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Vulnerable Fraudsters: Reverse Affinity Fraud in Cases of Public Hoaxes.

Caroline E. Vordtriede

Mar 25

Vulnerable Fraudsters: Reverse Affinity Fraud in Cases of Public Hoaxes.

To read the entire article, click here for the PDF. Abstract This Article examines reverse affinity fraud, which is affinity fraud in the...

Hostility is in the Eye of the Beholder:

Major Adam J. Crane

Mar 25

Hostility is in the Eye of the Beholder:

Why Congress Should Decriminalize Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment in the Military. To read the entire article, click here for...

PROFILES

Kailey Ritchie

Apr 10
3 min

The interpretation of imminency for self-defense in nonconfrontational homicides.

TW: Mentions of Domestic Violence Self-defense is considered a justification for homicide under the law, contingent upon four general...

Angela Chen

Apr 9
4 min

Approaches to juvenile justice move backward, not forward in the Washington metropolitan area.

Pending legislation in Maryland and recently passed legislation in Washington D.C. move approaches to youth justice in the area backward...

Victoria Maamari

Apr 9
3 min

Virtual reality crimes: Are they real and can they be prosecuted?

TW: Descriptions of Sexual Violence Many people seem to want to escape actual reality by partaking in virtual reality games, devices and...

Nyia McCree

Apr 9
4 min

From jazz to hip-hop to rap: The policing of lyrical expression for criminal trials.

“Hey, this that slime sh**/hey, YSL sh**/hey, killin’ 12 sh**/hey, f**k jail sh**/hey.” Jeffery Williams, aka Young Thug, rapped these...

Madelyn Nessler

Apr 9
3 min

Unlocking opportunities: The role of education in juvenile reentry.

The United States juvenile system processes more than 2.5 million juvenile arrests per year. However, for as many juveniles that enter...

Kimberly Tanner

Apr 9
4 min

Secure D.C.: The omnibus crime bill and its impact on D.C. youth.

On March 11, 2024, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 into law. More commonly known as the “Secure...

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COLUMNS

Bittner v. United States: 2022-23 Supreme Court Criminal Decisions

Bennett Nuss

Sep 9, 2023

Bittner v. United States: 2022-23 Supreme Court Criminal Decisions

In Bittner v. United States, the Court faced a statutory interpretation question pertaining to the methodology of charging parties under...

Bennett Nuss

Aug 9, 2023

Samia v. United States: 2022-23 Supreme Court Criminal Decisions

Samia v. United States was decided on June 23, 2023. According to the facts of the case, in 2012, Paul LeRoux tasked petitioner Adam...

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EDITOR'S

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Letter from the Editor, Volume XII, Issue III

Jackie Solomon

Aug 15, 2022

Letter from the Editor, Volume XII, Issue III

Jordan Hulseberg

Nov 15, 2021

Letter from the editor, Volume XII, Issue I