Civil Rights Division Highlights Accomplishments and New Records for 2013
Civil Rights Division Highlights Accomplishments and New Records for 2013 The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division today released its accomplishments report for 2013. This report supplements the division’s first…
Private Security Guard Sentenced for Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction
Private Security Guard Sentenced for Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction A former private security guard was sentenced in the District of Puerto Rico today for his role in providing…
Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan
Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan A Minnesota man who worked at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted today in…
Former New York Tax Liens Investment Company Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Former New York Tax Liens Investment Company Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions A former New York-based tax liens company executive pleaded…
What Happens if Autopsy Reports are Found Testimonial?: The Next Steps to Ensure the Admissibility of These Critical Documents in Criminal Trials
What Happens if Autopsy Reports are Found Testimonial?: The Next Steps to Ensure the Admissibility of These Critical Documents in Criminal Trials The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the…
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…