To Comply With New City Charter, Dallas Must Hire 900 Police Officers
Dallas voters narrowly passed Proposition U, a new city charter that mandates the Texas city maintain a police force of at least 4,000...
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Nov 72 min read
Though Houston Defied Trend, Local Voters Across Nation Rejected 'Soft On Crime' Candidates
California voters overwhelmingly approves a statewide ballot initiative imposing additional penalties for drug crimes and retail theft...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 72 min read
Colorado's New Gun Tax Will Fund Services for Domestic Violence Victims
Colorado voters on Tuesday brought to victory a ballot measure that will provide millions of critical dollars to organizations...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 72 min read
Marijuana Initiatives Flop; Legalization Hits Plateau at 24 States
The movement to legalize recreational marijuana use failed in all three states where it was on the ballot this year , leading proponents...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 63 min read
Trump Victory Signals Pro-Gun, Tough On Crime Agenda
Donald Trump's resounding victory returning him to the White House promises to bring a pro-gun, conservative criminal justice policy back...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 62 min read
Bomb Threats, Fake FBI Press Release Briefly Disrupt Elections
Authorities flagged several instances of false information attempting — and in some cases, briefly succeeding — to disrupt Election Day....
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 52 min read
Will State Voters Get Tough On Crime Or Just Move To Center?
Crime rates have come down from a pandemic-era spike, but voters in several states are considering ballot measures that promote tougher...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 52 min read
Trump Claims ‘Illegal Alien’ Voting Is Everywhere, Some Republicans Balk
Former President Trump has repeatedly made unfounded claims about the threat of widespread voting by “illegal aliens” and noncitizens in...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 52 min read
How Law And Order Play Out In Suburban Swing State Georgia
On paper, Peachtree City, Georgia, is a safe space. Some 20 miles southwest of Atlanta, the planned community has long been a harbor for...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 51 min read
80 Staffers From 12 U.S. Agencies Run FBI Election Threat Unit
With hours to go before a tense Election Day, the FBI allowed journalists a brief look at the command center the law enforcement agency...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 43 min read
How Crime Has Fared As Issue In Election Battlegrounds
Donald Trump routinely raises the issue of crime on the campaign trail, saying crime rates are “through the roof” and that cities like...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 12 min read
Sandy Hook Survivors Prepare to Vote For Gun-Violence Prevention
Ella Seaver was 7 years old when she survived the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 12 min read
Scary Halloween Ad Running in Swing States Attempts to Link Harris to Migrant Crime
The New York Times reports that a pro-Trump super PAC, Right for America, spent $6.7 million on a 30-second horror-film-style...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 292 min read
Philly DA Sues Elon Musk Over Giveaway To Swing State Voters
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued businessman Elon Musk and his America PAC, a pro-Donald Trump political action...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 291 min read
Two Nearby Ballot Boxes Are Set On Fire in Washington, Oregon
Ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes a week before the election. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 282 min read
Officials Oppose Dallas Ballot Issues That Could Change Policing
Three Dallas city charter amendments, buried at the very end of next week's ballot could drastically affect the city’s police department...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 182 min read
Where Trump, Harris Stand On Key Criminal Justice Issues
The Washington Post compiled a summary of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' positions on important crime policies....
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 181 min read
States Warn Election Officials: Tampering With Vote Could Bring Criminal Charges
Some U.S. states are sending strong signals to county and local officials who might be tempted to intervene illegally in the Nov. 5...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 112 min read
Defying National Trends, People With Convictions Face Steep Voting Barriers in Georgia
An estimated 450,000 people in Georgia with past convictions are eligible to cast ballots. As get-out-the-vote efforts ramp up across the...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 111 min read
Reflecting Larger Trends, a New Latina Voter Works for Gun Control in Arizona
Gun violence has become the focus of a woman who will vote for the first time this year in Tucson, Arizona, The 19th News reports . Her...
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