Stop chasing the panacea; most problems are complex
“Less school shootings? Let’s reduce the violent content of video games!” Or… maybe it’s a rich quilt of reasons? Continue Reading
Police
Cops have killed 385 people so far in 2015, but look deeper at the numbers
385 people through five months is basically two people per day getting killed by a police officer somewhere in America, which is twice the rate of the past decade. That’s not good. Before you think it’s all “white cop vs. black, unarmed offender”… Continue Reading
The Michael Brown case is sad. It’s also less a racial issue, and more about the role of police.
I was in Las Vegas all this week at a conference (I haven’t actually written a new blog entry here in about six days, and was going through some kind of longing for it). If you’ve ever spent any significant… Continue Reading
Because your neurosurgeon shouldn’t also be your dentist, meet CrimePad — an app for working crime scenes
Remember a couple of years back, when Frontline went to task on the forensic science community? (Here’s the full clip.) It was more about doctor and medical examiner offices, but it revealed a deeply-flawed system — and that’s kind of a… Continue Reading