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September 2007

Lead, Crime & The Poor

Yesterday was the annual Healthy Homes Bus Tour. We heard a lot about lead poisoning. And I’ve been reading more on the web this morning. The relationship between lead poisoning and crime is disturbing. There’s a “highly significant link between lead toxicity and the likelihood of criminal activity.” There’s a  … > read more

Re-Offending

Joe Guarino said something in a recent post that got me thinking about a friend I saw this week on NightWatch: Joe: “It is a well-established fact that the people most likely to commit crimes in the future are those who have already done so in the past.” Part of  … > read more