What do you think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/arts/genetics-and-crime-at-institute-of-justice-conference.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1308565361-D6B+y27JGa9YY4IYdbYylA
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Drugs and Crime
New Report from the National Office of Drug Control Policy:
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/Adam_II_Report/index2010.html
Any new information?
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/Adam_II_Report/index2010.html
Any new information?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mental Health Court
How does this court change the process of justice?
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/06/new_orleans_mental_health_cour.html
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/06/new_orleans_mental_health_cour.html
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Social Change or Realistic Approach to Homelessness?
What do you think?
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1179789.ece
Is this a more pragmatic approach to homelessness?
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1179789.ece
Is this a more pragmatic approach to homelessness?
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Hate Crimes
Statistics show increase in hate crimes, especially violent hate crimes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lgbt-hate-crimes-20110713,0,3199857.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lgbt-hate-crimes-20110713,0,3199857.story
Monday, July 18, 2011
Prison Math
The cost of detention......
http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/08/prison-math
What are some of the viable arguments here?
http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/08/prison-math
What are some of the viable arguments here?
New DOJ Tool
Here is a new tool from the Department of Justice.
http://crimesolutions.gov/
The new program should explain validity of programs.
http://crimesolutions.gov/
The new program should explain validity of programs.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Shaken Baby Syndrome
New scientific evidence calls into question how Shaken Baby Syndrome is determined:
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/137471992/rethinking-shaken-baby-syndrome
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/137471992/rethinking-shaken-baby-syndrome
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Social Media and Law Enforcement
What are the LIMITS to how social media is used? What safety concerns can arise over taking pictures of an arrest as it is happening?
Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/03/2425557/recording-police-can-create-clashes.html
Poynter:
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/134489/with-social-media-police-and-reporters-grapple-over-control-of-message/
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/134785/when-crime-victims-tweet-new-and-old-dilemmas-meet-for-news-organizations/
Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/03/2425557/recording-police-can-create-clashes.html
Poynter:
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/134489/with-social-media-police-and-reporters-grapple-over-control-of-message/
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/134785/when-crime-victims-tweet-new-and-old-dilemmas-meet-for-news-organizations/
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Casey Anthony Trial
These articles give perspectives on technology (social media) as well as gender in law enforcement.
From Time:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/09/why-are-americans-obsessed-with-the-casey-anthony-trial/
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077969,00.html
From Time:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/09/why-are-americans-obsessed-with-the-casey-anthony-trial/
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077969,00.html
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
"Fast and Furious" Program
This program is getting a lot of press. Think about the implications to border control, narco-terrorism, etc....
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7609530.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7633343.html
USA Today Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-15-ATF-border-guns-hearing_n.htm
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-20110621,0,6363961.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110624,0,7283758.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110701,0,7021610.story
Notice the theme that runs through these articles. There is a great debatable topic here for programs that try to limit gun trafficking as a means to control narco-terrorism.
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7609530.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7633343.html
USA Today Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-15-ATF-border-guns-hearing_n.htm
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-20110621,0,6363961.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110624,0,7283758.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110701,0,7021610.story
Notice the theme that runs through these articles. There is a great debatable topic here for programs that try to limit gun trafficking as a means to control narco-terrorism.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Cold Case
Here is an interesting closure to a very old cold case:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/seattle-man-charged-in-19_n_889289.html
Notice that TECHNOLOGY was not the break in the case.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/seattle-man-charged-in-19_n_889289.html
Notice that TECHNOLOGY was not the break in the case.
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