The Crime Report
OCTOBER 15, 2021
While education has been a known deterrent to future crime, advocates articulated a comprehensive roadmap to show how real success can be achieved, according to a new report from the group. Because of this fact, researchers and advocates have long studied the impact that early education — particularly preschool — can have on children.
The Crime Report
MAY 27, 2021
Few district attorneys in recent history have had a first term as consequential as Larry Krasner’s. Supervision lengths for felonies fell from an average of 48 months to 36 months, and from 12 months to 9 months for misdemeanors. Racial disparities significantly narrowed. Finally, there was no measurable change in recidivism.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
The Crime Report
APRIL 11, 2022
police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). A recent study published by Brandon del Pozo (the former Burlington, Vt.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman, defense attorneys for the parents, said in a Dec. The definition of a “child” ranges among states from age 14 and 18.
ALPS
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Margaret Ogden serves as the Wellness Coordinator in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, where she’s tasked with improving the mental health and wellbeing of Virginians in the legal profession through education, regulation and outreach. And then finally, you have the private sector attorneys.
The Crime Report
APRIL 1, 2022
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is joining forces with public defenders and nonprofit organizations to establish the county’s first Human Trafficking Diversion Court program, reports the Daily Breeze. Participants are referred to Human Trafficking Court by defense attorneys, prosecutors or law enforcement agencies.
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Talking to people who are not attorneys will help ensure that your strategy is translating well, and they can help you think of options outside of the law that you may have overlooked. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”? You are a successful attorney.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
135 
Let's personalize your content