FBI reports rise in rape and murder in suburbs and small cities
FBI preliminary crime data for 2002 show murders up 12.4 percent in suburban counties and rapes rising 4 percent overall, with small and mid sized cities seeing the largest rape increases. Despite these rises, overall crime fell 0.2 percent, led by a 3.3 percent drop in the Northeast while the West rose 2.9 percent.
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Washington
FBI
David Muhlhausen
The
Heritage Foundation
Steffensmeier
Jamie Zuieback
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network
Elizabeth Smart
Salt Lake City
Zuieback
James Alan Fox
Northeastern University
Homeland Security
Fox
Supreme Court restricts forced drugging of defendants
The court limited the government's power to medicate mentally ill defendants to stand trial for nonviolent charges. Justice Breyer said involuntary meds require showing it will significantly aid the trial and that alternative, less intrusive treatments be considered. The ruling sets a high bar and may apply across criminal cases, with rare allowances for forced medications.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer
Barry Short
Breyer
Judith Appel
Drug Policy Alliance
Appel
Desert Scorpion raids hit Baghdad area. 28 Iraqis detained
U S soldiers swept into homes in Ramadi and surrounding towns led by informants seeking heavy weapons and remnants of Saddam Hussein's regime. At least 28 Iraqis were detained, some blindfolded and handcuffed, as raids extended to Bagh dad. Insurgents ambushed two convoys wounding 10 Americans amid ongoing Sunni belt attacks. During raids investigators found anti American documents and weapons including an AK 47 and 9 mm pistol, plus $14 000 in currency.
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Ramadi
Iraq
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Bush
Mushahidah
Dujayl
John Morgan
Qusai Taha
Dufayl
Taha
Central Command
1St Armored
Azamiyah
Saddam
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