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Stereotypically ‘Black-looking’ Criminals More Likely to Get Death Sentence, Researchers Find

Male murderers with stereotypically “Black-looking” features are more than twice as likely to get the death sentence than lighter-skinned African-American defendants, provided the victim in both situations is White, Stanford University researchers have found.

May 31, 2006

Sports

Police: Booster’s Death an Accident, Not a Slaying

An Alabama booster died in an accident at his home, rather than being slain as first thought…

April 12, 2006

Sports

Police Hesitant to Label Death of Alabama Booster A Homicide

Police backed off calling the death of a University of Alabama football booster a homicide Wednesday, a day after investigators said he died in a fierce, bloody struggle…

April 12, 2006

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Defense Attorneys: DNA Testing Finds No Match in Duke Lacrosse Case

In the latest twist to the rape allegation that has rocked Duke University…

April 10, 2006

Students

Clark Atlanta Students Want Campus Fenced In

Danielle Stubbs enrolled at Clark Atlanta University with higher learning as her top priority, not personal safety…

April 10, 2006

Students

A Spring Break From the Ordinary

The stereotypical spring break experience generally includes hordes of college students invading Florida’s beaches, basking in the sun by day and partying by night…

April 5, 2006

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Study: Child Well-being Improving, But Education Still Lags

Children have shown few gains in educational achievement over the past three decades, a sour note in a broad social report card that also cites declines in drug use, pregnancy rates and crime…

March 30, 2006

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A Dishonorable Killing

The brutal slaying in 1955 of Emmett Till by at least two White Southerners shocked and outraged the country…

February 22, 2006

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West Virginia University Creates Guide to White Collar Crime

West Virginia University has developed guidelines to help whistleblowers and law enforcement officials spot hidden debt…

February 1, 2006

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Report: Campus Crime Reporting Falls Short

Many universities don’t fully meet the requirements of a 1990 federal law that mandates reporting campus crime…

January 17, 2006

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Brown University Arms its Campus Police Force With Semiautomatic Pistols

Brown University is arming its campus police force with semiautomatic pistols in a move intended to ensure student safety…

January 16, 2006

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John Jay College to Train Dominican Republic’s Police Force

Dr. Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, together with the Secretary…

November 14, 2005