Keeping the peace—that’s one of the aims of a myriad of criminal justice professionals. A number of Sheriff’s Offices have the motto, “Keeping the Peace since [their year of formation].” Probation officers supervise offenders to ensure they are keeping the …
As the Casey Anthony trial moves through day 29, jurors have been subjected to the sometimes conflicting, often confusing testimony of scientific experts who are trying to either prove the prosecution’s case or poke holes in it so the defense …
May 28, 2011 was a dark day for the sheriff’s department in San Antonio, Texas as one of their own was viciously gunned down by an unknown assailant. Officers worked diligently hoping for a break, and finally one came with …
A Seattle man who had previously been convicted of a child-sex crime was arrested Tuesday in Seattle for allegedly downloading child pornography from his computer at The Seattle Times where he worked, according to a Seattle Times story here The man, …
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, is April 10-16, 2011, and agencies all over the country are stepping up to honor not only survivors of crime, but those who serve victims. Most states have enacted laws, constitutional amendments, and/or statutes that protect …
New York City K-9 police officers were among the many who scoured the highway along Long Island beach as officials uncovered the bodies of eight prostitutes believed to have been killed by a serial killer. It is believed that the …
For a 13-year-old Muslim girl, school became an exercise in terror as she was repeatedly harassed and finally assaulted by two classmates-an 11-year-old male who will be tried as an adult and his yet to be apprehended 13-year-old accomplice. Osman …
Due to questions about the accuracy of results from the Nassau County, New York crime lab, District Attorney Kathleen Rice contacted 300 inmates on March 24, 2011 via letter informing them that the lab had been shut down and information …
The trafficking of human beings is a multi-billion dollar criminal industry and the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the United States. Trafficking victims in the United States can be either US citizens who are coerced or forced into sex or …
Continued advances in technology are giving law enforcement agencies new tools to solve crimes and locate offenders. Agencies are reaping the benefits of having employees on the payroll that can navigate computer programs, social networking sites and other computer and …