Blog Aug 21, 2013
Guns, a Reign of Terror, Part II
This is a continuation of my previous blog on a book by Tom Diaz called “The Last Gun.”
Blog Aug 20, 2013
The Unnecessary Detention of Undocumented Youth
The intersection of the immigration and juvenile justice systems hampers reform efforts and denies appropriate treatment to undocumented youth.
Newsroom Aug 19, 2013
Op-ed: The myth of youthful drug offenders
An Op-ed by Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, featured in Reuters on August 19, 2013.
Blog Aug 15, 2013
Guns: a Reign of Terror
In his latest book, Tom Diaz, a former gun enthusiast and an ex-member of the National Rifle Association, the first chapter is appropriately called “A Reign of Terror.” How true this is, as the data he presents show.
Blog Aug 15, 2013
Why the Gigantic, Decades-Long Drop in Black Youth Crime Threatens Major Interests
How can such an encouraging development as a massive drop in youth crime be treated as such bad news that no one will even talk about it? It’s worse than that: politicians, crime lobbies, and the news media needs black youths to be murderous thugs.