Authorities believe a growing drug trade in Minnesota is the main reason why violent crime increased in 2013. The findings are part of a comprehensive crime report released by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday. After comparing the data to 2012 findings, the MCBA discovered: The murder rate increased 21 percent in 2013. […]
Police Body Cameras Would Cut Crime
If you’ve been following the debate over whether or not police officers should wear mounted cameras while they are out on patrol, you’re probably familiar with the experiment in Rialto, California. Back in 2012, officers in Rialto decided to equip themselves with body cameras for one year to see if they would help reduce complaints and […]
Youth Crime: Accepting Affuenza and Punishing PTSD
Back in February we heard the story of Ethan Couch, a 16-year-old boy who drove drunk and killed four people on a Texas highway. Couch’s attorneys argued at trial that the child’s parents were partly to blame because they gave their son everything he wanted and failed to set limits or discipline him. His attorneys […]
Minneapolis Police Outline Summer Crackdown on Gun Crime
Minneapolis police have outlined a plan to cut down on gun violence this summer on the city’s north side. The decision to amp up patrols along the city’s north side was made after crime data revealed a surge in gun related incidents. There were 1,442 gun incidents in Minneapolis in 2013, up eight percent from 2012 […]
The Felony Murder Rule: The Ryan Holle Case
Few people have sympathy for convicted murderers, and rightly so, but you may feel differently after hearing the story of Ryan Holle, who was convicted of murder at the age of 21. What’s unique about Holle’s case is that the prosecution fully admits that the 21-year-old was sleeping, miles away from the incident, when the […]
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