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Showing posts with label crime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crime. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

From the Pew Research Center: 5 facts about crime in the U.S.

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File this under fact checking. Number 3 might be the most important fact listed. - Click here for the article . Donald Trump made crime-fig...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

From Radiolab: Eye in the Sky

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For our look at the 4th amendment, and privacy - among other things. You are never not monitored, but neither are criminals. - Click here fo...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Not so tough on crime

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One way to reduce crime is to not define every problem as a criminal act subject to law enforcement. Two Texas Tribune stories touch on this...
Friday, October 14, 2016

From Virtual Tourist: WARNINGS AND DANGERS IN HOUSTON Areas to Avoid / Crime

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Looks a lot like the redlining map discussed in a previous post. - Click here for the article . - Click here for the post on redlining .
Sunday, April 17, 2016

From the Atlantic: What Caused the Great Crime Decline in the U.S.?

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For out look at the public policy process - in this case policy evaluation. Did the "tough on crime" approach have anything to do ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

From Al Jazeera: Panama Papers: Why some of this is perfectly legal What is the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion?

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We've been discussing crime policy in some 2306 sections. Here's a bit along those lines. The tax avoidance schemes reveled in the P...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

More gun owners claim self-protection as the reaosn why they own guns despite the fact that violent crime is decreasing. Why?

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This graph in the Pew Center site popped out at me while I was putting together the previous post. Here's the related study : But this g...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Why is jaywalking a crime?

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Cars didn't always rule the roads. pedestrians did. Cars were always at fault when there was an accident. Pedestrians could use streets...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill

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While putting material together for the last lecture on the executive branch I came across Warren Harding's support for the Dyer Anti-Ly...
Sunday, March 6, 2011

Federalism and the Loughner Indictments

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Today's NYT has information about additional federal charges against Tucson shooter Jared Loughner. The story touches on controversies...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Stupid News Story

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Slate points out how the AP has recycled the same alarmist story for thirty years as if it was news.