Hate Crimes
Why Terrorism Charges In Hate Crimes Are Unlikely
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U.S. officials are severely limited in their ability to crack down on domestic extremist groups, even those who spew hate-filled rhetoric, acquire arms and advocate violence.
Hate Crimes
California, Florida Have the Most Active Hate Groups
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The Southern Poverty Law Center said there are 917 groups around the U.S., somewhat lower than the 1,018 peak in 2011.
Hate Crimes
Pols Defend Bills to Shield Drivers Who Kill Protesters
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Even after the death of activist Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, legislators in several states defend their proposals to give immunity to drivers who strike protesters. The measures were filed primarily in response to protests by Black Lives Matter and opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Policing
Most Murders Go Unsolved in Many Cities
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The homicide clearance rate in Columbus was only 34 percent as of this week. The reasons are not entirely clear, but a lack of cooperation from witnesses is one of them.
Juvenile Justice
FL Leads States in ‘Direct File’ of Teen Cases to Adult Courts
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Florida and eleven other states still allow prosecutors to file juvenile crime cases directly in adult courts. Critics say the practice disproportionately affects minorities.
Policing
NYC Hiring Civilian Crime Analysts for Precincts
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The Ned York Police Department is hiring 100 civilian crime analysts to help the agency’s 77 police precincts think creatively about crime data.
Immigration
Baltimore Top Cop Questions DOJ Immigration Stance
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Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said he would like federal assistance in fighting crime, but believes the immigration policies suggested by Assistant Attorney General Alan Hanson would represent “a step in the wrong direction.”
Immigration
Trump Ends Most ‘Parole’ for Central American Youth
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As of today, the Department of Homeland Security is ending a program begun in 2014 that gave some children and young adults who had failed to qualify for refugee status permission to enter the U.S. to live and work on a temporary basis, known as parole.
Hate Crimes
Police Brace for New White Nationalist Protests
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Texas A&M University canceled a “white lives matter” rally amid growing concerns of violence. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh vows to keep opposing sides from clashing directly.
Hate Crimes
Mother Reported Violence by Charlottesville Driver
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James Alex Fields, Jr., who is accused of driving into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville, reportedly had attacked his wheelchair-bound mother and embraced Naziism.