Crime and Punishment
Most of our time in modern society is taken up by attempting to establish rules of behavior and consequences for breaking those rules. Everyday we read, hear or see images of how a misinterpretation, a change in perspective or an outright violation of our desire for fairness focuses our attention and resources on big and small issues, whether it be in a ruling on a ball field, coordinating traffic, or applying severe punishments.
In L&L Magazine we examine the broad subject of Crime and Punishment from as many new and fresh angles as possible, building from the foundation concept that our laws are a reflection of our core human values. In this issue, so far we tackle Gun Control as it relates to taking responsibility, as well as the subject of recidivism at the largest correctional facility in the world, Los Angeles County Jails. One article, from our archives takes a look at recently retired Sheriff Leroy Baca’s efforts to literally throw the books at inmates in custody within his jails.
In future columns and articles we hope to include an L&L style interview directly with Sheriff Baca. Here, we have included, within the article on education, a link to a combination of previously published articles by L&L Editor, Gordon Richiusa, in publications including: The Star News, American Language Review and Visions: a Magazine for Women.
Since a traffic violation is the most likely way an average citizen might come into close contact with the U.S. system of justice, we introduce a Q&A column with the owner of Safe Tripp traffic school. In the future we will be hearing from Rico Rose, the namesake of the novel, Panda Chronicles, a former police detective and Emergency Services director for the City of San Fernando, who now works for a number of agencies as a consultant. The “Mexican, Jewish, Sherlock Holmes” will talk about old problems and new from the perspective of Crime and Punishment.
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