Topic
Crime
376 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is Senator McCain preparing to attack Senator Obama on crime issues?
Main October 6, 2008Is Senator McCain preparing to attack Senator Obama on crime issues?Over at The Atlantic, Marc Ambinder has this notable new post suggesting that old-school "soft-on-crime" attacks are…
Sentencing Law and Policy
JPI fact sheet suggests less prisoners = less violent crime
Main September 16, 2008JPI fact sheet suggests less prisoners = less violent crimeResponding to yesterday's good news about lower crime rates (blogged here), the Justice Policy Institute released an interesting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Good news on the crime front
Main September 15, 2008Good news on the crime frontAs detailed in this UPI story, "violent crime across the United States fell in 2007 for the first time since 2005, the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is education the best way to fight crime? And why aren’t these topics linked more in political discourse?
Main August 21, 2008Is education the best way to fight crime? And why aren't these topics linked more in political discourse?Over at The Faculty Lounge, Dan Filler has this great…
The Right Coast
Bad times in Mexico Tom Smith
Kidnapping in Mexico.
The Right Coast
Mexican support the death penalty Tom Smith
See. This is what I was saying. The crime situation in Mexico is out of control. Even veteran US travelers to Mexico are saying that here in SD. You have…
Surf and Turf Law
Congress Considers New Cruise Ship Crime law
Senator Kerry has introduced a new bill
Sentencing Law and Policy
Hey, big spender: John McCain’s ambitious (and expensive?) crime-fighting agenda
Main July 1, 2008Hey, big spender: John McCain's ambitious (and expensive?) crime-fighting agendaThe headline of this news report effective summarizes a big crime speech that Senator John McCain gave today:…
Land Use Prof Blog
A depressing story about social integration … and crime …
In this space and elsewhere, I have written about the success and promise of better-low cost housing and better social understanding offered by the federal “section 8” voucher program…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Kiwis take to the streets over crime”
Main June 16, 2008"Kiwis take to the streets over crime"Though the headline of this story may sound fruity, the piece reports on a growing controversy in New Zealand over parole…