Topic: Ted Kirkpatrick
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Emptier prisons: Inmate population drops for first time in 40 years
The number of inmates in state prisons declined in 2009 after a long upswing. Efforts to control skyrocketing corrections budgets are a key reason.
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Why US violent crime keeps falling
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US crime rate is down: six key reasons
The crime rate fell last year across America, across all categories. Here, criminologists cite the key factors, which include better policing.
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