The FBI reports crime in the United States has decreased for the eighth year in a row. Gwen Ifill discusses the trend with three guests. A new study examines violence in America. The youngest person ever convicted of murder receives his sentence.
Experts discuss clues to teen violence.
Browse Online NewsHour coverage of the law , Congress and youth . Crime continued its nationwide decline for the eighth straight year, the FBI reporting that every region of the country reported a drop in serious crime last year. Well, I think you have to look for something that would help explain why crime fell rather substantially across most of the country and at approximately the same time. And there are very few things that can meet those two criteria in terms of explaining what happened to crime. I would point first to demographics.