Border Crime and Ecological Exodus
Predators dance around a wounded "El Hippo," but the vehicle manages to limp to safety in Rosarito.
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Crime
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New Conditions of Probation
In Texas, one county's experiment in evidence-based probation reform has cut recidivism and revocations, saved money and served as a model for other jurisdictions.
‘Toughness’ on Crime Linked to Racial Resentment
A new analysis finds racial resentment is a major reason behind Americans’ support for harsh sentences for criminals.
The Low-Tech Reality of Identity Theft
Stop worrying so much about that vaguely Eastern European computer hacker and start worrying about that clerk at the DMV.
The Inside Dope on Snitching
A law professor explains how to keep criminal informants from duping prosecutors, police and the rest of us.
The Un-Banging of Middle America
To chase street gangs out of suburbia, adults will have to make a dramatic change: They'll have to start paying attention to the culture their children live in.
The Rampant Growth of Life Without Parole
America's crowded prisons are seeing a larger number of lifers cluttering their halls and cafeterias, according to a new report from an organization opposed to life-without-parole sentences.
High Court Recognizes Imperfections at Crime Labs
A 5-4 majority at the nation's highest court finds that the work of crime labs is not infallible, and defendants have a right to make that clear.
Keystone Cops at the Police Lab
Compromised crime laboratories are a national scandal that can't be set straight until the labs are independent of law enforcement.