Topic

Crime

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PropertyProf Blog October 6, 2011
America’s Most Dangerous Cities
By propertyprof
From Forbes: To compile our list of America’s most dangerous cities, we used the FBI’s uniform crime report for 2010, which tallies crime data for each of the country’s metropolitan…
Land Use Prof Blog October 2, 2011
Is mixed use crimogenic?
By Land Use Prof
In Euclid v. Ambler Realty, the Supreme Court upheld single-use zoning; one of the arguments that the Court credited was that a “place of business in a residence neighborhood furnishes…
The Faculty Lounge September 21, 2011
Does Availability Of Legal Drugs Reduce Crime?
A new study out from Rand suggests as much. Rand Corp. studied crime rates around several LA marijuana dispensaries which were forced to close after the city adopted a new…
Sentencing Law and Policy September 19, 2011
Still more great news and data on the latest crime rates in the United States
By Douglas Berman
Main September 19, 2011Still more great news and data on the latest crime rates in the United StatesThe chart reprinted here comes from this FBI webpage that reports on the…
ImmigrationProf Blog August 31, 2011
Immigration Article of the Day: “Crime, Immigration, and Ad Hoc Instrumentalism” by DAVIDSKLANSKY
By immigrationprof
"Crime, Immigration, and Ad Hoc Instrumentalism" New Criminal Law Review, 2012 UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper DAVID ALAN SKLANSKY, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law.ABSTRACT: Criminal law…
The Right Coast August 27, 2011
Crime is economic activity Tom Smith
By Thomas A. Smith
Interesting piece here by James Wilson about falling crime rates during the current recession and attempts to explain it. Criminologists look even to such exotic factors as lead paint consumption…
Sentencing Law and Policy August 17, 2011
More great commentary atThe Crime Report
By Douglas Berman
Main August 17, 2011More great commentary at The Crime ReportRegular readers by now may be tired of my frequent promotion of content at The Crime Report, but it is commentary…
Sentencing Law and Policy May 26, 2011
Interesting Brookings report on US crime rates in various regions
By Douglas Berman
Main May 26, 2011Interesting Brookings report on US crime rates in various regionsAs detailed in this press release, the Brookings Institution has released an interesting report about declining crime rates…
Sentencing Law and Policy May 25, 2011
Making the full-throated case for the notion that more Internet = less crime
By Douglas Berman
Main May 25, 2011Making the full-throated case for the notion that more Internet = less crimeI was pleased to see Nathan Koppel through this post at the WSJ Law blog…
Sentencing Law and Policy May 24, 2011
Wonderfully puzzling violent crime rate continue to decline (despite NFL lockout)
By Douglas Berman
Main May 24, 2011Wonderfully puzzling violent crime rate continue to decline (despite NFL lockout)As detailed in this New York Times piece, headlined "Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts," new…