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Taken Into Custody By Divorce

Dec 5, 2007

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in Crime, Culture, Public Policy, Sociology

National Catholic Register: Taken Into Custody By Divorce by Jennifer Roback Morse (HT: Kevin Schmiesing) Most Americans have made their peace with no-fault divorce, believing easy divorce to be an enhancement of individual liberty. But a new book by Stephen Baskerville argues that permitting unilateral divorce allows an unprecedented scope for government intrusion into ordinary…

A Chinese village takes a stand against graft

Oct 17, 2007

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mwkruse

in China, Crime, Economic Development, International Affairs

Christian Science Monitor: A Chinese village takes a stand against graft Locals in the village of Xiantang have occupied their village hall for the past 14 weeks to protest what they say is official graft. Xiantang, China – On the face of it, the giant red banner strung across the entrance to the village hall…

Dodgy looking

Sep 27, 2007

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mwkruse

in Crime, Economic Development, International Affairs

The Economist: Dodgy looking DENMARK, Finland and New Zealand are the least corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, published on Thursday September 27th. The index uses surveys of businessmen and experts to determine the perceived level of abuse of public office for private gain in 180 countries. The…

Police: Shooter planned to ’cause havoc’

May 1, 2007

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mwkruse

in Crime, Kansas City

USA Today: Police: Shooter planned to 'cause havoc' KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police. David…

Are we Descending Into Violence?

Apr 19, 2007

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mwkruse

in Crime, Demography, Health and Medicine, Trends: Social

The tragic events at VA Tech have dominated this week's news. As I watch and listen, I hear considerable commentary about how we are descending into a culture of violence. I don't know the college-level stats, but I do know that homicides and violence at public schools have dropped considerably since the early 1990s. There…

Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay $1.52B

Feb 23, 2007

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mwkruse

in Business, Crime

Wired: Jury Orders Microsoft to Pay $1.52B SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft Corp. must pay $1.52 billion in damages to telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent SA for violating two patents related to digital music, a federal jury ruled Thursday. … Well, so much for the Gates kids' allowance this week.

American Social Indicators, 2006: Getting Better but Feeling Worse

Dec 28, 2006

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mwkruse

in Crime, Demography, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Public Policy, Race, Series: Social Indicators, Sociology, Wealth and Income

Over the past month, I have done twelve posts on American cultural indicators. Here is an index to those posts: Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy Suicide Crime (Part 1) Crime (Part 2) Substance Abuse Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 1) Family Formation and Sexuality (Part 2) Education Economic Status (Part 1) Economic Status (Part 2)…

Crime (Part 2)

Dec 5, 2006

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in Crime, Series: Social Indicators

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Crime (Part 2) The Columbine High School tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999 has come to symbolize a culture of pervasive youth violence. There is no question that the Columbine episode was well beyond the ordinary expression of youth violence, but was it truly symbolic of trends in youth culture? Historical statistics…

Crime (Part 1)

Dec 4, 2006

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in Crime, Series: Social Indicators

SOCIAL INDICATORS 2006 Crime (Part 1) A fundamental indicator of a deteriorating society is increased criminal behavior. Crime analysis in the United States has focused on two primary measures over the last few decades. One measure is based on crimes reported to law enforcement officers. These are compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and…

Police blotter: Child porn in Web cache OK

Nov 24, 2006

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mwkruse

in Crime, Culture

From CNET News: Police blotter: Child porn in Web cache OK What: Pennsylvania man appealed his conviction for knowingly possessing downloaded child pornography, saying he didn't know it was in his Web browser's cache. When: The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled on November 2. Outcome: Court threw out conviction, saying state law criminalized only knowingly possessing…

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