Topic
Crime
376 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Electronic bracelets to track gun-toting Memphis juveniles”
Main August 15, 2010"Electronic bracelets to track gun-toting Memphis juveniles"The title of this post is the notable headline of this notable local article from Tennessee. Here are the intriguing particulars…
The Right Coast
In case you missed it Tom Smith
A widely discussed crie de ceour if that's how you spell it. It's the kind of thing that makes you never want to say anything remotely personal on a blog,…
The Right Coast
Geezer bandit inspires copycat, sort of Tom Smith
Just another day in paradise. A good place to grow old.
Cruise Law News
Cruise Crooks Update: Royal Caribbean Drops the Ball with the Diaz and Lopez Families
By Jim Walker
The Diaz and Lopez families in Miami have found their lives upside down after they purchased a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. The story begins with Maidal Diaz calling the 1 -…
The Right Coast
Probably not the best place to mug people Tom Smith
I have driven by this Walmart many times and it's one of the last places I would choose to mug somebody. I am also careful not to inadvertently collide with…
Cruise Law News
Royal Caribbean Vacation Planner and Husband Arrested For Burglarizing 24 Homes While Residents Were On Cruises
By Jim Walker
The Palm Beach Post reports today that the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office arrested a Royal Caribbean "vacation planer" who broke into cruise passenger's homes with her husband while the families were away on Royal…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Cause for celebration: FBI stats show crime rates dropping again
Main May 24, 2010Cause for celebration: FBI stats show crime rates dropping againThis new Reuters report provides the latest, greatest encouraging statistics about crime rates: Murders and auto thefts fell…
The Right Coast
More immigrants, less crime? Tom Smith
This is interesting. Does it hold for Arizona?
Sentencing Law and Policy
“For Crime, Is Anatomy Destiny?”
Main May 11, 2010"For Crime, Is Anatomy Destiny?" The question in the title of this post is the headline of this interesting new piece from the New York Times. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will the continued drop in crime rates help Democrats deflect the usual “soft-on-crime” attack?
Main May 10, 2010Will the continued drop in crime rates help Democrats deflect the usual "soft-on-crime" attack? This post's question about the usual crime, punishment and politics dialogue is inspired…