Newswise – ?Not in airplanes, but in the kitchen! Physicians say that long pointed kitchen knives should be banned to reduce deaths from stabbing. This will make certain kitchen chores harder for those of us who want to use the knives for cutting, not crime, but British doctors say that kitchen knives are used in half the stabbings in their country, and many of these assaults are committed impulsively by people under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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We’re constantly hearing that hiring more policemen reducescrime, but is this really true? Law professor JonathanKlick says it is, and not by just a little bit either. Hefound a 15% reduction in crime in the police district wherethe White House and National Mall are located whenadditional officers were put on duty during high terroralert days.

The findings are significant because social scientists,lawmakers and others have long wondered whether spendingmore money on additional police is the answer to reducingcrime. Klick says, "We found that the additional police hada pretty big effect on crime. Our local and federalgovernments spend tons of money on policing, and it lookslike we may be justified in spending much more."
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