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Study: Gun Laws Have Little Effect on Homicide Rate
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 27 June 2008 - 09:17 AM 
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A new study finds the highly publicized gun-crime laws of recent years have had little effect on the homicide rate. But a new bipartisan bill just signed into law by President Bush may do some good.
Crime Control Theatre: Act Two
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 20 May 2008 - 12:19 PM 0 Comments
The research team that exposed the ineffectiveness of the Amber Alert system – the topic of a Miller-McCune report last December – has just published a follow-up study refining its thesis and suggesting a similarly vigorous look at other dubious crime-control strategies.
Creating Superfelons at the Supermaxes
Written by: Lewis Beale, Monday 24 March 2008 - 12:35 PM 0 Comments
Inmate calls type of prison facility "the ultimate whetstone of human behavior, sharpening those who survive its rigors and deprivations to a keen edge."
“Missing Missing” and Serial Killers
Written by: Lewis Beale, Monday 11 February 2008 - 17:28 PM 0 Comments
The most common victims of serial killers may be much more numerous than experts generally believe.
AMBER Alerts Largely Ineffective, Study Shows
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 14 December 2007 - 16:05 PM 0 Comments
The touted AMBER Alert system is so inherently flawed it amounts to little more than "crime-control theater," according to a new report by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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