How a man who never held elected office shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems....
Crime
Explore the history and social meaning of crime, from ancient legal offenses to modern debates over violence and public order. These studies examine how societies define wrongdoing and decide who should be punished.
Teens held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education....
Crimes were prosecuted by officials whose tasks were not exclusively judicial, but administrative as well. In ancient...
The amendment ended slavery but also enabled a prison system of free labor and involuntary servitude. Introduction...
The immense powers of prosecutors throughout the US mean that the scales are tipped against defendants. Introduction...
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration. Fifty years ago, as...
Being online allows you to have access to a lot of information, communicate with other people across...
Although it is not widely discussed, and the evening news might not broadcast about it very often,...
Just over 100 people, on average, are killed by firearms in the U.S. every day. The uniquely...
Few other societies have reveled in and revered the deliberate and purposeful killing of men and women...
Six ways the pandemic has created new opportunities for cybercriminals to attack schools and colleges. Introduction Cyberattacks...
Determining whether restrictiveness-permissiveness of state gun laws or gun ownership are associated with mass shootings in the...
Both cultural and legislative propositions have significant impacts on deaths by guns. Originally published by the International...
Police brutality is an issue that affects many across the world, but in the United States, it...
Criminal justice reform can save New York State money and reduce the racial wealth gap. Foreword The...
“Overall, the first six months has kind of been a proof of concept of what we wanted.”...
Far-right extremists in the U.S. have the potential to mount a coordinated, low-intensity campaign of political violence....
We need tight regulatory control over firearms, including rigorous background checks, safety rules, and the types of...
In the 19th-century, society began to grapple with an emerging problem: How do you prove people are...
Many were declared enemies of the state, their property confiscated, and they were sent into exile (or...
Meant to protect citizens from demagogues and tyrants, it became a tool to use against political enemies....
He briefly became the Mafia’s capo di tutti capi (“boss of all bosses”) and formed the Five...
The first published account of what became the Mafia in the United States dates to the spring...
Whether homegrown are inspired by foreign sources, these people are a clear and present danger. FBI Director...
These so-called militias hanged eight people and forced several elected officials to resign. Introduction The San Francisco...
Right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize people from across the spectrum. By Anna Bauman, Meghna...
During the colonial era, laws related to the death penalty were primarily influenced by the European system....
Although a social hierarchy placed some in privileged positions, the code proscribed punishments applicable to all classes....
Defunding America’s wars at home and abroad. Think of it as a war system that’s been coming...
The systemic racism and brutality of the criminal justice system extend far beyond police misconduct. By Adam...