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What Grows In Bad Neighborhoods?
Image: CrimeDime.com I grew up in a diverse working class inner city neighborhood, two blocks from the elevated train (the el) in one direction and two blocks from a low-income housing development (the...
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Using GPS to Track Offenders and Warn Victims Raises Questions
GPS watch. Image: Amazon I love a good gadget as much as the next geek, but using GPS on offenders is not quite the simple-yet-brilliant idea that it seems to be at first glance. The concept has gained...
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4 Reasons the Supreme Court’s Decision to Allow Suspicionless Strip Searches...
What yesterday’s US Supreme Court opinion allowing suspicion-less strip searches for any offense says to me: Don’t piss on the street after a night of debauchery because you may get arrested. If you...
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Guest Post: Consuming Machines of Death
guest post by Warren J. Blumenfeld Editor’s Note: This piece is printed with permission. We provided the images and links. In its attempt to pull in shoppers on so-called “Black Friday” (the day...
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In Defense of Gun Culture
A gun was used to murder my friend and classmate when I was in elementary school. That death haunted not only my childhood, but my college and adult years. In some ways, entering the criminal justice...
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Infobia’s Crime and the Media Graphic
The relationship between crime and the media has never been great — and by “never been great” what we really mean is “news reporting about crime wildly misrepresents actual crime and disrupts the...
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Ban the Breed? No, Ban the Human
Is your favorite breed of dog “black-listed?” It may surprise owners and non-canine owners alike that there are restrictions out there dictating what breed of dog you are allowed to own. These...
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How TSA Patdowns Meet the Definition of Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is generally defined as forced or coerced sexual contact which can range from touching to penetration. State statutes will vary, and the legal wording changes from time to time, but...
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The Ebb and Flow Across the Thin Blue Line: The Difference between Private...
Image: Sheer Investigations by Pamela S. You’re pushing your Dodge Grand Caravan 30 miles per hour over the speed limit. The subject of your investigation is crisscrossing lanes like a hare being...
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Guest Post: Rolling Stone – A Case against Censorship
guest post by Warren J. Blumenfeld Editor’s Note: This piece is printed with permission. We provided the images and links. The release of Rolling Stone’s August 2013 issue featuring bombing suspect...
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