Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News Jason Van Dyke Is Convicted on Murder and Aggravated Battery Charges On Friday, a jury convicted Jason Van Dyke, a white Chicago police officer, of the second-degree murder of black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Emma Sarappo
Social Justice Marriage May Calm a Criminal Impulse in Men Likewise, divorce can send past offenders back into lives of crime. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Eyewitness IDs Can Be Made Better It's business as usual for many police agencies, even after bungled eyewitness procedures led to high-profile exonerations. David Rosenfeld
News in Brief The Exonerator Self-taught private investigator Jim McCloskey has helped free more than three dozen people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit. Steve Weinberg
Economics We Are Accused of Over-cheerfulness Letters to the editor: OK, bucko, step outside and say we're afraid of population growth. Go ahead. See what happens. Miller-McCune Readers
News in Brief Innocent Until Reported Guilty The simple prescription for reducing wrongful convictions: better journalism about crime and punishment. Steve Weinberg