Mental Illness

Can a test predict who will become a psychopath?
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/26/136619689/can-a-test-really-tell-whos-a-psychopath

Arson

Report on Arson Cases:
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_86bf8be2-8138-11e0-af5f-001cc4c002e0.html

Filicide

A new report from the Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18151310


A definition from Villanova:
http://www.publications.villanova.edu/Concept/2005/Filicide.pdf

More on Working Dogs in the Military

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43184701/ns/us_news-giving/

More on Working Dogs and Technology

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43068421/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

Recent Articles on Sex Crimes

Do sex crime laws keep society safer?

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-are-we-being-smart-about-sex-offenders





How do policies on sex crimes hurt victims?

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-keeping-children-safe-from-abuse

Women and White Collar Crimes

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/may/08/fraudsters-steal-away-with-more-than-cash/


Do you think this is a result of current economic climate?

FBI's Evolution from Corruption to Terrorism

http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-08/news/29522809_1_fbi-counterterrorism-work-agents


What do you think about the evolution?

Technology

The Christan Science Monitor has an interesting report on the FBI and Cyberterrorism:


http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0427/Cyberespionage-US-finds-FBI-agents-in-elite-unit-lack-necessary-skills


A discussion we often have is that criminals are one step ahead of law enforcement when it comes to technology.  After reading this article, what discrepancies do you see?  Will training help alleviate the problem?  How would you manage training?

New Program

What do you think about the innovation in this new program? Would it work everywhere? What are the limitations?


http://www.courtinnovation.org/

More on Mentally Ill and Law Enforcement

This is from the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7535337.html


What do you think?  How has the changing landscape in monies for mental health treatment and insurance changed how law enforcement and the mentally ill sometimes clash?  Should the mentally ill be in jails or in treatment settings?

More Info and Juveniles and Death Penalty/Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/us/21juvenile.html?_r=2&ref=us

This is a topic that even the Supreme Court is divided on.  Think about the implications of Roper:

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Media Bias in Missing Cases

Take a look at the following blog:
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/119310/phylicia_barnes_death_highlights_media

Article on case:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/21/body-of-honor-student-missing-since-december-found-father-says/


Is there a bias based on the victim in how crimes are reported?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Resources

Two of the places I use most often to find Criminal Justice and Fire Science articles are:


Police One:  http://www.policeone.com/


Ted Gest's Crime and Justice News: http://cjj.mn-8.net


Here is a clearing house for Fire Science Information
Fire Science Resources on the Net: http://www.cogswell.edu/academics/ddp_fs_resources.php


This one is just interesting:
World Disaster Interactive Map: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

Drug Cartels

Drug Cartels and Central America:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/04/21/112617/drug-gangs-muscle-into-new-territory.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/26/us-drugs-centralamerica-idUSTRE67P3MA20100826

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

New Program in LA County

This is a new program in LA County.  The program is in the Beta phase (just beginning), so data is not exact.


http://www.npr.org/2011/05/01/135841052/sheriffs-program-teaches-prisoners-to-get-out-of-jail?ft=1&f=1001


Do you think this program can work?  Could it be implemented throughout the country?