Law and order

'Correctional supervision' decreased 23% since 2012: Is there a crime connection?

06.20.24 | Leonard Sipes Analysis

Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it seems plausible.
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Convicted man who fatally shot an off-duty Philly police officer back in 2007 has his case overturned and will be released from prison

06.20.24 | Jenna Curren News

The man who was convicted for killing an off-duty police officer back in 2007 has had his case overturned and will soon be released from prison.
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Biden judicial nominee sends male child rapist to female prison, says she is 'unqualified' to define what a woman is

06.19.24 | Jenna Curren News

United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn told Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham that she is not qualified to define what a woman is.
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Defense bill that would automatically register male citizens for the draft passes House, seems doomed to die in Senate

06.19.24 | Sarah Akey News

This year's NDAA passes the House with a measure that would automatically register 18-year-old male citizens for the Selective Service.
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Concerns raised that number of Chinese nationals apprehended breaching or in proximity to US military bases is a 'probe' of our capabilities

06.19.24 | Pat Droney Analysis

The number of foreign nationals "probing" US military bases has increased substantially under the Biden administration, sparking concerns of possible "probe" of US military capabilities.
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Traffic signs come down in LA due to allegedly being harmful to the LGBT community

06.18.24 | Sarah Akey Opinion

"No U-Turn" and "No Cruising" signs make the LGBT community in LA feel targeted. So, in the Silver Lake neighborhood, they have come down.
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Line of duty death: Scottsdale PD Detective killed in a firearm accident following a critical incident

06.18.24 | Sarah Akey News

A nine-year veteran of the Scottsdale Police Department has died following on-duty accident on Thursday evening.
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Los Angeles approves study to potentially remove sworn officers from traffic enforcement

06.17.24 | Sarah Akey News

Los Angeles is moving forward in its exploration of police reform, this time with a study to evaluate the effectiveness of removing sworn police officers from traffic enforcement.
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Embattled superintendent doesn't want School Resource Officers, despite Sheriff and panel recommendation

06.16.24 | Matthew Holloway Analysis

The Superintendent of Loudoun County Public Schools recommended against deploying SROs in elementary schools in a district rocked by three years of scandal surrounding transgender bathroom use and sexual assault.
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Pennsylvania police eligible to take a training that will certify them as phlebotomists

06.16.24 | Jenna Curren News

If a driver is suspected of being under the influence, police in Pennsylvania, as long as they've received the training, will now be able to draw blood at the station instead of having to drive to the hospital.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland found in contempt of Congress but likely won't face consequences

06.15.24 | Matthew Holloway News

Attorney General Merrick Garland was found in contempt of Congress by the Republican-led House of Representatives. However, historic precedence in past cases makes any prosecution of Garland seem unlikely.
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Biden White House 'strongly opposes' pay increase for junior service members struggling with inflation

06.15.24 | Matthew Holloway News

The Biden administration created a firestorm of controversy Wednesday by opposing a badly needed pay increase for junior enlisted service members who broadly struggle to afford housing and food for themselves and their families.
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Report: Biden's open borders lead violent Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, to take root in the US

06.15.24 | Noah Webster Opinion

Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan-based gang, has established a presence in the United States, leading officials to warn Americans about their violent tendencies, lawmakers to ask Biden to designate the gang a Transnational Criminal Organization.
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Report: Six alleged ISIS-K terrorists crossed Biden's open border into US, may have been planning terrorist attacks

06.14.24 | Pat Droney Editorial

Six men with ties to ISIS-K, the same group that conducted terrorist attacks at Moscow concert hall, were apprehended in a joint operation between US law enforcement agencies in cities from Los Angeles to New York and Philadelphia; believed to be planning a terrorist attack.
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Juvenile violent crime explodes per USDOJ- 'it’s just kids killing kids'

06.14.24 | Leonard Sipes Analysis

The data shows that the number of juveniles killing other juveniles was the highest it’s been in more than two decades.
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