The Complicated Collision of Criminal Justice Reform and Gun Rights
Ideological lines get tangled when reforming the system means people once barred from owning firearms can get them back.
Criminal Justice
After Trace/BuzzFeed News Investigation, Baltimore Officials Tell Police to Turn Up the Heat on Shooters
Baltimore leaders are pressing the Police Department to direct more resources toward solving…
A Powerful Database Helps Solve Gun Crimes. Only Two States Require Police to Use It.
New Jersey and Delaware have laws mandating that investigators use an innovative ballistics system called NIBIN. The other 48 states don’t — and their reticence makes it harder to ID shooters everywhere.
Florida Man Who Planned to ‘Shoot Up’ Mosque Arrested for Silencer Purchase
A 69-year-old man arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday had threatened to “shoot…
Arrest Made in Brutal Shootings of Black Pedestrians in Baton Rouge
Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have arrested a suspect in the fatal ambushes of two…
This Detroit D.A. Is Willing to Prosecute Grieving Parents After Kids Die in Gun Accidents
Kym Worthy says it is "unconscionable" to leave a loaded firearm within reach of a child.
Meet the Hardliner Jeff Sessions Picked to Carry Out His Violent Crime Crackdown
Steve Cook, a former federal prosecutor, fiercely supports controversial policies calling for lengthy prison sentences.
Read the Open Letter Published By An ‘Unshackled’ Former U.S. Attorney on Chicago’s Gun Violence Problem
“My hope and goal is to just speak truth,” wrote Zachary Fardon, who resigned this week as the city’s top prosecutor.
Here’s What Happened the Last Time Jeff Sessions Got Aggressive on Gun Crime
In his final year as U.S. Attorney, the new Justice Department boss dramatically increased firearms prosecutions. The majority of cases targeted non-violent offenders.
What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Immigrants and Violent Crime
Trump demanded reports on immigrants and crime. Existing research shows that they are not nearly the threat the president has made them out to be.
Trump’s Promised Crackdown on Gun Crimes Is Coming Into Focus
His attorney general nominee pledges to increase federal firearms prosecutions — but tools for nabbing traffickers will remain lacking.
How Violence Prevention Programs Went From a ‘Radical Idea’ to Believable Goal
Leading criminologist David Weisburd says researchers found strong evidence that some policing strategies can lower crime.