The only gun shop in all of Mexico is behind a fortress-like wall on a heavily guarded military base on the outskirts of Mexico City. To enter the Directorate of Arms and Munitions Sales, customers must undergo months of background checks, which require submission of...
Should school-based police officers be required to use a Miranda warning that juveniles understand? A coalition dedicated to reforming school discipline in Maryland is asking the Baltimore school board to adopt a youth-specific Miranda warning about constitutional rights, reports the Baltimore Sun. Some say the...
Five out of six state prisoners were arrested at least once during the nine years after their release, according to a vast new federal study that takes a granular long view at American recidivism patterns. The report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics is the...
The Indianapolis Star profiles the Indy TenPoint Coalition, a controversial nonprofit organization that takes credit for reducing violence in a few neighborhoods. Some hail the group as a solution to urban violence. Others say there is little proof that its work has made a difference....
Under New Jersey’s new bump-stock ban, which was approved in January, residents were supposed to destroy or turn in their bump stocks by mid-April. So far, New Jersey State Police say, they have not received a single one, reports Stateline.org. Months after a man used...
In response to this month’s knife attack in Paris, President Donald Trump tweeted: So sad to see the Terror Attack in Paris. At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on. This kind of sickness & hatred is...