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The 1990s have seen a significant decline in the occurrence of violent crimes nationwide, especially in major metropolitan areas. Yet, the number of person-on-person crimes in which youth appear as either offenders or victims remains persistently high in
Anais Loizillon, Joseph Tierney
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Retail Rebellion and the Second Amendment [PDF]
When, if ever, is there a Second Amendment right to kill a cop? This piece seeks to answer that question. In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment codifies a natural right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
Miller, Darrell A. H.
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At the Nexus of Neoliberalism, Mass Incarceration, and Scientific Racism: the Conflation of Blackness with Risk in the 21st century [PDF]
This paper examines how the systems of power of neoliberalism, scientific racism, and mass incarceration intersect to construct and uphold the image of “black criminality” and “blackness as a risk” to society.
Sailors, Olivia C
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Post-recruitment Survival of White-tailed Deer Fawns in Southern Illinois [PDF]
Reliable estimates of survival for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns are needed for sound deer management. Several studies have estimated fawn survival prior to recruitment (i.e., before the onset of hunting season) but few have monitored ...
Nielsen, Clayton K. +3 more
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Consent to Search and Seize: Evaluating an Innovative Youth Firearm Suppression Program [PDF]
Decker, Scott H., Rosenfeld, Richard
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Philadelphia's Crowded, Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions [PDF]
Analyzes trends in Philadelphia's jail population, spending on jails, and steps to enable effective management of the population while ensuring public safety, including reducing pretrial detentions.
Claire Shubik-Richards
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Police Use of Force with the Mentally ill
Police officers experience many difficult situations in their line of duty, but two situations stand out as particularly unsettling for police officers: when they interact with people who are (a) under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and when (b ...
Moore, Chelsea
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There Goes the Neighborhood: The Bush-Ashcroft Plan to [PDF]
The centerpiece of President Bush's crimefighting program is an initiative called Project Safe Neighborhoods. That initiative calls for the hiring of some 700 lawyers who will be dedicated to prosecuting firearm offenses, such as the unlawful possession ...
Gene Healy
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