The Secret Cost of a Surveillance Society
Fear of the criminal justice system can lead to negative health, financial, and educational outcomes.
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Crime
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Tax Crime Nation
Tax evasion persists, and tax return scams involving identity theft are on the rise.
Bring Back Hemlock! America’s Dirty Secret About Lethal Injections
Amid drug shortage, states look to shady distributors—with disastrous results.
Private Eyes Behaving Badly
How is the criminal justice system compromised when our investigators need investigating?
Are You Financing Seafood Crime?
As some of the world's top seafood consumers, Americans funnel billions of dollars a year to a shady network of exploitative fish launderers.
Ban the Box: Employing Former Felons Will Improve the Economy and Public Safety
Lawmakers in 10 states and over 50 cities have already enacted Ban the Box policies, eliminating the check-box that asks about an applicant’s criminal record. It's time for Congress to follow suit.
Radical Life Extension and Time-Slowing Drugs
These ideas for the future of prison sentencing are outrageous, but the current state of affairs is, too.
Joining a Gang Makes People Sick
Seattle’s version of the 7 Up series reveals the long-term damage to adults who were in gangs as kids.
When Is a Kinky Interest Really Sick?
Of kinks, crimes, and kinds: A look behind the scenes at how the American Psychiatric Association's Paraphilias Sub-Work Group proposed revisions to the DSM for all manner of things relating to sexual arousal brought about by atypical objects, situations, or individuals.