Seven million Americans are in prison or on probation or parole. Crime is down, but state prison budgets have ballooned. A new war on crime must focus on reducing repeat offenses by ex-inmates and steering more young people away from crime.
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In embracing a victims-and-villains explanation of the recession, Americans are missing important lessons about the future of the U.S. economy.
It is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation and a highly successful democracy. How did Indonesia do it?
Trees brighten city streets and delight nature-starved urbanites. Now scientists are learning that they also play a crucial role in the green infrastructure of America’s cities.
After 20 years of nation-building in the Balkan countries, a big payoff may be in sight. But it will still be a long time before the United States can declare victory and pull out.
For decades, America’s chief answer to crime has been to put more criminals behind bars for longer. That expensive strategy is yielding diminishing returns. It’s time for a closer look at ways of helping ex-offenders steer away from crime.
When felony defendants jump bail, bounty hunters spring into action. It’s a uniquely American system, and it works.
The old divide between hard and soft strategies is breaking down under a wave of new thinking about how to control crime.
