Crime and Punishment (Skeptic Magazine Vol. 29 No. 4)

In this issue:

• The Dangers of Misinformation (and of Suppressing It)
• Crime and Punishment: From the Wild West to the Modern West
• How U.S. Intelligence Rivalries Hampered the Battle Against Islamic Terrorism
• How Black Lives Matter Took Lives That Better Policing Could Save, and How to Do Better
• The Opioid Crisis and White Coat Crime
• Did Prohibition Really Work? Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation
• Social Media’s Weaponization of Social Contagion
• If Social Media Won’t Protect You, Maybe the Law Should
• Comparative Policing: Is Policing the Same Across the U.S., Canada, and the UK?

Featured contributors: Katherine Brodsky, Wilfred Reilly, Gerald Posner, Steve Stewart-Williams