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	<title>Criminal Activity: Thoughts on a Life of Crime from NOLA Criminal Law &#187; Criminal Law</title>
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		<title>Guns Beget More Guns</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2012/01/31/guns-beget-more-guns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arrested in New Orleans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even in a town as jaded by murder as New Orleans, there are acts of violence that still shock and enrage the public. The murder of the Good Samaritan Harry &#8220;Mike&#8221; Ainsworth who was gunned down in front of his children while trying to stop an early morning carjacking is one such case. The neighborhood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Convicted Felons</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2012/01/24/investing-in-convicted-felons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tulane criminologist Peter Scharf is collecting data that suggests that increased services to convicted felons is good for society at large. Specifically, he is talking about increased mental health services, to accommodate the needs of the nearly 40% of the prison population that suffers from mental health issues. “Typically, guys are medicated while they’re in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Better Understanding of Murder?</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/12/02/a-better-understanding-of-murder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Court]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2004, Milwaukee had 87 murders. This was unacceptable to the city so in 2005 they began a program that partnered law enforcement with community leaders to not only investigate these crimes, but try to understand the root causes for each individual murder. They had plenty of work to do as they looked into and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innocence Is Not Quite What It Used To Be</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/08/25/innocence-is-not-quite-what-it-used-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/08/25/innocence-is-not-quite-what-it-used-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Court]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever admitted guilt when you were innocent? Then I’m assuming you’re married &#8212; but don’t feel bad, it seems we’re hard-wired for this type of confession. But seriously folks…. Researchers are finding out just how easy it is to get innocent people to confess to crimes they did not commit &#8211; even if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Them Eat Drugs</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/08/08/let-them-eat-drugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Court]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve written several times about the advances our judicial system has made in its attitudes and approach. However a recent article has left me scrambling to put a positive spin on the prevailing method for dealing with juvenile offenders, but here goes: fifty years ago we’d have them in leather restraints, whereas today we simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Bike Theft to Murder?</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/08/02/interrupting-the-cycle-of-crime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I read an article in the Times Picayune which got me thinking about cycles of crimes: &#8220;NOPD approach to lesser crimes questioned by those focusing on murder rate.&#8221; At heart of the article is the NOPD&#8217;s focus on setting up stings for crimes such as bike theft and prostitution. As we all know, New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Cop Search My Cell Phone?</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/07/30/can-a-cop-search-my-cell-phone/</link>
		<comments>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/07/30/can-a-cop-search-my-cell-phone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Court]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that texting and driving is illegal in Louisiana and in 33 other states (as of the writing of this article), how far can a police officer go if he suspects you of doing it? This particular law is difficult for the police to enforce, as this article points out. For one thing &#8212; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice is Slow in Coming</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/07/02/justice-is-slow-in-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/07/02/justice-is-slow-in-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[louisiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offender]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the guiding principles of every just and compassionate society is the strong protect the weak. This ideal is the bedrock of our criminal justice system when it comes to violent crimes. This is especially true when it comes to predatory sex crimes like rape and child molestation. As a society we show little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Your Brain on Crime</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/06/27/this-is-your-brain-on-crime/</link>
		<comments>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/06/27/this-is-your-brain-on-crime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the role of our modern legal system? Is it to isolate those we deem to be dangerous? Or is it to rehabilitate those who have erred and help them make a return to being a positive social contributor? Over the years the debate has been fairly simple; do we seek what is best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opera and Football</title>
		<link>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/06/20/opera-and-football/</link>
		<comments>http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/2011/06/20/opera-and-football/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Townsend Myers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conduct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nolacriminallaw.com/blog/?p=438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a familiar scene to us all&#8230;. time is running out, the players are in motion, the band is blaring, the cheerleaders are working the crowd. The excited fans lean forward in unison, the air is filled with electricity and spilled beer. Primal emotions turn into a full-throated roar as Violetta suddenly, tragically dies in [...]]]></description>
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