It is long past time to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are ...

In a justice system where safety is paramount, the debate between progressive prosecutors and their law-and-order counterparts rages on. With divergent approaches to crime, each camp champions its ...

I was mugged in Cambridge, Mass., back in 1979. I wasn’t hurt; I matter-of-factly handed over my wallet, and that was that. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t rattled, and from then on I was a bit ...

For the past five decades, the American criminal justice system has relied nearly exclusively on punishment as the mechanism for reducing crime and recidivism. The tough on crime era produced ...

Americans tend to associate “crime prevention” with Democrats and “accountability for criminals” with Republicans. Democrats want government to invest in crime prevention because they’re worried we ...

It’s been said about Bernard Madoff that he wanted to be caught. That knowledge of the extent of his crimes was its own burden, one relieved by those same crimes being exposed. It was impossible not ...

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