Organizational Conformity and Punishment: Federal Court Communities and Judge-Initiated Guidelines Departures
Organizational Conformity and Punishment: Federal Court Communities and Judge-Initiated Guidelines Departures The Sentencing Guidelines represent a uniform set of formal rules that are implemented across a broad range of diverse…
From Grace to Grids: Rethinking Due Process Protection for Parole
From Grace to Grids: Rethinking Due Process Protection for Parole Current due process law gives little protection to prisoners at the point of parole, even though the parole decision, like…
Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process
Profit-Driven Prosecution and the Competitive Bidding Process Prosecutors are the most powerful organs of the criminal justice system, enjoying discretion in decision-making far beyond that of law enforcement officials, defense…
Structured risk assessment for reduction of multiple risk outcomes in a secure mental health setting: Use of the START
Structured risk assessment for reduction of multiple risk outcomes in a secure mental health setting: Use of the START Abstract BackgroundStructured risk assessment is commonly used in secure settings to…
Assessing the Impact of Community-oriented Policing on Arrest
Assessing the Impact of Community-oriented Policing on Arrest . Rob Tillyer Read the syndicated article here
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 90 Individuals for Approximately $260 Million in False Billing
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 90 Individuals for Approximately $260 Million in False Billing Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced…
Justice Department Reaches $60 Million Settlement with Sallie Mae to Resolve Allegations of Charging Military Servicemembers Excessive Rates on Student Loans
Justice Department Reaches $60 Million Settlement with Sallie Mae to Resolve Allegations of Charging Military Servicemembers Excessive Rates on Student Loans The Department of Justice today announced the federal government’s…
Attorney General Holder and Secretary Duncan to Announce Law Enforcement Action to Protect Military Servicemembers from Unfair Lending Practices
Attorney General Holder and Secretary Duncan to Announce Law Enforcement Action to Protect Military Servicemembers from Unfair Lending Practices Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will…
Justice Department, Health and Human Services and Other Law Enforcement Officials to Announce Significant Medicare Fraud Strike Force Actions
Justice Department, Health and Human Services and Other Law Enforcement Officials to Announce Significant Medicare Fraud Strike Force Actions Officials from the Justice Department, Health and Human Services and other…
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Nebraska
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Nebraska The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on May 13, 2014, in Colfax and Douglas Counties, Nebraska, to ensure compliance…