New York Debates New Security Options After Boston Bombing
By Graham Kates
The city’s Democratic mayoral candidates called for increased high-tech surveillance, improved community relations and more cops in a televised debate last night
Inside Criminal Justice
A New Deal for Crime Victims
By Ted Gest
The nation needs a ‘systematic’ approach to improving victims’ services---which also addresses the rising incidence of crimes in cyberspace, human trafficking and crimes against the elderly, the DOJ says.
Report: Youths Denied Due Process in Missouri
Juveniles are "discouraged" and "systematically denied counsel" in Missouri, according to a new report from the National Juvenile Defense Center
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Charged in Boston Marathon Bombing; Complaint Unsealed
Tsarnaev had his initial court appearance today from his hospital room
Science in the Courtroom
By Graham Kates
An NYU conference explores alternative courts and computer tools that help judges determine who should go to prison—and who shouldn’t
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Gain Ground in Several States, DC
By Maggie Lee
At a conference in Atlanta, experts and advocates cautiously hailed "a turning point" in the movement to set up alternatives to juvenile detention
Police Shortage in the Golden State?
California's police forces are declining in numbers while the state's corrections staff is growing, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Critics Say Justice Reinvestment Sidesteps Minority Communities
By Ted Gest
A report issued today by leading justice experts claims that compromises with many state legislatures have undermined some of the initiative's key goals.
President Obama Delivers Statement on Marathon Bombings
"We do not know whether this was the act of an organization, an individual or individuals," Obama said from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.
Study: Bail Helps Pack New Jersey's Jails
Nearly 40 percent of the state's pretrial inmates are incarcerated because they cannot afford bail, according to a recently published study
TCR at a Glance
Waiting for 'Smart' Guns
new & notable June 19, 2013
A new report — called for by President Barack Obama in response to the Newtown rampage — examines efforts to develop new gun ...
Marrying Police Craft to Science
new & notable June 18, 2013
Law enforcement needs to resolve the long-running dispute between supporters of evidence-based policing and practitioners of experiential...
Smile, You’re Under Arrest
June 17, 2013
U.S. cops are increasingly using micro cameras to record their daily activities—and defend themselves, if necessary, against charge...
Fracture Clinics Reveal International Scourge of Domestic Violence
new & notable June 14, 2013
Intimate partner violence found to be leading cause worldwide of non fatal injuries to women, according to an international study of orth...
Violence in Juvenile Justice Facilities
new & notable June 13, 2013
Nearly half of youths in containment experience theft and almost a third are threatened or beaten, according to the Office of Juvenile Ju...
New York's Rising Tide of Judicial Diversion
new & notable June 12, 2013
In the year after the Rockefeller drug laws were repealed, the rate of felony offenders sent to drug treatment rose sharply, reports the ...
When Love Hurts
June 11, 2013
A few states—such as New York—are expanding orders of civil protection and establishing special courts for teens at risk from...