States Attempting To Predict Future Crimes With Secretive Surveys

Some surveys have the potential to punish people for being poor or uneducated by attaching a lower risk to those who have steady work and high levels of education.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — States are trying to reduce prison populations with secretive, new psychological assessments to predict which inmates will commit future crimes and who might be safe to release, despite serious problems and high-profile failures, an Associated Press investigation found. These programs are part of a national, data-driven

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Can Authorities Prevent Repeat Drunk Driving Offenses?

Could a harsher stance for those who repeatedly get behind the wheel drunk be a solution?

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

In 2004, Judith Gubernikoff and her father, George, a fishmonger at the Fulton Fishmarket in the Manhattan borough of New York City, was making the 25-mile pre-dawn drive to open his stall and receive the daily catch. The night was still and quiet as the two drove from their suburban neighborhood into the city, at least until their car was T-boned

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