The Defense Never Rests
There’s a common cultural belief that children and teenagers who are convicted of crimes are often given lighter punishments than adults accused of similar offenses. After all, the focus of the juvenile justice system is supposed to be rehabilitating youthful...
Lock them up. And, essentially, throw away the key. That has long been the favored response of many anti-drug hardliners in Indiana and nationally when the subject of illicit drug use, possession and sales has come up in past years. And, indeed, it has been the go-to...
It is certainly sensible and convenient for every American to think that the country’s criminal justice system is essentially rational and protective of civil rights. What other way is there to logically gauge the might and enforcement prerogatives of state and...
You might think that no one would dare to falsely accuse someone of such a horrendous thing. You might assume that a child couldn’t lie about something like that — or that a child wouldn’t have enough information to lie. And even they did, the judge or jury wouldn’t...
A person who is facing criminal charges who hasn’t ever been involved in the criminal justice system might have some concerns and questions about the process. With your freedom and finances on the line, it is crucial that you understand as much about the process as...
Recently, certain politicians have been giving a false impression of the facts when discussing how widespread murder is in the U.S. While we would never urge you to vote for one candidate or party over another, we think it is crucial for everyone to be clear on how...
Let’s just preface the below tale with this query: What if this was your mom? Indeed, what if it was you? A story from another state — but which is easily susceptible of recurrence in Indiana or any other area of the country — has attracted the attention — and,...
Indianapolis enforcement officers are cracking down on drug crimes in Marion County. A recent piece in the IndyStar discussed the move, noting Marion County was designated a place in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. What is the High Intensity Drug...
When a juvenile commits a crime, they are often tried in a juvenile court. These courts are meant to rehabilitate the child, under the assumption that they were not mature enough to understand the consequences of the crime they committed. In more extreme cases,...
Does Indiana have a registry containing the names of and other pertinent information relating to convicted offenders of sex and violent crimes? Indeed, it does, and no rationally thinking person would ever want to be on it. One word might reasonably pop up relatively...
