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Worldwide, young men commit the most violent crimes. How should we deal with them?

In an idyllic Swiss village, young men with histories of often-violent crime are being taught how to behave better.

The alternative to prison is based on the hope that broken people can be changed. It's expensive – but staffers say it is cheaper in the long run.

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung · Worldwide, young men commit the most violent crimes. How should we deal with them?By Flurin Clalüna, Barbara Klingbacher, Annick Ramp

Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20

The Washington Post · D.C. U.S. attorney fires Jan. 6 prosecutors, launches new probesBy Spencer S. Hsu
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The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….

Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions…

#law#Felon47#Jan6

“If you start calling people terrorists who are not trying to overthrow governments or influence government policy … I think it’s very poorly thought-through. If he isn’t a terrorist, then don’t give him the moniker.”

#UKPolitics #Terrorism #ViolentCrime

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The Times · Terror experts: PM is wrong, Southport-style attack is no ‘new threat’By Fiona Hamilton
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#ViolentCrime in the #US dropped in 2023, according to #FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward.
Overall violent #crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before. #Murder & non-negligent #manslaughter dropped nearly 12%.
Violent crime has become a focal point in the 2024 presidential race, w/ #Trump recently claiming that crime is “through the roof” under President Joe #Biden's admin. Even w/the 2020 pandemic surge, violent crime is down dramatically from the 1990s.