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TEXAS LEGISLATURE- state’s rape kit backlog
TEXAS LEGISLATURE Texas House unanimously endorses Dallas Rep. Victoria Neave’s bill to end state’s rape kit backlog The House on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill by Dallas lawmaker Victoria Neave that would tackle the state’s rape kit backlog … Continue reading
Bait and smuggle: Mexican cartels divert border cops with migrant surges and ferry drugs where the coast is clear
washingtonexaminer.com by Anna Giaritelli | April 10, 2019 12:06 AM A northern Texas sheriff says his county has seen a big uptick in methamphetamine and heroin seizures since October, saying Mexican drug smugglers are using large groups of migrants to … Continue reading
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Dallas DA reveals plan for ‘ending mass incarceration’ for petty crimes, slashing probation and bail
dallasnews.com Dallas County will move away from “criminalizing poverty,” District Attorney John Creuzot announced Thursday, outlining a reform plan to decriminalize low-level crimes and decrease the use of excessive probation and bail. In an open letter to the public, Creuzot detailed … Continue reading
Incarnation House partners with more than 20 North Texas organizations to make a positive impact on young people
Published Apr 4, 2019 at 5:56 AM | Updated at 8:00 AM CDT on Apr 4, 2019 By Evan Anderson NEWSLETTERS As part of a new partnership with Dallas police, officers have started hanging out at Incarnation House on Thursdays … Continue reading
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Overview of Street Gangs–Compiled
Compiled by Manny Texas Penal Code 71.01 (d): “Criminal street gang” means three or more persons having a common identifying sign or symbol or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly associate in the commission of criminal activities. Working definitions … Continue reading
NRA-ILA | New Study: Cops Prevent Crime
nraila.org NRA-ILA Readers may have noticed that we review “gun policy” studies regularly. Those clamoring for federal funding for gun policy research should set themselves up a Google Scholar alert, but not everything we want to highlight is directly related … Continue reading
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Street Lighting Reduces Crime in City Public Housing
Information from Crimesolutions.gov The program was designed to reduce nighttime crime in public housing developments by adding more light towers. The program targets public housing developments which are experiencing elevated crime rates. The study focused on four main outcomes: 1) … Continue reading
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Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking From: National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against … Continue reading
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After 15-hour Frisco standoff, gunman arrested in trooper shooting that was caught on video
dallasnews.com Updated at 2 p.m. Saturday: Revised with information about road reopening. Hours after a motorist shot a state trooper who tried to stop him for a traffic violation Friday afternoon, a suspect was taken into custody early Saturday … Continue reading
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When white privilege even extends to men who shoot 7 cops on a Wednesday evening
medium.com Shaun King Good Morning Everybody. Late yesterday afternoon, at around 4pm, police officers in Florence, South Carolina went to serve a search warrant on an affluent white home there. They have not yet released the details on what the … Continue reading →