Data USA, an online resource for public government data, reports that roughly 12.4 percent of police officers nationally are African American, while 67 percent are white. In addition, Axios reports ...

Last week, the Los Angeles Times published an article about how some LAPD officers failed to follow department policy and immediately render aid to individuals shot by police. I think this story could ...

Richard M. Aborn has been a player in the New York City criminal justice world since 1979, when he began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. In the 1990s, ...

Civil asset forfeiture gives police officers the right to seize cash, cars and homes from people who haven’t been convicted of a crime, which is why it’s time to end this exploitative practice by ...

A year ago, in October 2016, Patrick McCarthy, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Miriam Shark, former associate director at Casey and I took an exhaustive look at the evidence surrounding ...

Organized crime is very active throughout both the private and public sectors. From banks to major retailers, federal governments to small businesses, fraudsters aren’t discerning when choosing which ...

Substantial “foreign influence” has been identified in posts containing material peddling conspiracies fostered by the QAnon movement, according to a former U.S. counterterrorism official. From ...

People with a record frequently experience challenges in obtaining or maintaining housing. For those who have been incarcerated, on supervision, charged, and/or arrested, the background check for ...

Harm reduction can be that solution, helping people mitigate the risks associated with certain behaviors. Most Americans already engage in some version of it, such as wearing seatbelts, and it is ...

Since Terrance Simon got out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary last year, he’s mentally prepared himself for the fact that his record might mean he doesn’t get the job when talking to prospective ...

Teenagers are increasingly at risk of overdose as fentanyl overdose deaths sweep the country and, as they return to school, experts warn they may run into the substance more in unexpected ways, Axios ...