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Home Sweet Home* [Offer Not Valid For Sex Offenders]
It is becoming common for released sex offenders to find themselves left out on the streets instead of living with their support systems...
Brianna Lozito
Oct 25, 20163 min read
When Amnesty for Drug Overdoses Isn't Enough
It’s common knowledge that throughout the United States there have been countless numbers of overdoses because we see it in the news and...
Joshua Couce
Oct 13, 20166 min read
Racism in Jury Selection
When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...
Samantha Findling
Sep 6, 20164 min read
Order in the Court
While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...
crimlawpracblog
Aug 28, 20165 min read
The Role of Mental Health in the Legal Profession
The United States Constitution guarantees all individuals legal representation when they are charged with a crime. While many alleged...
By: Matt Goldstein
Aug 25, 20163 min read
Is the Criminal Justice System Equipped to Handle Those Suffering from Mental Illness?
As our society progresses and evolves, we understand more about mental illness and mental illness has become less stigmatized as a...
Erin Haney
May 14, 20164 min read
Black Incarceration & The School-to-Prison Pipeline
As a criminal law practitioner the percentage of cases that actually go to trial may be in the low single digit percentages, however the...
Amber Cleaver
Apr 14, 20165 min read
Contribution or Corruption?
The line between donating to a candidate’s campaign and bribery isn’t always so clear. For former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, this...
William Warmke
Apr 14, 20163 min read
Involuntary Commitment: Justified?
Mental health is a large issue in this country. Although the stigmatization of mental illness has been waning in recent years, our...
Matt Goldstein
Apr 12, 20164 min read
The MLAT Problem: A major roadblock for law enforcement worldwide
Today’s crimes are increasingly global and likely to perpetrated over or using the Internet. Thus, it is more likely than not that a law...
HJ Brehmer
Apr 8, 20163 min read
Drug Court: Changing the Face of Our Criminal Justice System
For over thirty years, the War on Drugs has had massive repercussions for the United States. It has brought about racial injustice, mass...
Joshua Couce
Apr 6, 20163 min read
Justice Garland: Redefining “Justice”
Locked in a contentious election year with Republicans and Democrats warring over the majority of topics, many individuals have...
Peter Brostowin
Apr 4, 20163 min read
Privacy vs. Security: The iPhone Encryption Debate
As technology becomes increasingly intermixed with the criminal justice system, Apple continues to advocate on behalf of its users by...
Mallory Corrigan
Apr 4, 20164 min read
Prison Reform: Tackling Recidivism through Job Security
The United States incarcerates more individuals than any other nation in the world. In numbers, that means 2.3 million adults are...
Danielle Bereznay
Mar 30, 20164 min read
The Marital Exception Meets the Islamic State
In recent weeks, Judge Nicholas Garaufis, a federal judge of the Eastern District, ruled that a draft letter an Air Force veteran accused...
Walt Brown
Mar 22, 20164 min read
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