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Revisiting the Explosive Growth of Federal Crimes

Congress has enacted 452 new crimes over the eight-year periodbetween 2000 and 2007-a rate of about 57 new crimes per year-for atotal of 4,450 federal crimes in the U.S. Code. As Congresssubjects more and more activities to criminal sanction, thecriminal law's power as a system of moral education andsocialization is diminished. ....

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Advocates say reforming HIV laws will help destigmatize disease, improve public health

There are several Indiana criminal laws that make penalties harsher if the offender knows they have HIV. ....

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