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"Get tough on crime" laws such as "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory minimum sentencing are meant to deter potential criminal acts, but data suggests that they don't work.

The affects of a DUI conviction on your life.

From his Texas Death Watch Cell, Roy talks about his conviction, his views on prison abuse, and his thoughts about dying.

Police impersonators have accosted 12 year old boys riding Montgomery County, Maryland school buses twice in the past two months. In the latest incident, the boy was driven home in the car of a private investigator who summoned police to meet him at the boy's house.

The former R.R. Donnelly building on Schoolhouse Road acted as the backdrop for several canine demonstrations performed by Jay Rankin who is both the canine handler and a patrolman for the Old Saybrook Police Department.

On a sunny afternoon, graduates along with their family and friends and members of the Police Commission and Board of Selectmen gathered at the Saybrook Point Pavilion to celebrate the commencement of a ten-week long Citizen's Police Academy class.

Police culture is separate from the rest of society. Police have a view of Us V. Them. Conflict arises with the use of officer discretion.

Two police offers from the Paw Paw area of West Virginia were dragged by an assailant's vehicle 25 feet as he made his get away after being searched.

Should a dog be allowed to bite you in order to hold you where it finds you until a human police officer can handcuff you or should the dog only be allowed to bark to alert the officer that it found something.

Think CSI is a favorite among police officers? Think again. These true-to-life nonfiction television shows have most men and women in blue hooked.

In Bogota, Columbia on Saturday, four police officers and a civilian were killed as officers moved a powerful bomb that exploded.

Researchers from the University of FLorida believe that crime drama and crime exposes influence how we see crime. What's your perception?

According to police, the officer who is responsible mistook the toy gun for a real gun.

Police will very soon have digital cameras on their cars so that authorities can now make better judgement if someone has committed some kind of a crime or not. They now have better proof when it comes to the law.

On Sept. 7th a young motorist videotaped threats by a St George police officer and posted it on YouTube. It has now made the national news and the web page has over a half a million hits.

Yes, I said it. Those who support abortion support the institution of legalized murder. I don't care if the baby is in a crib or in the womb. Ending the life of a little baby is murder and it is wrong.

This article outlines the case against Hampton resident William Shanklin who was convicted in the murder of a four-year-old boy.

Mayor Booker held a News Conference and soon after received the murder suspect who turned himself in.

Our culture makes certain varieties of "Murder" essentially OK and punishes others by revisiting that crime on the perpetrator. Are the distinctions valid?

JonBenét Ramsey's parents are somewhat responsible for her murder, as they failed to keep her safe, and in fact placed her in harm's way by sexualizing her and making her into a beauty pageant queen.

Even though you may have been the direct victim of the crime, if you have a spouse and children, you need to remember they are suffering too.

In Charlotte, NC today, the City Manager Curt Walton announce that the chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Darrel Stephens, has decided to retire effective on March 1, 2008.

At one time, police officers were the most trusted individuals because they stood for protection and security. These days, however, Americans are wary of anyone with a badge, and the rise in police impersonators has not quelled our fear.

Most likely it really is a police officer that is trying to pull you over but if you are not sure this will help you know what to do.

Specific information about a private fund held by Chief Edmund Mosca used to pay for Old Saybrook Police Department expenses and community programs might be soon be forthcoming.

A media panel at Southern Illinois University in Casrbondale last week discussed the increasing number of cases where police are confiscating cameras. Should privacy protection rank above the right to know?

In an effort to save money and give officers a chance to see what the job will be like, new hires are allowed on the streets without having attended Police Academy.

Police shows have been some of the most interesting and most successful in television. While there have been numerous shows, these ten stand out in my mind as the best.

Trait Theory and Choice theory are important when considering reasons leading to criminal activity.This essay explains the affects they have on law implementation, and why Choice theory is the most appropriate to consider when attempting crime control and/or reduction.

The essay presents the limitations of the UCR and their impact on crime statistics. It suggests that today's apparent rise in crime may not be a real increase, but rather might be explained by such issues as altered behavior in citizens and police since the 9-11 attacks.

Read about crime that has not been heavily publicized, but is just as important

A short story I wrote about crime on October 14, 1999.

Sure, just because organized crime's organized doesn't mean that it's good. So let's see what's going on with the war on crime.

If you have a child with ADHD, he/she is at risk of becoming a criminal, says new research. But there's a connection that links their potential for crime to Mom's mental health. Here's what you need to know.

These are three amazing crime shows that are without comparison.

An article examining how marijuana prohibition has fostered violent crime rather than stem it.

Crime fiction and crime novelists make a comfortable living. Writers looking to garner notice should consider pursuing efforts toward writing a crime novel or story.

Some unrealistic things to watch for next time you see that favorite crime show.

Everyone loves to have fun and do things that they normally might not do when they are on vacation. For many this includes pushing the limits of what is legal. Unfortunately some don't know what that line is, and that is why crime increases in beach towns in the summer.

Four cities will get help from federal agents to help slow down crime.

The Creators of South Park have done it again with the gut-busting Team America: World Police.

I was a cop on the street when the hate crime bills came into effect and memos from on high came down as to how they wanted us to pay special attention to it. I was instinctively against it on principle.

There was almost no crime in the country while the World Series was being played.

It took some digging, but this article reveals where the 2008 presidential candidates stand on crime and gun control.

Data collected by the FBI shows that almost 40 percent of crime on a school campus is violent, but overall school crime consists of only 3.3 percent of all crime reported according to the press release.

This opionated article is describing a recent incident that happened in P.G. County. Additionally, there are some statistics for the crime rate in this county for last year (2007).

Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor was gunned down in his home by four thugs who targeted him because of his wealth. They, too, are African Americans who are guilty of the growing wave of black-on-black crime in the U.S.A.

This paper is taking an inside look at the amount of control and motivation which police officials are given over their subordinates. It poses several questions as to whether enough is being done.

Paramilitary styled police agencies are in conflict with the concept of community policing in many ways.

A in-house training session at Old Saybrook Police Department allows officers to learn about the pending purchase of new weapons, felony car stops, meth labs, arrest control procedures, and discuss career goals.