The American Legion [Volume 118, No. 1 (January 1985)]

Cover: Crime in America by Carter Allen, Pictorial -- Closing in on Crime: FBI Director William H. Webster Explains Why Serious Crime Is in Decline -- Factories Inside Prison Walls: A Society that Jails Criminals Must Provide Rehabilitation by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger -- Face to Face with Local Crime: Battling Violence and Evil Is a Never-Ending Challenge for Local Prosecutors by Tom Foley -- Catching Criminals in the Computer Age: "Live by the Gun; Die by the Gun." An Old Lesson Faces Computer Thieves by David Holmstrom -- Football's Toughest Job: Blamed for Every Gridiron Sin, "Zebras" Take It in Stride and Whistle While They Work by Al Stump -- NATO: 35 Years of Deterrence: Diplomacy, Unity and Strength Have Kept Western Europe Free and at Peace by Kenneth Rush -- Improving NATO's Conventional Defenses: Weak Forces Have Two Choices Against Attack: Nuclear War or Surrender by Sen. Sam Nunn -- The Year 2000 . . . and Beyond: Interplanetary Travel Is No Longer Science Fiction, but Predictable Science Face by Isaac Asimov -- America's Historic Battlefields: Silent Monuments Pay Homage to the Bravery of Our War Heroes by Gary Turbak -- POWs-MIAs: You Are Not Forgotten!: Ten Years After Vietnam, the Fate of 2,483 Missing Americans Remains a Tragic Mystery -- Struggling with Stress: Just Being Alive Causes Stress. Coping with It Could Prolong Your Life by Edward Edelson -- Big Issues: Should There Be Mandatory Sentencing for Criminals? -- Letters -- Dateline Washington -- Commander's Message -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Legionnaires in Action -- Profiles in Service -- Post of the Month -- Outfit Reunions -- Orben's World -- Parting Shots