[image credit: seattletimes.com] Justice Department has limited resources to treat drug offenders Even though 50% of the U.S. population now lives in states where marijuana […]
Category: Law Enforcement
Use money seized from drug busts to pay for treatment centers
[image credit: wisn.com] Treatment programs work, but there isn't funding Two hundred twenty people died in Milwaukee County in 2014 from heroin and other opiates, […]
Killing drug dealers doesn’t work. Legalization does.
[image credit: rfa.org] Vigilante killings only make a temporary dent in drug trafficking Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte's program of extrajudicial killing of drug dealers has […]
Startup creates device that tracks every shot fired from a police officer’s gun
[image credit: theverge.com] Police-involved shootings are very difficult to track Police shootings have come under heightened scrutiny in the United States lately in the wake […]
Sweden dramatically reduces prostitution by changing its laws
[image credit: esnoticia.co] Women are victimized by prostitution, then by law enforcement It's tempting to throw up your hands and conclude "prostitution will always be […]
State attorney general cracks down on predatory fines issued by local traffic cops
[image credit: ] Minority neighborhoods experience a pattern of revenue-focused policing Since the racially charged protests over the death of Michael Brown at the hands […]
Over 60% of guns used in violent crimes are traced back to 1% of licensed gun dealers
[image credit: smartgunlaws.org] Gun violence seems too ubiquitous to tackle Interstate firearms trafficking flourishes, in part, because states regulate firearm sales differently and there is […]
Ugandan radio stations broadcast “forgiveness songs” to child soldiers, asking them to come home
[image credit: adland.tv] Child soldiers are coerced into doing things they feel are unforgivable In the Acholi region of northern Uganda, child soldiers are initiated […]
Police department turns to social media to locate suspects
[image credit: fox13now.com] Police Department resources for catching crime suspects are limited Police detectives often run into a dead end when tracking a crime suspect. […]
Journalist starts crowd-sourced project to track police shootings
[image credit: regressing.deadspin.com] Police shootings are hard to evaluate because no data is available The United States has no database of police shootings. There is […]