Technology and Crime: The Impact of Technology on Criminal Investigations, Privacy Concerns and the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement
As technology progresses, so too does crime. While many innovations make our lives more convenient and productive, some bad apples in the bunch leverage advancements for their nefarious gains. At the same time, the very technologies used to enable...
Search and Seizure Rights: Understanding Your Fourth Amendment Rights
As long as there have been cops watching the streets and detectives snooping for clues, there have been questions around just how much freedom we give up at the mercy of law enforcement scrutiny. We've all seen the movies and shows where officers burst into a...
Legal Implications of Self-Defense: Know Your Rights
Do you understand your rights when it comes to self-defense? Too often, people are unclear about what the law says they can and cannot do in a confrontation with another person. Whether it's breaking out pepper spray in an altercation or calling a...
Wrongful Convictions: The Importance of Accurate Investigations and Evidence
Our criminal justice system is designed to ensure that the guilty are held accountable for their actions. But wrongful convictions are a heartbreaking reality within the system. All too often innocent people face the prospect of spending their life...
The Research Is Clear: Money Bail Doesn’t Make Communities Safer
The issue of money bail has been a hot topic in criminal justice reform conversations for years. Many criminal justice experts and activists have argued that money bail unfairly targets low-income individuals and communities of color and perpetuates a system...