FORUM TOPIC
crime
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From Broken Windows to Jumping Turnstiles
With violent crime spiking in America’s cities, cracking down on people who evade fares is a necessary step to increasing safety on mass transit systems.
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America’s Crime Crisis: It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
Across the country, families fear for their safety in the face of rising violence, and are becoming angry when they hear about criminals being released back onto the streets.
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The Existential Challenge Facing Police Departments Today
Officer retirements and resignations have surged in the past two years and it’s become harder for many agencies to recruit quality candidates — or any at all.
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Prosecutors Must Put Victims First
There are some locally elected prosecutors who are choosing not to prosecute groups of crimes, selectively choosing pieces of the law to enforce and pieces to ignore.
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Our Pretrial System Needs to be Torn Down and Rebuilt
Almost 75 percent of the U.S. jail population sits in jail unconvicted, awaiting a hearing or trial. The sole legal justification for their incarceration involves speculation about what they might do if released.
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Third Time is Not the Charm for Failed Bail Reform Movement
When it comes to the right to bail, a thousand years of English common law and a settled system is more than capable of solving the ills that plague us if attorneys go to court and argue well.
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Finding Consensus on an International Counter-Narcotics Strategy
According to the Ranking Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, politics is standing in the way of a plan to stem the flow of drugs into America.