AltWeeklies Wire
You Wouldn't Snitch Eithernew
Police say dozens of people were on Sigel Street when a bullet struck a 4-year-old girl -- no one has come forward. Would you have?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
07-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Drug Justicenew
Powder cocaine is the drug of choice among the yuppies; crack cocaine is popular on the poor side of town -- the disparity in how criminals are punished for using either drug is vast and controversial.
Sacramento News & Review |
Stephen James |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Duke Rape Case: Sympathy for the Devils?new
Whatever happens in the Duke rape case, it is a devastating charge, one that Duke and other schools compromised by coach cults and athletic imperialism will fail to address at a terrible price.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Much Time is Enough?new
With no real guidance to judges, sentencing might as well involve a magic wand.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Shady Justice?new
Oregon prosecutors may have nailed the wrong man for manslaughter.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Going Barlessnew
With a new, gender-conscious approach to incarceration, California officials are looking to move thousands of women out of the overcrowded high-security prisons and into small, private treatment centers.
L.A. Alternative |
Kimberly Thorpe |
06-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Resisting Reformnew
A judge extends federal oversight over the LAPD for three more years, but the department shows little willingness to change.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Tom Hayden |
06-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Straight From the Horsehead's Mouthnew
Gaetano "Tommy Horsehead" Scafidi turned state's evidence against his fellow South Philly mob associates in 2001 -- though he's had enough of the witness protection program, he can't go home again.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Ralph Cipriano |
06-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Unhappy Anniversary
Who murdered April Barber?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Jim Chastain |
06-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Florida
Convictions Barely Scratch Surface
Enron's Lay and Skilling face multi-decade sentences, but the biggest crimes and co-conspirators go unpunished.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Terror In the Detailsnew
It's horrifying to think that homegrown terrorists would plot to bomb targets here in Toronto -- but if you read between the lines of the police version and the media's presentation of events, questions abound.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
06-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Sex Murder Filesnew
A serial killer may be stalking L.A.'s prostitutes.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
06-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Gang Couldn't Wear Hair Straightnew
The Jheri Curls of New York City made everybody else's hair curl.
The Village Voice |
Felix Gillette |
06-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freezergatenew
The FBI's search of Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's property has led to a constitutional crisis that no one seems to understand.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
06-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Avenging an Angel
Oklahoma residents have wondered for nearly 25 years who killed Debra Sue Carter -- three men have been found guilty, but all three convictions were thrown out.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
05-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
