Why Has Crime Been Falling?
Updated: 2011-05-30 21:01:38
HOME Main Why Has Crime Been Falling May 30, 2011 2:01 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments We have had a very significant , nbsp generation-long decrease in the crime rate . nbsp It is now more than 40 lower than it was at its peak 20 or 25 years . ago Why The release-them-now crowd will do anything to avoid telling you the truth . nbsp Recently , nbsp I saw , nbsp among the comments on SL P , that crime is falling because prospective criminals spend their time browsing the Internet and I suppose they do everyone else does Of course , as Kent and I have pointed out , nbsp crime has fallen for several reasons . nbsp The most important , the one that dares not speak its name at least not in defense bar circles isn't that hard to figure out : nbsp We have more of the people who commit crime in

Via Valquiria Farias, this amazing picture of Manuel Castells addressing the Spanish protestors:
Jeans and polo are, by the way, the official attire of the sociologist.
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Skip to content Law Blog Subscribe Find a Lawyer Home Archives Find a Lawyer About Chipotle Raids Raise More Issues with Illegal Immigration Published by Neha Sareen on May 16, 2011 in Immigration 0 Comments Tags : chipotle ice illegal immigrant Immigration labor raids workers working The U.S . seems to have a labor problem . Hard-working , senior workers from companies are forcefully being kicked out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE and while immigrants cringe to find new jobs , companies are trying to fill these positions with cheaper . labor The ICE has been conducting many raids in companies that employ undocumented workers . The latest company to bare the effects of ICE raids is popular fast food chain Chipotle . Many workers and managers have been forcefully kicked out
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