The Real Crime Fighters: Conservatives or Liberals?
A new study finds that both more police officers and more community building are essential in reducing crime.
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Legal Affairs
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Juvenile Justice and the Theater of the Absurd
The route to a law that will help keep kids out of adult prisons.
Voting Prison Blues
There's a movement to restore voting rights to felons who've served their time. Whether you're for or against it likely depends on whether you're a Republican or a Democrat.
Federal Courts’ Bad Apples Prompt Look at Orchard
Spate of disciplinary cases unlikely to erode federal judiciary's prerogative to judge itself.
Innocent Until Reported Guilty
The simple prescription for reducing wrongful convictions: better journalism about crime and punishment.
Academics Oppose 21 as Legal Drinking Age
Those suggesting a discussion on the legal drinking age appear to have focused on a specific outcome.
Law and Terror
A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job.
Succor. Succor in the Court.
There's a problem with problem-solving courts: Taxpayers don't understand how well they work.
Study: Gun Laws Have Little Effect on Homicide Rate
A new study finds the highly publicized gun-crime laws of recent years have had little effect on the homicide rate. But a new bipartisan bill just signed into law by President Bush may do some good.
GIS: Cops Favor New Kind of Plotting
Spatial representation provides genuine clues to crime prevention for urban police forces.