California Pols Spar Over New Measures, Repeal Of Reform Law
California Democratic lawmakers pushed back Monday against Republican talking points about a handful of crime bills, saying legislation...
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Crime and Justice News
May 272 min read
As Campaign Heats Up, Will Biden Get Credit For Funding Police?
The U.S. experienced a surge in violent crime and civil unrest after the killing of George Floyd by the police in 2020. President Trump...
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Crime and Justice News
May 242 min read
White House Looks To Distance Itself From Left On Crime And Immigration
After the electoral defeat of a progressive prosecutor in Portland, top White House officials are feeling vindicated in their view that...
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Crime and Justice News
May 161 min read
House Backs Policing Bills As GOP Accuses Dems Of 'Pro-Crime' Stance
The House approved three bills Wednesday aimed at supporting law enforcement during National Police Week The legislation was largely...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 121 min read
Philadelphia Mayor's Safety Plan Focuses Heavily on Drug Market
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker traveled to Philadelphia's notorious Kensington neighborhood, walking past a line of tents and people lying in...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 102 min read
Kentucky Governor Cites High Incarceration Costs, Vetoes Crime Bill
Kentucky’s Democratic governor vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22 min read
Rep. Mace Wrongly Says Crime Has 'Skyrocketed' Under Biden
The text with a video posted by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on X summarized its premise — “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 212 min read
California's Newsom Focuses On Police, Prosecution
In the last six months, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sent state police to Oakland to crack down on thefts, announced efforts to...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 182 min read
Cities' Tough-On-Crime Stances: Knee-Jerk Acts Or Common Sense?
Fueled by public outrage over the 2020 murder of George Floyd and other high-profile incidents of police violence, the U.S. saw a wave of...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 132 min read
Following Special Session, Louisiana Lawmakers Consider More Crime Measures
A bill that would undo restrictions on police going public with photos of criminal suspects advanced from a Louisiana Senate committee on...
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By Ted Gest
Mar 133 min read
Biden Seeks More Anticrime Spending; Will Congress Listen?
The Biden administration this week unveiled its anticrime spending plan for the year starting in October, which includes ambitious...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 112 min read
Britt Challenged On Seemingly Linking Sex Trafficking Tale To Biden
Details of a graphic story Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL.) told in her response to President Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday left viewers...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 73 min read
Elections Mark Shift To Center On Criminal Justice In Blue Cities
San Francisco’s liberal voters this week endorsed drug screenings for welfare recipients. D.C.’s progressive City Council passed a crime...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 71 min read
Chicago Chief Vows 'Constitutional Policing' At Dem Convention
Chicago police are undergoing fresh training on handling large-scale protests and First Amendment rights ahead of anticipated...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
Amid High Crime Rate, D.C. Council Reverses Some Liberal Strategies
The Washington, D.C., Council on Tuesday is likely to solidify its turn away from the liberal strategies it once trumpeted as lawmakers...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 91 min read
Opinion: We Need More Crime Analysis, Less Crime Politics
George Borjas and Robert VerBruggen of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research urge people worried about crime to think about which...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 192 min read
Have Biden, Other Dems Caved On Criminal Justice Reform?
In his 2020 run for the White House Joe Biden won over the left in part because of his willingness to take big, bold stances on...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Impartiality Of Jurors An Issue In Paul Pelosi Attack Case
The California courthouse where David DePape will stand trial this week is unfriendly territory. The conspiracy-obsessed man charged in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20231 min read
In Reversal, D.C. Mayor Seeking Tough-On-Crime Measures
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing new anticrime measures on Monday that would loosen some reforms enacted after the...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 20, 20231 min read
GOP Presidential Candidates Backing Violent Responses To Crime
Republican presidential candidates have pointed to physical harm, whether to shoot, kill or otherwise injure people, as a solution for...
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