Justice Department Files Six Lawsuits to Enjoin Preparation of Fraudulent Federal Income Tax Returns
Justice Department Files Six Lawsuits to Enjoin Preparation of Fraudulent Federal Income Tax Returns The United States this week filed five civil injunction lawsuits in Detroit, Cincinnati and Chicago against…
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Activities Focused on Addressing Abuses in Juvenile Facilities
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Activities Focused on Addressing Abuses in Juvenile Facilities The findings reported in the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) report, Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges Johnny Pires, 24, was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release following…
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Indicted for Attempted Bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Indicted for Attempted Bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day "Anyone we find responsible for this alleged attack will be brought to justice using every tool -- military…
Federal Court Shuts Down Idaho Tax Preparer
Federal Court Shuts Down Idaho Tax Preparer A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction barring Penny Lea Jones of Idaho Falls, Idaho, from preparing federal income tax returns for…
Zero-Tolerance in Catalonia: Policing the Other in Public Space
Zero-Tolerance in Catalonia: Policing the Other in Public Space Abstract Recent studies have argued for more nuanced understandings of zero tolerance (ZT) policing, rendering it essential to analyze the significance…
Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20‐item Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated adult offenders
Assessing alexithymia in forensic settings: Psychometric properties of the 20‐item Toronto Alexithymia Scale among incarcerated adult offenders Abstract Background Alexithymia is a trait involving difficulty identifying feelings (DIF), difficulty describing…
Prisoners’ understanding and experiences of parole
Prisoners' understanding and experiences of parole Abstract Background In Scotland, as elsewhere, there has been growing political and public interest in the function and process of parole accompanied by a…
10 Las Vegas Men Indicted for Falsifying Vehicle Emissions Tests
10 Las Vegas Men Indicted for Falsifying Vehicle Emissions Tests A federal grand jury in Las Vegas today returned indictments against 10 Nevada-certified emissions testers for falsifying vehicle emissions test…
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with New York City to Correct Conditions at Kings County Hospital Center
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with New York City to Correct Conditions at Kings County Hospital Center The Department’s Civil Rights Division and the Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of…
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics The Department filed a lawsuit against the state of…
Two Individuals Charged with Murder and Other Offenses Related to Shooting Death of Two Afghan Nationals in Kabul, Afghanistan
Two Individuals Charged with Murder and Other Offenses Related to Shooting Death of Two Afghan Nationals in Kabul, Afghanistan Justin Cannon, 27, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Christopher Drotleff, 29,…