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Crime

We Don't Know Why Murder Rates Spiked in 2020

It's bad public policy to leap to the conclusion that we do.

Brian Doherty | 12.30.2021 1:37 PM

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Crime

Chicago Judge Says His Bail Reforms Were a Success. But Independent Reviews Show Flaws and More Crimes.

Did Cook County overdo it and let too many dangerous defendants free?

Scott Shackford | 2.20.2020 3:10 PM

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Hit & Run

New Jersey Is Keeping More and More People Out of Jail, and That's Great

New Jersey is detaining almost half as many people pretrial, and the state is not seeing a big crime wave.

Scott Shackford | 4.3.2019 3:00 PM

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Software

Welcoming Our New Algorithmic Overlords?

Algocracy and its effect on government decision making

Ronald Bailey | 10.1.2016 12:00 PM

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Civil Liberties

Department of Pre-Crime Is Becoming a Reality

Civil liberties and the pitfalls of predictive policing

Ronald Bailey | 3.9.2016 5:08 PM

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Science/Tech

A Surveillance State Doesn't Have To Be a Police State

Is it time to crowdsource law enforcement?

Greg Beato | 11.18.2015 10:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

D.C. Cops Conducting FBI-Like Stings to Arrest People They Predetermine as 'Bad Guys'

Paul Best | 7.24.2014 10:45 AM

Science/Tech

Rape: The Real Menace Of Climate Change?

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014 12:02 PM

Politics

Eric Holder Calls George Zimmerman's Shooting of Trayvon Martin 'Unnecessary'

Jacob Sullum | 7.15.2013 3:33 PM

Civil Liberties

What Will We Get From Analyzing Adam Lanza's DNA?

Brian Doherty | 12.28.2012 3:01 PM

Hit & Run

Violent Crime Rate Continues Two Decade Fall, Says FBI

Ronald Bailey | 10.30.2012 2:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Report: Violent Crime Jumped in US

Contradicts previous figures

Reason Staff | 10.17.2012 8:00 PM

Policy

East St. Louis Mayor All But Overrules Bill of Rights to Fight Crime

Citywide dress code would forbid men from wearing red or blue

Reason Staff | 9.28.2012 10:08 PM

Policy

Defining Deviancy Downwards: FBI Identifies Insane Clown Posse Fans as Criminal Gang

Nick Gillespie | 9.28.2012 10:54 AM

Policy

Three More Plead Guilty in Ohio Bridge Bombing Plot

It was an FBI sting operation

Reason Staff | 9.6.2012 11:30 AM

Politics

Stopping Crime Before It Starts

Predictive policing helps police protect citizens. It could also be used to oppress them.

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2012 5:00 PM

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