Monday, March 3, 2014

Crime & Criminal Justice

For Many Urban Schools, Gun Violence Remains A Daily Reality


Trevor Watson, 14, says he hears gunshots in his Oakland neighborhood so often that "it doesn't even affect me anymore."
 Trevor Watson, 14, says he hears gunshots in his Oakland neighborhood so often that "it doesn't even affect me anymore."
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Alcohol & Other Drugs

Marijuana May Hurt The Developing Teen Brain


The teenage years are the last golden opportunity to build a healthy brain, researchers say. So smoking pot might not be so smart.
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Alcohol & Other Drugs

Legal Drinking Age Of 21 Saves Lives, Even Though It's Flouted


Students drink outside the Rose Bowl during the NCAA BCS national championship game in January.
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Children & Families

Orphans' Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape A Child's Brain



Izidor Ruckel, shown here at age 11 with his adoptive father Danny Ruckel in San Diego, Calif., says he found it hard to respond to his adoptive parents' love.
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Crime & Criminal Justice

Solitary Confinement Costs $78K Per Inmate And Should Be Curbed, Critics Say

The U.S. holds more prisoners in solitary confinement than any other democratic country, according to critics of the treatment. Here, an immigrant detainee makes a call from his "segregation cell" at a detention facility in Adelanto, Calif., last November.
The U.S. holds more prisoners in solitary confinement than any other democratic country, according to critics of the treatment. Here, an immigrant detainee makes a call from his "segregation cell" at a detention facility in Adelanto, Calif., last November.
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