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Q&A June 16
Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?
In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should at all.
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A woman in an orange jail uniform crouches toward the ground, against a fence.
Closing Argument March 29
How States Are Undoing Criminal Justice Reforms
Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole are smaller in scope.
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An illustration shows one detective on the left reviewing evidence on their phone, while another detective interviews an injured victim.
Feature October 30, 2023
One City’s Surprising Tactic to Reduce Gun Violence: Solving More Nonfatal Shootings
A Denver police unit started investigating all shootings like homicides. Now other cities are taking notice.
By Ted Alcorn
Analysis August 3, 2023
See if Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI
Nearly one-third of law enforcement agencies are missing from the FBI’s 2022 crime statistics. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.
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A New York Police Department ambulance is parked on the right, with an officer on a motorcycle behind it. A officer's chest is out of focus in the foreground on the left.
Closing Argument October 8, 2022
The Problem With The FBI’s Missing Crime Data
Many police departments have not adopted the feds’ new reporting system, muddling the picture about national crime trends.
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Analysis January 12, 2022
As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020
The U.S. homicide clearance rate is at a historic low. Here’s what that means.
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News September 25, 2020
Is Violent Crime Rising In Cities Like Trump Says? Well, It’s Complicated.
Trump speaks of "anarchy and mayhem" in cities. Here's what the data really shows.
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Police in rural Warren County, Kentucky, arrested a man and destroyed a tank that transported anhydrous ammonia for use in making methamphetamine, a crime that is classified as “violent” on second offense and can carry a prison term of 20 to 50 years.
Analysis April 3, 2019
When “Violent Offenders” Commit Nonviolent Crimes
Embezzlement and selling drugs near a school are among the offenses some states classify as violent.
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Shattered glass from a vehicle near the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco in December.
The California Experiment December 20, 2018
The Great California Prison Experiment
Crime is up. The mystery is why.
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Life Inside June 21, 2018
I Survived a Violent Crime, Then the Justice System Let Me Down
"I was made to feel like a second-class victim."
By Patricia Wenskunas, as told to
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