Sunday, June 16, 2013

NYT Review

The Myth of 'Just Do It' 

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The idea that thinking interferes with doing is often taken for granted. But the realities at the highest levels of athletic and artistic performance are more complex.

What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?

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A study that explores abortion’s impact by looking at women who get to the clinic too late.

Facing Years in Jail, Officer in Gun Scheme Has Regrets

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Police Officer Ali Oklu, who will report to prison to begin a 46-month sentence, wishes he had never accepted a colleague’s offer of a “side job.”

Florida: Court Allows State to Privatize Prisons’ Health Care

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The First District Court of Appeals is giving the state’s prison agency the green light to privatize health care services.

Behind Cry for Help From China Labor Camp

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A Beijing resident and adherent of the banned Falun Gong movement said he slipped letters into product packages apparently meant for the West.

Visible Men 

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Inside a Massachusetts prison, a creative-writing class experiences the power of words and stories.
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Court in Venezuela Orders Release of a Judge Once Scorned and Jailed by Chávez

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Judge Lourdes Afiuni, imprisoned for more than three and a half years, had become a symbol of political persecution.

In DNA Ruling, a Cruel Blow to Scriptwriters

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What’s a police-procedural writer to do when DNA testing is no longer a dicey issue?

Cited by a Justice, but Feeling Less Than Honored

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The authors of “Actual Innocence” recoiled at how it was used in a decision on the collection of DNA by police.

Justices Allow DNA Collection After an Arrest

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In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said DNA samples were similar to the photographs and fingerprints taken while booking criminal suspects.

Violent Crime in U.S. Rises for First Time Since 2006

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The largest increases in 2012 were in cities with populations between 500,000 and one million people, according to the F.B.I.

Horrendous Abuse in Mississippi Prisons

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Under the federal Constitution, the state is responsible for its prisoner’s safety and well-being, and it is failing.
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A Conservative Case for Prison Reform

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Conservatives known for being tough on crime should now be equally tough on failed, too-expensive criminal programs.

Police Agencies Are Assembling Records of DNA

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Local law enforcement agencies have moved into what had been the domain of the F.B.I. and state crime labs, and the trend is expected only to accelerate after a recent Supreme Court decision.

White House Makes Moves to Bolster Gun Safety

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The package is intended to add to the nation’s database used for background checks and make it harder for criminals and people with mental illness to get guns.

Where We Are Shapes Who We Are 

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What we do — and therefore, to some extent, who we are — is often shaped by where we are.

June 1, 2013

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