Wall Street Journal
Reporter for the Wall Street Journal
PROFILE
John Emshwiller
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FROM John Emshwiller
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Rise in Arrests and the Ban the Box Movement The crime wave of the 1990’s led to a crackdown sometimes called “broken windows” — featuring increased arrests, often for minor infractions, sometimes for no real infractions at all. The result: almost one third of all Americans, 77 million people, have been arrested. This week, the Wall Street Journal published an article headlined, “ As Arrest Records Rise, Americans Find Consequences Can Cost a Lifetime .” John Emshwiller was a co-author.
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