President Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, coming just days after he reportedly requested more funds, has raised concerns that the investigation could be slowed.
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The number of police in schools has skyrocketed in recent decades. But as students head back to school, the big question is: How effective are they?
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The US criminal justice system tilts against public defenders. But some states are trying to fix the imbalance.
Read moreFrom prisoner education to ‘problem-solving courts,’ the US and Britain are teaching each other how to reduce incarceration and recidivism. The efforts are driven by both budgetary and moral urgency.
Read moreLong-time residents in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood say they remember the high crime of the 1990s. How they’ve changed since points to broader shifts within the black community.
Read moreCongress is backing criminal justice reforms in a bipartisan way, reflecting what appears to be a broader shift that began in states.
Read moreJuvenile arrests often create a stigma around a student that leads to further delinquent activity. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old in Texas, has been flooded with support that may soften the blow, experts say.
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After a series of tragedies, cities are using a variety of tools – from eliminating bail for nonviolent offenses to pairing police officers with mental health professionals – to reduce overcrowding in America’s jails
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Links to my ongoing coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing trial
Read moreA police crackdown at a pool party in suburban Dallas points to how tensions can arise as diversity spreads into even predominantly white suburbs
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