Sub-Topics 2003 2004 2006 Abuse Gun Control Honor Killings Human Trafficking International Crime Juvenile Justice Law Enforcement Officers Mass Shootings Riot Control Safe Schools Also Try Community Development Conflict Prevention and Mediation Convicting the Innocent Lists Bullying (Awesome Library) Provides suggestions on combating bullying. 1-02 Crime Statistics (US Bureau of Crime Statistics) News -02-21-10 America's Falling Crime Rate (Time.com) "Last year's murder rate may be the lowest since the mid-1960s, according to preliminary statistics released by the Department of Justice." "In his book why crime rates fell, Tufts University sociologist John Conklin concluded that up to half of the improvement was due to a single factor: more people in prison. The U.S. prison population grew by more than half a million during the 1990s and continued to grow, although more slowly, in the next decade. Go back half a century: as sentencing became more lenient in the 1960s and '70s, the crime rate started to rise. When lawmakers responded to the crime wave by building prisons and mandating tough sentences, the number of prisoners increased and the number of crimes fell." 02-10 -02-28-08 1 in 100 Americans Behind Bars (MSNBC News) "For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars." 02-08 -03-10-09 Eyewitnesses and Justice (CBS News) "Wells has been studying eyewitness memory for 30 years. He says when the real guy isn't there witnesses tend to pick the person who looks most like him." 03-09 Papers -11-08-04 USA Prison Population a Record (USA Today) "Prisons are big in the United States. There are more people behind bars literally, and proportionally, than any time in our history. We have a higher percentage of our population in prison than any other nation. And, we keep building more prisons, in fact many locales lobby for new prisons as a tool of economic recovery." 12-03 Computer Crime (Department of Justice - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section) Provides information on the new cybercrime unit of the Department of Justice. 3-00 DNA Matching to Find Criminals (KatiesLaw.org) "In January of 2006, "Katie's Bill", which requires DNA for most felony arrests for inclusion in the database, was passed by the New Mexico state legislature in only thirty days. The bill was signed into law in March 2006 and went into effect on January 1, 2007. After passing "Katie’s Law" in New Mexico, Dave and Jayann dedicated themselves to getting similar legislation passed nationwide." Editor's Note: The test uses 13 markers. 09-07 Domestic Problems - Information Sheets (KHL Infosheets) Provides counselors with data related to various issues, such as abuse, homelessness, and violence. Editorial: Signs of a "Killer Spouse" (ABC News) "It's always shocking when you hear of someone who has murdered their spouse. But there are signs that a husband or wife is the killing kind, says Dr. Robi Ludwig, psychotherapist and author of 'Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage and the Mind of the Killer Spouse.' " Homeless Students How Common Is "Contagious Shooting" by Police? (ABC News) "Most police officers don't fire their guns a single time over the course of their careers. But those rare moments when they do pull the trigger are fast, furious and frenetic." 11-06 How Some Survived a Killer (MSNBC News) "When faced with an armed assailant who demands you accompany him, don't do it!" "Instead do as two of Nichols' victims did, run away as fast as you can while yelling and screaming for help." "When held hostage by an unknown offender, take the opportunity to talk to your captor, by this humanizing yourself and personally identifying with the offender in some manner, to include making sure he knows and calls you by name." 4-05 Judge Slams Other Judge on Deaths (ABC News) "A San Diego judge accused her fellow judges today of mishandling criminal cases and said the murders of Chelsea King and Amber DuBois might have been prevented if their killer had been kept in prison for a prior sex offense." 05-10 Police Chases and Safety (Christian Science Monitor) "A hot pursuit may not always be the best way to catch a thief or any other suspect fleeing from the cops, they say, especially on roads filled with law-abiding citizens. The tragic aftermath of many pursuits has sounded an alarm about their safety - and necessity." "Indeed, about 40 percent of all police chases end in crashes, and many of these result in injuries and sometimes death, according to statistics from the College of Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. This means that almost every day someone in this country dies as the result of a police-pursuit accident." 02-07 Prisons in America (NOW with Bill Moyers) "Prisons are big in the United States. There are more people behind bars literally, and proportionally, than any time in our history. We have a higher percentage of our population in prison than any other nation. And, we keep building more prisons, in fact many locales lobby for new prisons as a tool of economic recovery." 12-03 Road Rage Prevention (Adams) Provides suggestions on how to handle road rage and prevent injury from others. School Attendance and Tuancy School Discipline School Safety (TeacherPathfinder) Teen Lifers in the U.S. (New York Times) "In December, the United Nations took up a resolution calling for the abolition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for children and young teenagers. The vote was 185 to 1, with the United States the lone dissenter." "Indeed, the United States stands alone in the world in convicting young adolescents as adults and sentencing them to live out their lives in prison. According to a new report, there are 73 Americans serving such sentences for crimes they committed at 13 or 14." 10-07 The Anatomy of Violence (MSNBC News) "Pathological genes, a disturbed mind, social isolation and a gun culture are not enough. Mass murderers also need the individual will to pull the trigger." 07-06 Women - Violence Against Women (National Geographic) Provides an essay against the practice of punishing women to "protect family honor" that continues from ancient times in some patriarchal societies. 2-02

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