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TSA cannot guarantee accuracy of 900,000 airport security badges

By Alexandra Duszak

More than 10 percent of TSA badges have errors

New report: Minors in 'solitary' hallucinate, harm themselves

By Susan Ferriss

New report: Minors in 'solitary' hallucinate, harm themselves

Report reveals dramatic decline in youth incarceration

By Susan Ferriss

U.S. still tops, but rates have declined
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Georgia's troubled effort to reduce juvenile crime

By Jim Walls

Georgia changed law covering juvenile offenses, but recidivism remains high

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"… are in school or receiving mental health treatment. Racial disparities Recidivism in the juvenile justice system seems to carry a disproportionate impact on …"

California lawmakers latest to consider limits for cops in schools

By Susan Ferriss

Golden State lawmakers latest to think about limits.

Excerpts from this story referencing "law enforcement":

"… er existing strategies and model approaches to minimize the involvement of law enforcement in pupil conduct and minor offenses that do not rise to the level of a ser …"

"… e” student fights and for schools to ease up on referrals of students to law enforcement due to “zero tolerance” policies. Denver public school discipline …"

"… a that would have required that schools refrain from referring students to law enforcement for “petty acts of misconduct” or misdemeanors — without written exp …"

"… ith a sense that their citation is a first step toward future clashes with law enforcement. The youngest student cited between March and December was a 9-year-old ac …"

Tucson shooter was troubled, but could still buy a gun

By Kimberly Leonard

The months-long pattern of bizarre behavior by alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner has once again raised questions about what sort of

Excerpts from this story referencing "law enforcement":

"… d bar the purchase of a firearm, and how such issues should be flagged for law enforcement or treatment officials.Loughner is accused of a shooting spree last Saturd …"

"… police were involved in that process, but apparently did not notify other law enforcement authorities or local mental health officials. Information obtained by the …"

"… requirement to submit records of his mental health instability to federal law enforcement officials or anyone else.“That was the one opportunity to get him plugge …"

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Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

Excerpts from this story referencing "law enforcement":

"… ’s long history of selling rebuilt wrecks and the lack of regulatory and law enforcement against dealers.The jury came back with one of the largest judgments ever …"

Is Congress failing on Homeland Security oversight?

By Sarah Laskow

Tom Ridge, the Department of Homeland Security’s first secretary, testified before the 9/11 Commission on a May morning in 2004. Ridge spoke

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"… sional issue, focusing instead on failures of diplomacy, intelligence, and law enforcement, and relying on the long experience of members like Hamilton to guide its …"

'Undetected rapists' on campus: A troubling plague of repeat offenders

By Jennifer Peebles and Kristen Lombardi

A chilling case of sexual assault at Texas A&M

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"… they feel fear or humiliation. The majority of rapes are never reported to law enforcement, Lisak and Miller wrote. One in five college women will become the victim …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

Excerpts from this story referencing "law enforcement":

"… ts small police force. An additional $148,000 came during 2007, to improve law enforcement communications and to raise the new tower 50 feet after the city realized …"

"… rom Congress for a pilot broadband communications project designed to link law enforcement and medical personnel together between Wasilla and the Mat-Su Borough allo …"

"… ative.In other instances, Wasilla found a way to finance public safety and law enforcement projects through additional types of non-local assistance, such as earmark …"

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