Criminal justice in New France was integral to the successful establishment of a French colonial system in North America. New France was no stranger to criminal activity from its very...
John Jay College of Criminal Justice Former name College of Police Science of The City University of New York (1964–1967) [1] Motto "Fierce Advocates for Justice." Type Public college...
Early on, criminal matters in the Department of Justice were assigned to different Assistant Attorneys General. The nucleus of what would become the Criminal Division began to form around 1915. The Department Register that year listed under the Office of the Assistant Attorney General William Wallace, Jr., the names of attorneys who were later closely associated with the Criminal Division. The Criminal Division was formally organized by the Attorney General in 1919. That year, the Division is fi...
1998: The Capital Case Unit is created and in 2013 would be renamed the Capital Case Section. ; 2000: The Department of Justice Building located at 1301 New York Avenue, N.W., is dedicated to John C. Keeney, in honor of his distinguished career. ; 2003: The Domestic Security Section (DSS) is created. The Terrorism and Violent Crime Section and Internal Security Section are renamed the Counterterrorism Section and Counterespionage Section, respectively.
Under the hood of the federal midterms, 2022 will shape criminal legal institutions around the nation. There are more than 2400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff, starting in the Texas...
The Senate delivered former President Donald Trump a bipartisan criminal justice reform deal... While Schumer hasn’t yet laid out a timeline for when he’d bring the crack-cocaine...
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View a timeline of the quarter-century of legal twists in the case of Adnan Syed since he was arrested in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend. Subscribe to continue reading this...
Canada’s chief justice Richard Wagner is warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the chronic shortage of judges in the federal court system is putting criminal trials at risk and could undermine...
Below, Billboard takes a look at Meek’s run-ins with the criminal justice system. Meek Mill Heads to Prison for the First Time (2008) Meek’s first taste of prison came at the age of 18...