Knowing what belongs and what doesn't is exactly what we want cops to do, unless of course, it's us that "doesn't belong."

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The shocker headline splashed across all media venues went something like "New York court declares viewing child pornography not illegal."

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In ruling that pit bulls as a breed are "inherently dangerous," the Maryland Court of Appeals pandered to junk science, pseudo experts and marginal racism to discard the fact that nurture trumps nature.

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Both in my academic and journalistic lives I regularly write about punishment. As a sideline, I read a lot about the idea of human progress.

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The philosophy undergirding our grand scheme of punishment that fits the crime is perfectly logical, has a long historical provenance and is fundamentally flawed.

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Many of our basic sensibilities owe to English Common Law. A matter critical to the Trayvon Martin killing has a direct line back to 16th century England.

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A wonderful study in contrasts presents all a social scientist and columnist could want: Issues of race, class and how those characteristics combine when confronting authority.

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If you've ever lost an afternoon to a marathon of Law & Order reruns, you might think prosecutors just can't wait to strut their stuff in front of a jury. They much prefer to settle cases through plea bargains.

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It's a situation that must be reconciled under the heading: When smart people do stupid things.

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The trick of being married to danger is to run headlong right up to the lip of the precipice … stopping short of the abyss.

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