The U.S. could take some useful lessons from the European approach to dealing with young adults who are involved with the justice system, according to a study released Tuesday. The study, published in the Justice Evaluation Journal, examined juvenile justice models in Germany, The Netherlands and...
More than 100 civil rights, “digital justice” and community groups have joined in a statement expressing concerns about the expanding use of risk assessment instruments as a substitute for basing bail releases on money. The organizations said Monday that risk assessment, which they termed “algorithmic-based decision-making,”...
Caregiving for a loved one with a life-limiting illness such as mesothelioma is a harrowing experience that can come with a great deal of stress. Left untreated, stress can have a negative effect on mental and physical health. While feelings of stress are perfectly normal...
The notion that an individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty is a guiding principle of the American justice system. But the way people both inside and outside the system treat those who are arrested calls that principle into question—and complicates reform efforts, according to...
Justice Kavanaugh would make the greatest difference in relatively non-political cases about executive power....
Hennepin County, Mn., prosecutor Mike Freeman will not file charges against the two Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot Thurman Blevins earlier this summer, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. He announced the decision after the release of police body-camera footage that appears to show...