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Sentencing Law and Policy
Some interesting snippets from the latest crime speech by Attorney General Holder
Main October 5, 2009Some interesting snippets from the latest crime speech by Attorney General Holder At the new Department of Justice website (which, personally, I do not find very aesthetically…
The Right Coast
Burglar’s career ended by katana wielding student Tom Smith
He only had 29 priors. There's no doubt it's a very effective weapon.
Sentencing Law and Policy
Good news on crime victimization rates in 2008
Main September 2, 2009Good news on crime victimization rates in 2008Various folks expressed concern that the down-turn in the economy in 2008 could and likely would lead to an increase…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Real Murder Mystery? It’s the Low Crime Rate”
Main August 3, 2009"The Real Murder Mystery? It’s the Low Crime Rate"The title of this post is the headline of this great article from the weekend's Week in Review in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Good (and surprising) news about crime rates
Main July 20, 2009Good (and surprising) news about crime ratesThis new piece from the Washington Post, which is headlined "Major Cities' Plummeting Crime Rates Mystifying," provides both good news on…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Has the World Gone MAD?
The N.Y. Times reports on the fears in a small town, Arivaca, Arizona, near the Mexican border due to a double homicide in a home invasion earlier this month. "The three people arrested…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: William McDonald, Immigration, Crime and Justice
Immigration, Crime and Justice by William McDonald (Georgetown, Sociology), Emerald Group Publishing. 2009This volume examines the nexus between immigration and crime from all of the angles. It addresses not just the evidence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Would “spreading the wealth” help reduce crime and punishment rates?
Main March 27, 2009Would "spreading the wealth" help reduce crime and punishment rates?This new little criminology paper that just showed up on SSRN, titled "Income Inequality and Crime in the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and Crime
From the Immigration Policy Center:In an effort to provide factual analysis to recent media stories about the ongoing debate over immigration and crime, the Immigration Policy Center prepared the following…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Boston Globenoticing crime dogs not barking in 2008 campaign
Main October 10, 2008Boston Globe noticing crime dogs not barking in 2008 campaign With all due respect to McGruff the Crime Dog (who has his own blog), I have been…