Online Crimes
With the ever-increasing popularity of the internet, it is no wonder that there is a corresponding increase in the number of online-related crimes. There are multiple ways the internet can be used in a criminal fashion, ... Read more
With the ever-increasing popularity of the internet, it is no wonder that there is a corresponding increase in the number of online-related crimes. There are multiple ways the internet can be used in a criminal fashion, ... Read more
How well are local police officers trained to deal with the life-and-death situations they encounter while enforcing the law? The low flunk-out rate at the Chicago Police Academy may indicate that the training and sele... Read more
Owning a gun is more dangerous than you think. People who own guns often do so because they think it helps keep them safer and less vulnerable to crime, but this and other assumptions were challenged by several recent st... Read more
Keeping people in prison is an expensive proposition, and one that is often of questionable value. In 2010, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) reported close to $1.2 billion in prison expenditures; the state... Read more
Is justice served when a child is found guilty in adult court and is sentenced to more prison time than he or she has even been alive? Children are not the same as adults, and adolescent development research strongly sug... Read more
A criminal record will follow you wherever you go and negatively affect most aspects of your professional and personal life. With computer searches so accessible and so many employers and services doing background chec... Read more
Everyone would like to believe that those who plead guilty to a crime really are guilty, but, unfortunately, this is not true. All too often innocent people are charged with crimes and plead guilty to crimes they didnâ... Read more
Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or economic status.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and it’s important to be aware of the issues. I... Read more
If you have been charged with a criminal offense, the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that you are entitled to the assistance of counsel for your defense. If you can’t afford a private atto... Read more
If you’ve been arrested on a drunk driving charge and failed a standardized field sobriety test, all is not lost. The standardized battery of field sobriety tests which aim to effectively spot possible DUI violators in... Read more