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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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LAPD Misclassified Hundreds of Violent Crimes as Minor Offenses

Comments (0) | crime classification, crime statistics, investigation, lapd, Los Angeles, los angeles police department, los angeles times, violent crime, violent crime misclassified

More violent neighborhoods may appear safer on paper, and therefore have less police presence. (Shay Sowdon, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Violent crime statistics were artifically deflated, to the detriment of the police and the public. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

An Open Letter To An LAPD Officer

Comments (42) | college students, Crime, crime rate, jaywalking, lapd, officer, Opinion, police, safety, ticket, university of southern california, USC, violent crime, watts

(Heath Brandon, Creative Commons)

Sara Newman
Guest Contributor

The annoying fine isn't the only problem with the recent increase in jaywalking tickets around campus.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

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

Danny Galvin
Contributor

Potential criminals view USC as a land rich in MacBooks, iPhones, televisions, bicycles and fat wallets.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

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)

Gracie Zheng
Senior Staff Reporter

L.A. gun buyback program was moved up a few months in the wake of recent Newtown shooting.  

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

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

Michael Juliani
Assistant News Editor

A profile of several of those involved and affected. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

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

Michael Juliani
Assistant News Editor

Nonviolent criminals wouldn't face life sentences.

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