London Metro Police Decide to Fight Gang Crime by "deglamorizing"

Interesting article on Metro Police reaction to increasing levels of gang crime. Why not react to this story???
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16948739

Honor killing in Canada?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/afghan-family-found-guilty-murdering-daughters-woman-canadian-honor-killing-trial-article-1.1013691

Afghan family found guilty of "honor killing" in Canada.

Cape Town Deadly Gangs Cause Mayhem

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/frontline-cape-town-deadly-groups-cause-mayhem-in-junkie-funky-gang-wars-1128548.html

Interesting news article on different gangs throuhout CapeTown, South Africa. Comment if you like....

Texas Death Row Inmate Forgiven by Shooting Victim

Texas Death Row Inmate Forgiven by Shooter Victim..really interesting story by the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14199078

California Prisons May Be Turning a Corner!!

Check out this current story on how California Prisons may be turning a corner! Interesting indeed!
http://www.modbee.com/2012/01/21/2035408/signs-of-progress-in-state-prisons.html

Global Reach of the Shower Posse

http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/shower-posse/

Interesting news story on the global reach of the Shower Posse. Why not comment....:)

The Reintegration of Tivoli Gardens

I published a book chapter on the infamous Shower Posse last Fall semester and spent a lot of time researching the Tivoli Gardens area. Seems as though the area is trying to be cleaned up and "reclaimed". Check the story out....
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120112/lead/lead3.html

Ft Worth Neighborhood Hit by Crime Spree

Fort Worth Neighborhood Hit by Crime Spree: MyFoxDFW.com

Pirate Ransoms Helps Somali Economy

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/africa/somalia-pirates/index.html?section=cnn_latest

What do you think about this news story on how Ransom money is being used by some Somali pirates! Interesting!

America's Hardest Prisons! National Geographic

Too much Nuclear Waste! What to do?

http://www.theledger.com/article/20111031/COLUMNISTS03/111039953/1001/BUSINESS?Title=What-To-Do-With-Nuclear-Waste-

Confessions of a Gold Scammer

http://gma.yahoo.com/confessions-gold-scammer-112850761.html

Prosecutions Going Up for War Zone Crime

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45094167/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.Tq383nPajEU

Where is Joseph Kony? Lords Resistance Army

I have been following the Joseph Kony stories for several years now and thought a few might be interested in an update. Seems as though Obama has sent American troops to Africa to fight the Lords Resistance Army in an effort to divert a bloody Civil War in Africa. Very interesting indeed!

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2011/1014/LRA-leader-Joseph-Kony-Why-Obama-sent-US-troops-to-Uganda-to-get-him

Occupy Wall Street!

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-what-should-a-populist-movement-ask-of-washington/246143/

More than 100 charged in New York theft Ring!

http://news.yahoo.com/more-100-charged-massive-nyc-theft-ring-205852044.html

More than 100 charged in New York Theft Ring! Thanks Shana!

Drug Runners Get Creative!

http://news.yahoo.com/drug-smugglers-tunnel-arizona-parking-spaces-193126687.html

Self Proclaimed Crime Fighter Superhero, "Phoenix Jones" Arrested

Self Proclaimed Crime Fighter, "Phoenix Jones", under investigation for assault. This is rather interesting.....:) I look forward to students reactions to this video story...:)

http://news.yahoo.com/video/odd-15749658/seattle-superhero-arrested-accused-of-assault-26895615.html

Ponzi or No Ponzi? That is the Question!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903791504576585390448785426.html

Feds Arrest 28 in Motorcycle Gang Crackdown

Really interesting story right here in Ft. Worth, Tx! :)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/09/28/3405060/feds-arrest-28-in-motorcycle-gang.html