AltWeeklies Wire
Cops Go to Elaborate Lengths for Confessions ... Even Bogus Onesnew
In theory, the technique of cops posing as criminals to secure a confession is a sensible and rational approach to solving a crime -- but as the theatrical scenarios become more clever and elaborate, the risks of wrongful conviction are magnified.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
02-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Spray Paint Be Outlawed?new
As graffiti explodes around Portland, harsher punishments are debated.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
02-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Black Mafia Family Trial Set for Late Summernew
The list of defendants shrinks as suspects plea -- and become state witnesses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
02-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Nasty Case of Deja Vunew
The search warrant was illegal and the DNA test flawed -- now Theodore Streater is going to trial without an attorney.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
North By Northwestnew
Is Scott Caplan a cloak-and-dagger Portland lawyer, or did the CIA fool him into helping torture accused terrorists?
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Prison Breaknew
Ernie Medina busted out of the incarceration cycle to face life on the outside.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hate, Inc.new
You never know who is standing next to you in Orange County.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Deadly Serious Businessnew
California officials try to make implementation of capital punishment "humane."
Pasadena Weekly |
Heather Posey and Joe Piasecki |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Hospital 911new
Cleveland Clinic cops struggle to go pro.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
02-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Addressing Nuances of Executionsnew
The furor over the death penalty continued last week with a bill introduced to the State Senate to form a 15-member legislative study committee to review North Carolina's lethal injection procedure.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Committing to a Quick Fixnew
Mental-health experts caution against moving ahead with the civil confinement of sex offenders.
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
NoPo Goes Loconew
Pissed off neighbors take on police chief.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Legal Afterlifenew
James Chasse Jr.'s family files a federal lawsuit.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Best of the Blotternew
Three pairs of women's shoes, 13 packs of Doral cigarettes and two deep fryers that have pictures of Jesus -- a weird, wacky trip into Atlanta's criminal intent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lauren Keating |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kathryn Johnston's Real Killernew
A cop might have pulled the trigger, but the perp is the money-driven "war on drugs."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Metropolis
