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Looking Back May 28

Defending Al Capone

How the most notorious gangster of all got railroaded in Philadelphia.

By Marc Bookman

News January 17

Trump Justice, Year One: The Demolition Derby

Here are nine ways the law-and-order president has smashed Obama’s legacy.

By Justin George

Commentary March 13, 2017

Crime Hotspots Need Investments, Not Just Policing

Anti-crime strategies should try to fix what makes hotspots prone to violence.

Maurice Jones and Julia Ryan

News September 29, 2016

Chicago’s Ousted Top Cop Talks to Common About Race, Guns and Mistrust

A new docu-series, ‘America Divided,’ explores inequality, issue by issue.

By The Marshall Project

Q&A August 16, 2016

Milwaukee’s Police Chief on Open-Carry Gun Laws

“It’s lunacy in an urban environment.”

By Simone Weichselbaum

News July 25, 2016

Trump Denounces Chicago on Gun Violence, But Is He Leaving Something Out?

A lot of those guns come from neighboring Indiana, the state his running mate leads.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Feature January 14, 2016

Republican Candidates on Criminal Justice: A Primer

Their sixth debate is in Charleston, a city still recovering from last year’s church killings.

By The Marshall Project

News January 7, 2016

Gun Control is One Thing, But What About Bullets?

Prohibitions exist, but almost no enforcement.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News January 5, 2016

Why Do Obama’s Gun Initiatives Sound Kind of Familiar?

Perhaps because he’s been here before.

By Eli Hager

Commentary December 2, 2015

New York Disarms the ‘Mentally Ill’

Why mental health experts are up in arms.

By James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr

Analysis October 20, 2015

Why is a Man Serving Life for a Murder that Feds Say Someone Else Committed?

The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.

By Andrew Cohen

Justice Lab October 14, 2015

Politicians Still Say Longer Prison Sentences Prevent Gun Violence — But Do They?

What we know about “gun enhancements.”

By Dana Goldstein

Q&A September 2, 2015

A Columbine Parent Reflects on the Prospects for Gun Control

After Virginia shootings, Tom Mauser reaffirms advocacy “for the long run.”

By Corey G. Johnson

Analysis June 26, 2015

Scott Walker on Crime and Punishment: Back to the ‘90s

As his rivals ease up, one candidate hangs tough

By Eli Hager

Feature December 3, 2014

The Pentagon Finally Details its Weapons-for-Cops Giveaway

Bellying up to the arsenal.

By Shawn Musgrave, Tom Meagher and Gabriel Dance