Hickenlooper strikes major blow to death penalty
In Colorado, a moderate Governor temporarily halts an execution, raising huge questions about capital punishment
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 26All Salon John Hickenlooper
Crime
All Salon John Hickenlooper
My friend, the murderer
I may never know why Kevin killed his ex, but his story has taught me difficult truths about violent criminals
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 68Life Life stories, Mental Illness
A crusading newspaper takes on the NYPD
At question is whether cops should release granular crime data
Monday, May 13, 2013 6:32 PM UTCNews The Crime Report, Crime
Our outrageous Enron-style justice system
Jeffrey Skilling's reduced sentence exposes old and new double standards poisoning how America treats defendants
Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 20Business Enron, Jeffrey Skilling
Cybergang loots ATMs of $45m in mere hours
In a high-precision, international heist, thieves first hacked their way into a database of prepaid debit cards
Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:15 PM UTCTechnology heist, atms, Crime, cybercrime
When I was kidnapped
Like the women in Cleveland, I know what it's like to be abducted. I was 7 when it happened, but it haunts me still
Thursday, May 9, 2013 11:45 AM UTCLife Cleveland kidnapping
Can more armed guards keep our schools safe?
Some school security guards say those who oppose arming officers ignore the reality of violence in the classroom
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 9:17 PM UTC 20Social The Crime Report, Guns, schools
Stop-and-frisk numbers are down… And so is crime
New figures challenge claims by Bloomberg and NYPD chief that the tactic is a necessary crime-stopper
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:34 PM UTCNews NYPD, Police, stop-and-frisk
Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” reports on counterinsurgency cops
A former Green Beret brought military tactics to American soil to rebuild a community VIDEO
Monday, May 6, 2013 1:23 PM UTCNews Video, Police, Massachusetts, Gangs
NYPD’s Ray Kelly: Blacks “understopped” by police
In line with Mayor Bloomberg, Ray Kelly defends the NYPD's racially skewed, controversial stop-and-frisk practices
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 26News stop-and-frisk, NYPD, Ray Kelly
Steven Soderbergh is writing a novella on Twitter
The "Traffic" and "Magic Mike" director has completed seven chapters so far
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:00 PM UTCEntertainment Steven Soderbergh, Twitter
With crowdsourcing, everyone’s a detective now
Reddit got it all wrong. So why do we all think we have the expertise to solve crimes after watching "CSI"?
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 11Entertainment Books, Mysteries, Crime, Reddit
Fed up Louvre staff strikes over roving bands of pickpockets
Petty criminal gangs have infiltrated the Paris museum, bullying staff workers and robbing unwitting tourists
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 6:48 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, Art, Museums, louvre
Are California state prisons racist?
Segregation is alive and well in the sunshine state's prison system, which is being sued for racial discrimination
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 4:45 PM UTCSocial ProPublica, Prisons, Crime, Jail
Maine wilderness hermit captured after 30 years, 1,000 burglaries
Torn from a Jack London novel, Christopher Knight survived without human contact on what little he needed
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 3:17 PM UTC 11Life Maine, hermit, wilderness, theft
Prescription pill epidemic has spiraled out of control
The death of a West. Va. sheriff should persuade the federal government to fighting this blight
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 11:55 AM UTC 17Business AlterNet, Drugs, appalachia
They put the evil in Medieval
Think the royals in "Game of Thrones" are wicked? Check out the real-life bad guys of the Middle Ages
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 10:25 PM UTC 35Entertainment Game of Thrones, History, Crime
Antonin Scalia, civil libertarian?
The Supreme Court justice has forged an unlikely alliance with Sonia Sotomayor on matters of criminal procedure
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:18 PM UTC 21Social The Crime Report, Crime, law
Sharon Tate: Unwitting victims’ rights martyr
A new book chronicles the aftermath of the Manson family murders and the political movement they helped ignite
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:02 PM UTCLife LA Review of Books, Books, essays
Forget Bloomberg’s nanny state
It's his approach to public safety that's the bigger danger to our freedoms
Monday, Apr 1, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 19Politics NYPD, New York City, New York
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