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One criminal justice echo in the midst of the economic crisis

By Douglas A. Berman

Various bloggers focused on crime and justice have been pondering how the recent economic crisis could impact criminal justice issues. Today's New York Times looks into some of these realities in this article, headlined "F.B.I. Struggles to Handle Financial Fraud Cases." Here is the lead:The Federal Bureau of Investigation is struggling to find enough agents and resources to investigate criminal wrongdoing tied to the country?s economic crisis, according to current and former bureau officials. The bureau slashed its criminal investigative work force to expand its national security role after the Sept. 11 attacks, shifting more than 1,800 agents, or nearly one-third of all agents in criminal programs, to terrorism and intelligence duties...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 19, 2008 (boomark / email).