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Crime in MA is dropping... a lot

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Randy S. Chapman, president of the Massachusetts Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers, calls the school-zone statute the ?most racist piece of legislation ever promulgated in this state.?" Crime in Massachusetts is dropping http://www.exhibitanews.com/article....true--by-a-lot True or false? Crime in Massachusetts is dropping Statistics indicate 'true' -- by a lot POSTED: Friday, February 1, 2008 by David E. Frank With stories of mounting murder rates, record numbers of teens firing guns and brazen courthouse attacks regularly dominating the headlines, news that crime in Massachusetts has skyrocketed in recent years doesn?t exactly stop the presses. But this just might: Data collected annually by the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission shows that the number of individuals being convicted of criminal behavior in state courtrooms is down...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).