Posts in Criminal Justice

How the Organizational Structure of Institutions Contribute to School Shootings It is not uncommon for teachers and administrators to talk about how unexpected an event such as a school shooting is. Many times, they’ll admit that it was never anticipated from the perpetrator and that... [+]

There are few discussions that result in as much heated debate as those that revolve around the use of the death penalty. Although the concept of taking an individual’s life for the commission of a crime has been around since the dawn of organized civilization,... [+]

Let’s face it; the criminal justice system is a slow and painful place to be stuck in. To help speed up the processing of an ever-increasing number of cases, a certain relationship forms in courtrooms between the main actors in the system, including the judge,... [+]

As a criminal justice student, I’ve heard professors cover search and seizure law in great detail many times, but still the numerous exceptions to the warrant requirement can be somewhat hard to follow. In this article I will try to make sense of it all,... [+]