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An Open Letter To An LAPD Officer
Comments (39) | college students, Crime, crime rate, jaywalking, lapd, officer, Opinion, police, safety, ticket, university of southern california, USC, violent crime, watts
(Heath Brandon, Creative Commons)
The annoying fine isn't the only problem with the recent increase in jaywalking tickets around campus.
Read more...USC Security Measures A Necessary Evil
Comments (4) | closed campus, college, college safety, Crime, finger-print scanners, gentrification, Los Angeles, Opinion, property crime usc security measures, security, theft, University Park, USC, usc community, violent crime
Brion Vibber, Wikimedia Commons
Potential criminals view USC as a land rich in MacBooks, iPhones, televisions, bicycles and fat wallets.
Read more...L.A. Gun Buyback Program Takes In Over 2,000 Firearms
Comments (0) | 2012, Angelenos, assault weapons, chief beck, Crime, firearm, gun buyback, gun buyback program, Gun Control, Gun Violence, handguns, homicide, Jackie Lacey, L.A. Sports Arena, LA, LA County district attorney, LA County Sheriff, lapd, lee baca, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mayor Villaraigosa, New Year’s Eve, Newtown, newtown shooting, Ralphs gift card, rifles, San Fernando Valley, shooting, shotguns, South Los Angeles, villaraigosa, violence, violent crime
(Gracie Zheng/Neon Tommy)
L.A. gun buyback program was moved up a few months in the wake of recent Newtown shooting.
Read more...Proposition 36 Could Fix Several California Problems
Comments (3) | A. Razor, California, california election changes, California law enforcement, california prison overcrowding, california prison reform, california prison sentencing, california prison system, california propositions, california props, california three strikes law, California voters, Charlie Beck, Dan Newman, drug possession, Election 2012, george gascon, Gray Davis, jerry brown, kamala harris, los angeles crime, non serious crime, nonviolent crime, Pedro Rosado, poetry, Polly Klaas, prisoner reform, Prop 36, prop 36 campaign, prop 36 changes, prop 36 opponents, prop 36 overview, prop 36 platform, prop 36 supporters, property crime, proposition 36, propositions, propositions 2012, rehabilitation, repeat offenders, san francisco crime, Solana County crime, Solana County Sheriff, steve cooley, Terence Hallinan, three strikes county law, three strikes law, three strikes law change, three strikes law reform, three strikes reform, three strikes reform advocate, three strikes sentencing, violent crime, voters
A profile of several of those involved and affected.
Read more...Prop 36 Wants To Reform The "Three Strikes" Law
Comments (1) | 2012 ballot, 2012 election, ACLU, California, california criminals, california election, california prisons, california propositions, california taxes, california taxpayers, Charlie Beck, criminal law, David Mills, election issues, george gascon, George Soros, law enforcement politics, life in prison, life sentences, los angeles crime, measures, nonviolent crime, northern california crime, political coverage, Politically Correct, Prop 36, prop 36 opponents, prop 36 overview, prop 36 supporters, prop 66, proposition 36, propositions, propositions 2012, san francisco crime, southern california crime, state money, state taxes, steve cooley, three strikes law, three strikes you're out, violent crime, voter guide
Nonviolent criminals wouldn't face life sentences.
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