New Jersey: Committee advances sex assault package
The Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a package of bills designed to crack down on se…
Category: Juvenile Justice Digest
KY. DATABASE TRACKS PRESCRIPTION ABUSE
Kentucky has expanded its prescription-drug database to allow police to track down abuses by locati…
North Carolina: ASHEVILLE WEED & SEED NARROWS ITS TARGETS
Asheville Police Chief Bill Hogan has begun a program with the local housing aut…
10th Circuit: Good faith attempt is sufficient for prison
Correctional authorities are responsible only for a good faith attempt to give o…
Detroit crackdown on gun violence, street gangs slashes youth homicide
Detroit law enforcement authorities attribute a sharp and crafted c…
8th Circuit: Nature of child porn photos is central
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals found the specific nature of Internet photos constitu…
Dealing with graffiti
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services offers a guide for effective responses to the problem of graffiti…
South Carolina: ‘ROMEO’ OFFENDER RULE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Attorney General Henry McMaster in an opinion letter said a provision in the new…
Pepper spray effects
The National Institute of Justice published a study on pepper spray’s effects on ability to breathe.
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Gun law enforcement curbs youth crime
Enforcement of gun control laws and the decline in crack cocaine use has been the primary factor in …