AltWeeklies Wire
Badge Of Dishonornew
About a third of Oregon law enforcement and corrections licenses revoked since 2002 involved sexual misconduct.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
12-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taser Havennew
Would Hiram Marrero still be alive today if New Haven police had fired Tasers into his body instead of bullets?
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
12-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Where Is Redemption?new
Marvin Francis is in the state penitentiary for a 1986 murder -- these days the self-taught artist's sculptures draw international acclaim and fetch thousands of dollars.
LEO Weekly |
Kathleen Adams |
12-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blind Justices?new
The prosecutors who sent police torture victims to prison are now the judges who keep them there.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
12-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Devil's Advocatenew
A well-intentioned predator law perverts justice.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
12-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
By the Numbersnew
Cop watchdogs sound the alarm.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
More Cops For Guns; Fewer for 911?new
The city is doubling the size of its gun interdiction team, but is that the best way to deploy the department's very limited resources?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
AG: Bodyguards Changed Storynew
As the trial of Mayor Frank Melton started, Det. Michael Recio suddenly "remembered" evidence that helped bring about a plea.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Bails, Attorney Railsnew
Judge Tomie Green recused herself from the Melton trials, citing "inappropriate contact" with her family that might make her a witness in subsequent proceedings.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Two Crimes, Two Punishmentsnew
Who should get more prison time: an accomplice in a robbery or a drunken driver in a fatal crash?
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
11-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Boy Crazynew
The sad chronicles of a man who wants a boy to love him.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An I For An Eyenew
Encouraging victims and offenders to talk about crime -- with each other.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
11-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can Melton Be Removed?new
The state constitution makes it possible for Jackson Mayor Frank Melton to be removed even though he pled guilty to misdemeanors rather than felonies.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Brian Johnson |
11-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
After Guilty Pleas, What's Next?new
Will Mayor Frank Melton's recent plea deal with prosecutors influence his next trial, set to begin the spring?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet Stephen Stambouliehnew
We talk with the law student who was set to be the star witness against Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
