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Crime
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The Right Coast
Dubai whodunnit update Tom Smith
Iranians?
The Right Coast
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy Tom Smith
I refer of course to San Francisco in the second half of the 19th century. (hat tip JS.) Now of course it is the center of the most elevated kind…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Interesting coverage of “The Great American Crime Drop”
Main February 3, 2010Interesting coverage of "The Great American Crime Drop"The folks at The Crime Report have this terrific two-part series exploring the recent reduction in crime rates in the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“As crime keeps dropping, it’s no time for backsliding”
Main January 9, 2010"As crime keeps dropping, it’s no time for backsliding" The title of this post is the headline of this notable editorial from yesterday's USA Today. Here are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What is “the most violent city per capita in America”?
Main January 3, 2010What is "the most violent city per capita in America"?Click here to find out. The article linked provides these explanations for why the city wins this unfortunate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Man opts for jail over New Year with relatives”
Main January 2, 2010"Man opts for jail over New Year with relatives"The title of this post is the headline of this amusing story coming out of Italy: A Sicilian man…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New lows for murders and the crime rate in New York City
Main December 28, 2009New lows for murders and the crime rate in New York City Police and prosecutors and lots of others must be doing something right when it comes…
Cruise Law News
Nassau Welcomes Oasis of the Seas as Bahamas’ Murder Count Reaches Record-Breaking Level
By Jim Walker
Nassau's venerable newspaper, the Nassau Guardian, published two interesting headlines in its weekend edition. The first headline was "Oasis Makes Grand Arrival." The second? "Record-Breaking Murder Count." The newspaper reports that the arrival…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Must-read posts from Kleiman on having less crime and less punishment
Main October 29, 2009Must-read posts from Kleiman on having less crime and less punishment I have been following with great interest a series of guest posts by Mark Kleiman at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prison Population and Crime”
Main October 7, 2009"Prison Population and Crime" The title of this post is the title of this new criminology paper that I justice noticed via SSRN. Here is the abstract…