Police and Prisons Archive

Event Total Dead US Population % of Population Total War DeadPearl Harbor 2,388 131,028,000 0.00182% 418,5009/11 2,752 281,424,603 0.00098% 3,063 Comparison:On December 7th, 1939, Japan used short-range carrier based planes to bomb Pearl Harbor and …

As technology progresses, society finds many new ways to integrate it into daily living. While this kind of progress often offers many benefits, including efficiency, one of its biggest drawbacks is how these uses tend …

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) is a biological molecule found in every living cell. In human cells, over 3 billion DNA base pair units make up over 30,000 functional units called genes. These genes are organized into …

Although the vast majority of inmates on death row have been men, over the years a number of women have sat in this notorious segment of the USA’s prison system. Indeed, since 1903, there have …

Prison Alternatives There are alternatives to a prison sentence. There are many community based programs that help with overcrowding and supply services to the community. Community Based Programs Work Release The work release program will …

It is rare to find women sitting on death row, but a number of notorious women have been given a sentence of capital punishment. As of January 1, 2010, 61 women were incarcerated in our …

Nothing on this earth is perfect even though we strive for perfection with everything we do. The American justice system is no exception. When it comes to investigating and punishing those that commit crimes, there …

The New York Police Department has a controversial program called “stop-and-frisk”. This program allows officers to stop and frisk anyone in a situation where they have reasonable suspicion of a crime being committed. Implemented in …

IF YOU HONESTLY WANT TO KNOW, THEN YOU SHOULD DEFINATELY READ THIS ARTICLE. As with all things where their is a will it’s a way, but it also comes with consequences. These are proved techniques, …

Recidivism is the rate at which convicted felons return to prison.  Why would a convict return to prison shortly after being released?  Crooks will always be crooks.  I have been in law enforcement for 13 …

The world was shocked back in May when the news broke that a man called Ariel Castro had kept three women captive in his Cleveland, Ohio home for about a decade. One, Gina DeJesus, was …

First and foremost, contact an experienced traffic attorney, usually a consultation does not cost much and sometimes nothing at all. The attorney will advocate the best course of action to minimalize any damage and limit …

In the Election Year which is 2008, the decision to rewrite about the lives of prominent Libertarians have been deemed necessary. Another factor in the decision to rewrite about the personalities that are in the …

New statistics reveal that as of January 1, 2013, sixty-three women were currently on death row. Just above two percent of the three-thousand, one-hundred and twenty-five within the population. Over the past century, more than …

All convicted felons should be registered through local law enforcement agencies.  Do you want a sex offender living in your neighborhood undetected. Ask victims of crime if they want the crook that raped their child, with …

Compared to men, dramatically fewer women have sat on death row and even fewer have been executed. As of December 31, 2012 only 571 total women have been executed since 1632. This makes up only …

According to a spokesperson at the Guantanamo Bay prison, there are at least 21 men who are on a hunger strike in a growing protest against their indefinite confinement and alleged invasive searches of their …

It was the meal request to end all meal requests, quite literally. Lawrence Brewer, a 44-year old convicted murdered and self-proclaimed white supremacist requested a lavish last meal on the state of Texas several hours …

In 2012, The Innocence Project celebrated its 20 year anniversary of being instrumental in the freeing of individuals who have been incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. More than 300 individuals, including 18 who …

Have you ever watched a police drama on TV, maybe ” Law and Order” or ” NYPD Blue”, and cringed when one of the detectives lunges angrily at a suspect as if ready to beat …

Is sexual assault REALLY going down, or is the public being fed the wrong statistics? There is a public misconception regarding crime statistics in the United States. Frequently we seem to hear about children, woman, …

In a scandal that rocked the city of Baltimore and highlighted just how inmates were running the prison, 25 people were indicted, 13 of which were female prison guards. According to “Time” magazine, the Black …

Despite the depictions of Hollywood, criminal profiling is not a recent, sci-tech addition to the world of criminal justice. In fact, criminal profiling has been around for hundreds of years! Almost as soon as there …

I live in a place where crime is treated by rehabilitation. In my opinion, there are crimes that should be treated differently depending on the crimes done by the criminal. For example: murder cases should …

The concept behind the prison-based dog training programs is fairly simple, give both prisoners and dogs a chance at rehabilitation. These unique programs offer prisoners a chance to do something good with their lives behind bars. The programs have …

There are not too many drivers out there who are entirely comfortable upon being pulled over by a cop. There is something about the situation, whether it be the flashing red and blue lights, or …

Florida Highway Patrol troopers console one another at the scene where their colleague was shot and killed on U.S. 27 Friday afternoon. Dying from a gunshot wound, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Nick Sottile Sr. mustered …

There are several improvements needed in prisons. While some individuals may assume they know what prison environment is like, unless you have worked in a prison or have been an inmate, you really do not …

The Innocence Project is a non-governmental organisation, whose mission is “dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice”. The project was founded in 1992 …

Learning is an ongoing process. It is also a life-long process. There is no fill up point; high school graduation is not the last time the brain has to work. This belief is held by many …