The rape shield laws were intended to prevent the defense from using that to assault her character a (more…)
To be more precise, the court ruled that mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles ar (more…)
This is another in a long string of cases where the Supreme Court has placed new restrictions on sen (more…)
The chief judge of New York State is seeking to completely overhaul the juvenile justice system to f (more…)
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11 year old Daramy was arrested in Staten Island after he allegedly attacked and taunted a 13-year-o (more…)
To date, only four states have complied with the federal law: Florida, Ohio, Delaware, and South Dak (more…)
We punish criminals for deterrence purposes, for the sake of justice, and to prevent them from harmi (more…)
An extreme case of prolonged bullying has been linked to another suicide. Are the bullies criminally (more…)
A recent article in the New York Times talks about the problems with the traditional adult sentencin (more…)