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A while back, while blogging about the juvenile justice resolution, I tried to find a solid definition of the phrase "violent felonies,...

A mix of former global political figures and business executives are calling for an end, of sorts, to the War on Drugs. The Guardian's ...

Anyone interested in criminal justice and civil liberties in the Age of Perpetual Terrorism should read Brendan Kiley's deconstruction o...

The Seattle Times has taken up the cause of legalizing marijuana. First, in its own editorial : Marijuana should be legalized, regulated a...

Regarding the juvenile justice resolution , I've seen several successful Aff cases that are based on providing full due process rights ...

The January / February 2011 resolution asks us to consider the merits of treating juveniles as adults in the U.S. criminal justice system. ...

Below are some sample Resolutional Analyses and Observations written for the January / February juvenile justice resolution. Each has it...

Some scattered thoughts regarding the January / February 2011 LD resolution. Before proceeding, let's recall its exact words: Resolve...

The January / February 2011 LD resolution asks us to consider treating as adults those juveniles who have been charged with "violent f...

If we treat juveniles charged with violent crimes the same way we treat adults , the argument will go, we will--must?--punish them the same ...

Mentioned in an article that may be of interest to students debating the current LD resolution , a new Lancet study has determined the over...

The November/December resolution for 2010 invites us to contrast a public health approach to a criminal justice approach to illegal drug ab...

1. Let's say that a ranking public health official decides that abuse of illegal drugs is a literal epidemic. 2. How do you contain an...

Ever since the landmark work of Elizabeth Loftus, psychologists have warned of the pernicious effects of implanted false memories. It turns...

A work in progress. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Sticks and stones May break my bones But words will never hurt me. ...

A fabulizing triptych. Gerald Posner, compulsive plagiarist . Posner has offered a variety of defenses. He apologized after Shafer's sto...

Should law enforcement be allowed to expand DNA databases to include non-felons? One of the central questions of the latest NFL resolution ...

The NFL national tournament Lincoln-Douglas debate topic for 2010 has been released: Resolved: Compulsory inclusion of non-felons' DNA i...

Jason Kuznicki on the War on Drugs : Considered as a whole, the War on Drugs is the single worst violation of liberty perpetrated by our gov...

Regarding LD in general, and the jury nullification resolution in particular, a reader writes, Mr. Anderson, Hey there! I had a great teach...