If you ask most people what a policer officer's job is, they will reply that it is to protect the citizens of the United States. While this is true in many cases, growing changes in the tools and tactics of law enforcement agencies are causing more and more people to...
The state of New York has established speed limits and other traffic laws in order to protect the general public. Whenever individuals choose to disobey these regulations, they put themselves and those around them at risk for accidents and even personal injury....
The head of the International Association of Chiefs of Police issued an apology this week to the minorities across the nation for their mistreatment at the hands of police departments during the last century. He spoke of how trust has been undermined and how police...
Earlier this summer, President Obama's administration made it illegal for juveniles within the federal prison system to be placed in solitary confinement. New York State and New York City jails ban the practice as well. Yet just last month, the Onondaga County...
Late last week, the Legal Aid Society of New York filed a federal civil rights suit that seeks to repeal a 40-year old statute in the state's penal code, which grants the police broad authority to arrest individuals for suspected prostitution. According to a recent...
There are many problems with America's criminal justice system. One significant area that receives little attention is the prosecutor's office. It is one of the most powerful elements of the criminal justice system, yet it is subject to very little real oversight....
In many cases of police misconduct or brutality, the incident is often described as being unusual or out-of-the-ordinary, the actions of a few rogue officers. However, as more news media coverage has focused on these cases, it has become clear that this type of...
It was not a good Valentine's Day for Maleatra Montanez. In 2015, she called 911 in need of help. The officer who arrived at her home, Chester Thompson, promptly forced her to have sex with him. For nearly two years now, she has tried to obtain justice through the...