Mandatory DNA Samples Taken by the Police at the Time of Arrest
According to the Gaston Gazette in North Carolina, a new state law went into effect at the beginning of the month making it legal for arresting officers to collect DNA from the inside of an arrestees...
View ArticleSerial Killer Put to Death in Missouri
This week, a serial killer who is said to be responsible for twenty-two deaths between 1977 and 1980 was put to death in Missouri. Photo: Courtesy Reuters Joseph Paul Franklin was an admitted white...
View ArticleAlaska Rallies to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assaults in the State
Photo Courtesy: Office of the Governor of Alaska Something that has been important for me to advocate through the development of my Emily Stone character is the notion that women are strong and...
View ArticleLaw and Culture: 3 Horrible Crimes that Changed America
Photo courtesy of miamiherald.com. There are certain devastating crimes that shake a culture to its core. These events, although horrific, do have a silver lining. And that is, the crimes help us...
View ArticleUndercover Cops: 3 Heroic Stories
Undercover police work is a fascinating universe due to the inherent paradox. You have a person sworn to uphold and enforce the law, who then becomes immersed in – and ingratiated into – the world of...
View ArticleLaw of the Land: 4 Landmark Criminal Justice Supreme Court Decisions
Photo courtesy of theverge.com. The United States Supreme Court is the final authority on all cases that arise from American federal law or Constitutional issues. Over the past 50 years, the Justices...
View ArticleStop in the Name of the… Straw?
Photo Credit: rkit/Pixabay I’m not one to rant or rave through social media endlessly about politics or religion, and various subjects that I deem to be unfair, ridiculous, or just plain incorrect. I...
View ArticleEvolving Societal Threats: 5 Crimes of the Future #crime #justice
Technology is a wonderful tool that has changed the fabric of our lives. But, on the flip side, our dependency on technology can have frightening consequences. And that leads us to the scary...
View ArticleCop’s Best Friend: An Overview of K9 Officers
Photo courtesy of pinterest.com Just like all members of law enforcement, police dogs work under intense pressure and dangerous conditions. And, like their human counterparts, K9 Officers require...
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