I feel compelled to respond to the Rev. Timothy Grassinger’s letter. Initially, I note that the vandalism of the Focus on the Family sign was a crime. If the perpetrator(s) can be apprehended, they ...
Saying it is long overdue, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed a measure that updates and expands the definition of the crime of rape. Hochul said the bill, known as the “Rape is Rape” act, modernizes ...
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — One Columbus man who was brutally stabbed and confined to a wheelchair because of a racially motivated attack in 2020 was given closure Thursday afternoon. The man who did it ...
This module is a resource for lecturers. Definition of Crime Prevention and Terminology. A common challenge when discussing ‘crime prevention’ is identifying exactly what is c ...
New hate crimes legislation is part of an agreement Gov. Hochul reached with legislative leaders in negotiations over the state budget. Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to change that. In January, during ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are expanding the definition of rape to include men as well as women and any victim who is unable to give consent or who is violated with an object, long-sought ...
The article explains how the federal Crime Victims' Rights Act and other crime victim protections contain a broad definition of the term "victim." Today, I posted on SSRN my new, co-authored law ...
Fraud doesn’t mean what it used to. A string of high-profile federal prosecutions are falling apart as courts apply a newly narrowed legal definition of the crime. The latest case came this week in ...