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Crime and Justice News
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Scams Rise 'Exponentially,' Taking Tens Of Billions In Year, AARP Says
Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Surge In Violence Expected As Nation Heads Into Summer
Violence and mass shootings surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, one of the deadliest days of the year....
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Does 'Predictive Policing' Replace Human Judgment With Algorithms?
Police departments in several large U.S. cities are experimenting with predictive policing, utilizing computer systems to analyze...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 2, 20243 min read
Immunity Ruling May Have Vast Impact on Presidential Powers
The Supreme Courts ruling that presidents are immune from prosecution for "official acts" will reverberate far beyond Donald Trump’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Justices: Trump Immune From 'Official Act' Charges, Trial Delayed
The Supreme Court extended the delay in the Washington, D.C., criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Cities May Ban Public Sleeping By The Homeless, High Court Rules
A public sleeping ban in Grants Pass, Oregon, did not unconstitutionally criminalize homelessness, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Justices Avoid Idaho Abortion Issue In First Test Of Post-Roe State Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday ducked a major abortion issue, sending a controversial Idaho law back to a lower court. For now, while the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 26, 20241 min read
U.S. Still World Incarceration Leader, Rivaling Dictatorships
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth. Every U.S. state incarcerates more people per capita...
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By Ted Gest
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Experts Seek Better Crime Data Should Mean Better Policymaking
Urgent action is needed to improve national data on crime, says a working group convened by the think tank Council on Criminal Justice....
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 24, 20242 min read
State Center Issues Guidance On Youth Crime, Mental Health
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center released data tools and resources aimed at guiding state and local leaders on...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 21, 20243 min read
SCOTUS: Domestic Violence Orders Can Block Possession of Firearms
In a major win for legal restrictions on guns, the Supreme Court on Friday overwhelmingly upheld a federal law that blocks people people...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Pardons And Expungements For Marijuana Convictions Applied Unevenly Across Country
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to offer mass pardons for low-level marijuana crimes is part of a nascent but growing effort to remedy...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 19, 20243 min read
How Curbs On Gun Tracing Data Hid Info On Milwaukee Teen's Death
The 2018 killing of 13-year-old Sandra Parks by a stray bullet in Milwaukee made national news because she had won third place in the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Despite A Weekend's 73 Shooting Deaths, Gun Violence Declines
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds more injured in shootings across the nation over the weekend, and experts warn gun violence...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 17, 20242 min read
Separating Fact From Fiction In Trump, Biden Immigration Claims
Large numbers of migrant apprehensions at the southern border have put immigration and border security onto the list of top concerns for...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 14, 20243 min read
Divided High Court: Law Doesn't Permit Ban On 'Bump Stocks'
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a federal ban on "bump stocks," which can allow semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly, like...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Survey Backs Abortion Services For Incarcerated Women
An estimated 58,000 pregnant women enter U.S. correctional facilities each year, including many presumed innocent while awaiting trial....
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Post Investigation: 1,800 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Charged With Child Sexual Abuse
Hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States have sexually abused children over the past two decades, while officials at...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 11, 20242 min read
Will Crime Decline Flip Political Script In Campaigns?
Reported violent crime in the U.S. dropped by 15% in the first three months of the year, the latest evidence in a broader decline of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 10, 20242 min read
Can Blue Cities In Red States Enact Effective Gun Restrictions?
Late one Saturday night, one of Savannah, Georgia's moss-draped squares exploded in gunfire. Eleven people were wounded; none died. Four...
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