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The Black Community and Crime Jan. 11, 2017
The FBI reported that the total number of homicides in 2015 was 15,696. Blacks were about 52 percent... Read More
Good Riddance, 2016: A Wish List for 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
As my father would have said about the year 2016, "So long, and don't let the door hit you in the ru... Read More
No Justice for JonBenet Dec. 24, 2016
All crime reporters have a story from their past they cannot shake, a case that either touched them ... Read More
Blacks and Politicians Nov. 16, 2016
Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, suc... Read More
Law and Order: Good Issue, Bad Messengers Sep. 30, 2016
Channeling Richard M. Nixon from the 1968 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has tried to make "law... Read More
Abstract Immigrants in an Abstract World Aug. 30, 2016
Why would a country with the world's largest Jewish population, outside of Israel, admit large numbe... Read More
Justice Department Will Phase out of Private Prisons. It's a Start Aug. 23, 2016
The Justice Department's decision to begin phasing out the use of private prisons is at once a miles... Read More
No Need to Police Prosecutors for This Case Aug. 16, 2016
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi told The San Francisco Chronicle's Karen de Sa it was "pos... Read More
For Obama, Leftist Rhetoric Is Always Innocent and Conservatives Are Always Guilty Jul. 13, 2016
When it comes to the linkage between violence and rhetoric, I abide by a fairly simple rule: If you'... Read More
Teens Behaving Well Jun. 22, 2016
For the parents and grandparents of adolescents there is good news and bad news. The good news, unea... Read More
A Better Solution to Hate Crimes Jun. 17, 2016
In localizing a national Associated Press story about hate crimes reporting by local law enforcement... Read More
What to Do With Robert Stackowitz Jun. 11, 2016
The state of Georgia wants Robert Stackowitz back. Now, it is up to the governor of Connecticut whet... Read More
What Would You Do as a Witness to a Crime? Jun. 04, 2016
An infamous psychopathic serial killer died a couple of months ago in prison at the age of 81. You l... Read More
'Ferguson Effect' Is Real, and It Threatens to Harm Black Americans Most May. 20, 2016
University of Missouri at St. Louis criminologist Richard Rosenfeld has had "second thoughts." Like ... Read More
Hillary Clinton's Overdue Shift on Crime Apr. 14, 2016
Looking back on the 1994 crime bill that he signed, Bill Clinton is probably wishing it had included... Read More
Bill Clinton's 1994 Crime Bill Is History Apr. 14, 2016
Washington — Over the last few days, former President Bill Clinton displayed one of the salien... Read More
The Suicidal Left Throws Bill Clinton Over Apr. 13, 2016
This week, the Bernie Sanders revolution finally ate its own. The vultures of the hard left forced f... Read More
Rape Matters -- Catching Rapists Does, Too Apr. 09, 2016
So get this. Top justice officials have figured out a way to make the bad guys finance programs that... Read More
Easing Prison Overcrowding: Who Wins Early Release and Who Doesn't? Mar. 19, 2016
It's easy to understand the intent behind the current move to reduce prison overcrowding, but are we... Read More
Jerry Brown's Funky California Prison Blues Feb. 14, 2016
When he initially retired from the system in 2011, there were 173,000 inmates in the state's prisons... Read More
