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...Criminologist Conklin believes that two statistics in particular - median age and the unemployment rate - help explain the ebb and flow of crime. Violence is typically a young man's vice; it has been said that the most effective crime-fighting tool is a 30th birthday. The arrival of teenage baby boomers in the 1960s coincided with a rise in crime, and rates have declined as America has grown older. The median age in 1990, near the peak of the crime wave, was 32, according to Conklin. A decade later, it was over 35. Today, it is 36-plus...
...crime did not occur without repeated warnings. Grievously out of touch with the reality on the ground, the unit's leadership was either unable or unwilling to recognize just how impaired 1st Platoon was and how serious and imminent a threat to Iraqi civilians Green, in particular, had become. Almost from the beginning of the deployment, Green frequently and loudly declared his desire to kill Iraqi civilians, something he did not even attempt to hide from superiors. In late December 2005, for example, Green had a one-on-one meeting about his mental state with the brigade's commander, Colonel...
Bailiwick (Middle English): Superior aptitude or experience in a particular area...
...Saporito: The guy was wooden, but he kept the ball in play, so to speak. He addressed all his constituencies - the public, the players, the press and of course his family. I got a kick out of his warning the press - in particular the paparazzi - to stay away from his wife and kids. The tabloid press has absolutely no rules; they could care less about his feelings or his family. I can't wait for him to go after some photog with a 9-iron. (See pictures of Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' wife...
...door to NATO membership is open,” said Gordon, referring to Serbian interests in particular...