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Crime
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Why global warming (like everything else) is really a criminal justice issue
Main March 13, 2012Why global warming (like everything else) is really a criminal justice issueAs my students (and reader of this blog) often hear from me, I see any and…
Cruise Law News
Armed Banditos Rob 22 Carnival Passengers on Excursion in Mexico
By Jim Walker
The issue of the safety of cruise passengers in Mexico is again in the news with the armed robbery of twenty-two cruise passengers in Mexico on Thursday. The passengers had…
Sentencing Law and Policy
If a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged…
Main February 14, 2012If a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged...then defendants with cases before the US Supreme Court may now have extra reason to worry about Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is the crime rate just shifting, not really declining?
Main February 7, 2012Is the crime rate just shifting, not really declining?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this provacative new piece by Christopher Glazek, sent…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: “Crime and Enforcement in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City” by GARTH DAVIES & JEFFREY FAGAN
immigration debate in the United States. "Crime and Enforcement in Immigrant Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City" Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 12-292 GARTH DAVIES, Simon Fraser University (SFU)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida’s recent stories of crime and punishment reveals broader national tale
Main January 30, 2012Florida's recent stories of crime and punishment reveals broader national taleThis recent AP article from Florida, which is headlined "Fla. prison closings are legacy of wrong guess,"…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“A steep drop in crime, but do you feel safer?”
Main January 9, 2012"A steep drop in crime, but do you feel safer?"The title of this post comes from the headline of this article run this past weekend in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Falling Crime Rates Challenge Long-Held Beliefs”
Main January 4, 2012"Falling Crime Rates Challenge Long-Held Beliefs"The title of this post is the headline of this 30-minute segment that played yesterday on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
EffectiveWashington Postcommentary talks up great (and still puzzling) crime decline
Main December 27, 2011Effective Washington Post commentary talks up great (and still puzzling) crime declineCharles Lane has this new commentary in the Washington Post headlined "Taking a bite out of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Has there been a big new crime wave in California in recent months?
Main December 17, 2011Has there been a big new crime wave in California in recent months?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this local article headlined…