Thursday, March 22, 2007

Advocates urge change in teen justice - Yahoo! News

Advocates urge change in teen justice - Yahoo! News

A very timely story given our discussions in the Juvenile Justice class. What are the long term consequences for these juveniles? What is the impact on the criminal justice system?

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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Interesting Photography Exhibit

At right: "Depicts 29,569 handguns, equal to the number of gun-related deaths in the US in 2004."
At left, "Depicts 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005."

Friday, March 2, 2007

Top 25 Crimes of the Century - The Lindbergh Kidnapping - TIME

Top 25 Crimes of the Century - The Lindbergh Kidnapping - TIME

The one that is interesting to me is the Andrea Yates case and all of its twists and turns legally speaking. Plus I was in Texas at the time it happened and to hear the reactions was an interesting experience as well.