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Homicide Rate

Young People Fight to Push Urban Violence to the Top of Obama's Agenda

Heather Box | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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Heather Box

Young people represent 62.5 percent of all murder victims. And for young people of color, the statistics tell an even grimmer story.

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Debunking the Death Penalty Deterrence Myth

John Holdridge and Cassandra Stubbs | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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John Holdridge and Cassandra Stubbs

New reports alleging that capital punishment has a deterrent effect on homicide rates have captured widespread media attention, which in turn has accorded them a degree of unjustified legitimacy in the public arena.

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