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Use of Guns Responsible for Increased Homicides by Juveniles
According to the FBI, the increase in homicides committed by juveniles has been related to their use of guns as the murder weapon. Between 1980 and 1987, firearms were used in just over…Prison Population Exceeds Two Million
According to a Justice Department report released in July 2003, the U.S. prison population surpassed 2 million for the first time—2,166,260 people were incarcerated in prisons or jails at…U.S. Prisons Overcrowded and Violent, Recidivism High
Confronting Confinement, a June 2006 U.S. prison study by the bipartisan Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, reports than on any given day more than 2 million people are…Law Enforcement
Find information on the Ten Most Wanted List, arrest trends, law enforcement officers killed or assaulted, federal prosecutions of public corruption and more…Incarceration and Capital Punishment
Find statistics on the prison inmate population, capital punishment, exonerations, women on death row, and more. U.S.…Murder Victims: by Race and Sex, 2006
Race and sex Total no.victims Percentdistribution1 Race White…Prevalence of Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse
The number of IPSA victims is high in the U.S. and internationally by Liz Olson Related Links Domestic Violence Sexual Assault: The Silent,…forgery, in criminal law
(Encyclopedia) forgery, in criminal law, willful fabrication or alteration of a written document with the intent to injure the interests of another in a fraudulent manner. The crime may be committed…Bonanno, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Bonanno, Joe (Joseph Bonanno), 1905–2002, American crime boss nicknamed “Joe Bananas,” b. Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. He came to the United States illegally in 1924, settled in…Luciano, Lucky
(Encyclopedia) Luciano, Lucky (Charles Luciano), 1896–1962, American crime boss, b. near Palermo, Sicily, as Salvatore Luciana. His family emigrated in 1906, settling in New York City, where he…Trending
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