Forcing criminals to clean up communities denigrates civic contribution
Crime
Penn State Scandal: Will The Jury Convict Jerry Sandusky?
It seems like an open-and-shut case against a serial child abuser, but it’s hardly a certainty that this trial will end in a conviction
Etan Patz: A Child of His Time
The lost world of pre–”helicopter parenting” that so many now romanticize was no Eden
Put To Death For Being Black: New Hope Against Judicial System Bias
North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act finally acknowledges that there is a huge bias in who gets the death penalty
Where Was ‘Stand Your Ground’ for Marissa Alexander?
A Florida woman protecting herself from her abusive husband finds that the controversial law doesn’t always apply
Don’t Get Distracted By Anders Breivik’s Oddities
His bizarre courtroom behavior actually tells us very little about why he committed such a terrible crime.
Real Neighborhoods Do More Than Watch
Instead of just guarding against strangers who don’t belong, we should be figuring out how to build community
The Racial Cold War Is Heating Up
Is the spate of race-related killings—most recently in Tulsa—a backlash against the Obama era?
Goldman Sachs and Sex Trafficking: The Acute Discovery of a Chronic Condition
“Other people are doing it” doesn’t cut it as a defense for facilitating child prostitution
Where Are The Protests Against the Killing of Shaima Al Awadi?
A muslim mother of four gets beaten to death in her California home and left with the message “Go back to your country, you terrorist.” But there won’t be a million hijab march for her.
Teenage Criminals: Do We Throw Away the Key?
Minors should not get life sentences, even ones guilty of such heinous crimes as Deryl Dedmon’s
Trayvon Martin: The Neuroscience of What Makes People Trigger-Happy
Our brains are wired to be unreasonable when it comes to perceived threats
A Vet’s Perspective on the Afghan Massacre
Now that Staff Sergeant Robert Bales faces 17 counts of murder, it’s time to reopen the debate on mental-health screening for our soldiers, says a veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress