction of rapes and thefts"As regular readers surely surmise, I tend to support modern efforts to repeal in…
The Right Coast
Woman Says She Came Home To Find Burglars Having Sex On Her Couch | Huffington Post
It s horrible in there. It s absolutely horrible in there. It s like they just had a big old nasty party, Barnes told WREG TV. Walk in and they…