Police in Newport News, Virginia, were tired of answering calls about burglaries and drug dealings in a run-down housing project.…
Dusan Tadic, a cafe owner and part-time policeman, sat uneasily in a blue chair draped with a United Nations emblem.…
When a researcher recently investigated the link between high school dropout rates and crime in Arizona, she was in for…
Not long ago Americans turned on their television sets to see a first in criminal justice: female chain gangs. Fifteen…
It’s an election year, and as usual we’re hearing a lot of rhetoric from politicians about the best way to…
What does it take to be tough on crime? We’re just months away from the next election, and our presidential…
How much does pizza cost in your town? For Jerry Williams, a single slice of pizza cost him 25 years…
A few months ago a six-year-old boy knocked over a baby’s bassinet and kicked the newborn in the head. The…
Precinct 75 in Brooklyn used to be one of the most dangerous places to live in America. Young men turned…
Last spring Vera’s husband picked up a knife and tried to kill her. Police arrested Vera’s husband and the courts…
