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Murder Rates Keep Rising

But it’s getting harder and harder to deny that the uptick is real, persistent, and deadly.

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Violent Crime Wave Could Swamp Prison Reform

If the latest crime boomlet turns into a boom, the criminal justice reform consensus could evaporate in a heartbeat—no matter what the source of the boom may be.

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The Criminal Justice Tradeoff

Criminal justice reform experiments are laudable and worthwhile, but downsizing the carceral state is not a risk-free proposition.

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Trouble on the Horizon for Prison Reformers

Murder rates are up in many American cities. Criminal justice reformers: Proceed with caution.

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