Violent Crime Rose in 2016 for the Second Year in a Row
Criminal justice experts say the rise is worrying, but still far below the crime rates of the '80s and '90s.
Criminal Justice
Is Minnesota's Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Punitive or Therapeutic?
An appeal asks SCOTUS to decide the question, noting that the program has released just one "patient" in 23 years.
Human-Trafficking Arrests Are Very Rare in Most States
The exceptions in 2016 were Minnesota and Texas, according to newly released FBI data.
There's Nothing Funny About Trump's Troubling Policing Edicts
The president is sending a message that law enforcement has more latitude now to bend and break the rules.
'We Own This Property…It's Ours Until We Are Done'
Cops raid the wrong house...again.
U.S. Troops Watch TV Shows Cops, NCIS to Train Afghan Security
Training locals is cited as a reason to stay in Afghanistan 16 years after the war started.
Ohio Republicans Move to Ban Sexting Between Teens
The bill is being pitched as a way to help teens avoid harsh child-porn laws.
The Secret Slush Funds of Asset Forfeiture
Two investigations published this week reveal how police and prosecutors spend asset forfeiture funds outside the public eye.
Jeff Sessions to America: The Crime Fearmongering Will Continue Until Y'all Obey
The data don't match the attorney general's attacks on sanctuary cities.
Oklahoma City Cops Tase, Shoot, Kill Deaf Man
There were no body cameras, because the union delayed their deployment.
The Return of Criminal Justice Reform
Congress failed to pass a bill reforming mandatory minimums last year; now two senators want to try again.
Coney Island Cop Caught on Video Assaulting Man Over Dropped Drink
"I'm just lucky to be alive. So many people died because of cases like this."
19-Year-Old Girl Has Sex with Underage Teen; Years Later, She's a Mom and a Sex Offender for Life
Sex offender registries are cruel and unjust.
Mississippi's Jump-Out Boys
The police punish people for living in a bad neighborhood.
Fatal Police Shooting of Georgia Tech Student Should Have Been Avoidable
Lack of stun guns meets the typically poor handling of people having mental health crises.
Off-Duty Cops Ought to Pay On-Duty Consequences
New York police officer to be arraigned for an alleged assault at a bar.
Dick Pic Makes Teenager Guilty of Sexually Exploiting Himself, High Court Says
The Washington Supreme Court's ruling implies that adolescents who engage in consensual sexting are child pornographers.
The 28 States Where a Little Pot Can Still Send You to Jail
Tomorrow New Hampshire becomes the 22nd state to eliminate that possibility.
