Topic
Crime
376 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Diving deep into latest data showing significant uptick in homicides in 2015
Main January 28, 2016Diving deep into latest data showing significant uptick in homicides in 2015The folks at Wonkblog have this effective new posting, headlined "More people were murdered last year…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“A Most Violent Year: What left and right got wrong about crime in 2015”
Main January 11, 2016"A Most Violent Year: What left and right got wrong about crime in 2015"The title of this post is the headline of this notable new commentary by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable (lack of) big crime news emerging from the Big Apple
Main December 28, 2015Notable (lack of) big crime news emerging from the Big AppleSentencing and police reform opponents on the right and gun control advocates on the left have been…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brennan Center produces “preliminary analysis” of crime trends in 2015
Main November 20, 2015Brennan Center produces "preliminary analysis" of crime trends in 2015The Brennan Center for Justice this week has produced this notable report titled "Crime in 2015: A Preliminary…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Keeping in mind the research that may suggest crime increases resulting from a different kind of “Ferguson Effect”
Main November 18, 2015Keeping in mind the research that may suggest crime increases resulting from a different kind of "Ferguson Effect"As reported in this Washington Post piece, in the course…
The Right Coast
Man stabbed to death for taking last piece of chicken, police say | News – Home
"I just felt that a human life taken over a piece of chicken is ridiculous, McDonald said.via www.click2houston.com It depends on how it was cooked and how hungry he was.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting takes on California developments since passage of Prop 47
Main October 26, 2015Interesting takes on California developments since passage of Prop 47I have long asserted that California has long been among the most interesting states to watch closely when…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Buonanno & Vanin: Social Cohesion Lowers Some Crime, Increases Tax Avoidance
By BDG
"Social Closure, Surnames and Crime" Quaderni - Working Paper DSE N° 1032PAOLO BUONANNO, University of Bergamo - Department of EconomicsPAOLO VANIN, University of Bologna - Department of EconomicsThis paper studies the effect of…
The Right Coast
Obama Ignores the Obvious in Oregon: Yet Another Fatherless Killer – Breitbart
What Obama did not say in his impassioned address, what would have truly been a break in the routine and rhetoric that inevitably follow tragedies involving firearms, was that 26-year-old…
Cruise Law News
Bahamian Buffoonery: Nassau Politicians Spat Over Carnival Cruise Crime Warnings
By Jim Walker
The Bahamian newspapers report today on a dispute which has arisen between the government of the Bahamas and the competing party, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), over Carnival Cruise Line's apparent…