In Delaware, the Justine Reinvestment Initiative could save millions of dollars and see a drop in its violent-crime rate with a series of criminal-justice reforms it enacted last year. Now there are opportunities for other states to embrace the program. Read More About it here
Read MoreThe heinous acts that took place in Boston earlier this week left the country at a standstill. Yet it again revealed the true character that America has when pushed against the wall. Check out the scene of the Boston Marathon. Read More: MSNBC
Read MoreCongress is currently in the process of weighing a major immigration bill which highlights one of the biggest issues, crime. The argument is simple – Illegal immigrants are more likely to commit crimes. However it is being noted that the studies which bring about this arbitrary statistic are false or at the very least inaccurate. [...]
Read MoreThe Washington State Patrol admitted last week that the manager of the state crime lab in Cheney resigned after lying about performing work in several cases. The man in question Kevin Fortney initially headed the lab for about a decade. Read More: Komo News
Read MoreAs the gun debate rages on it has become an increasingly muddled area of discussion. The self defense law protects those who feel threatened but a new study shows that those numbers are quite unclear. Read More: The Washington Post – http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/changes-in-crime-law-raise-new-questions-about-how-americans-use-guns-for-self-defense/2013/04/14/95002204-a51f-11e2-9e1c-bb0fb0c2edd9_story.html
Read MoreA new report released today shows that simple Marijuana arrests costs New York City an exorbitant amount. The report found that the NYPD used approximately 1,000,000 hours of police officer time during Major Bloomberg’s tenure. Hours that could have well been spent investigating more serious and violent offenses. Read More: The Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabriel-sayegh/new-york-marijuana-arrests_b_2910102.htm
Read MoreIf you think moving to a wealthy neighborhood can keep you safe, then it may be time to reconsider. Recent reports from the NYPD have indicated that violent crime is on the rise in certain wealthy lower Manhattan neighborhoods. While sooting and murders have declined rapidly it seems like rape, felony assault and grand larceny [...]
Read MoreJudge Thomas Lipps recently handed down a guilty verdict in the Steubenville rape case much to the chagrin of many concerned parents nationwide. The case has been criticized for it’s trivialization of rape. But how will this case affect the future of criminal law? Read More: Above the Law - http://abovethelaw.com/2013/03/steubenville-rape-verdict-the-future-of-criminal-law-in-the-era-of-ttiwwop/
Read MoreDiamond Blair, a Kansas City man who lead a life of crime was recently sentenced to two life sentences plus 100 years. A jury found Blair, 37, guilty of second degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/12/4177965/lengthy-prison-sentence-for-2009.html#storylink=cpy
Read MoreIt appears crime fighting is heading into the 21st century. New York City cops are no armed with a crime-busing Android App that can help officers look up a criminals history on the spot and verify identities among other things. The NYPD has already distributed over 400 of these devices. Read More: The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/12/4216086/nypd-trials-android-smartphone-apps-in-the-field
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