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...providing an open forum for the “defensive hate crimes.” She evaluates the different responses from the Muslim community, whether through increasing religiosity, strengthening of bonds between different Muslim communities or segregating from non-citizens. The growth in “non-quantifiable hate crimes?? has, however, affected the environment for the better in that it brought this racial issue to center stage, Cainkar said, adding that this is essential to ease the way of the process of integration. Some attendees were skeptical of Cainkar’s findings...
...articles, and some future plans of the student allegedly involved in the incident were indicated. Irrespective of what transpired this past Saturday night, The Harvard Crimson’s reporting of this incident is a setback for the culture of sexual respect many seek at Harvard. Victims of any crimes??and especially of sexual assault, where underreporting is rampant—should feel safe to seek the help of authorities. They should not have to fear that, in seeking help they might suffer further violation in having their trauma turned into headlines. Likewise, friends of victims should...
...rising crime rates contribute to a continually growing prison population, the current capacity issue is also a product of problems in our legal system and our conception of punishment. The legal system is designed to penalize those who commit crimes and to decrease the likelihood of persons committing subsequent crimes??for many offenses, the focus should not be on punishment, but on rehabilitation and preventive measures...
...oversight of government authority.Some University administrators worry that campus police records contain sensitive student information that, if distributed to members of the campus press, might breach these students’ privacy. Certainly, we recognize that HUPD performs many sensitive tasks—sometimes involving students who have not committed crimes??that a conventional police department would not. But the fact remains that any consideration for these other roles and their sensitivity is vastly outweighed by the need for public oversight over HUPD’s potent police powers. Though The Crimson’s 2003 lawsuit was ultimately...
...larcenies—thefts committed in public—even though the Clery act only requires them to report burglaries. Harvard reported 268 burglaries and 157 larcenies in 2006, compared to 327 burglaries and 180 larcenies in 2005, according to the report. The number of violent crimes??which include forcible sex offences, robbery, and aggravated assault—on campus and in the campus vicinity rose slightly from 2005 to 2006. “Our violent crime statistics have remained fairly consistent and our property crime has dramatically decreased over the last several years,” Catalano...