Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Exclusionary Rule & the Bill of Rights

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The exclusionary rule is a legal principle in the United States, under constitutional law, which holds that evidence collected or analyzed ...
Friday, May 11, 2012

Using Impression Evidence to get a Conviction

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Impression evidence can be an important part of any criminal investigation. This type of evidence is created anytime one object or material ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

CSI: Collecting Evidence at a Homicide

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Even those naive to the inner workings of a crime scene investigation know that the collection, preservation, and analysis of evidence can a...
Monday, March 26, 2012

17-Yr-Old Black Shot: Perpetuating Fears of Ongoing Racial Injustice

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It has only been a few weeks since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Crime: Biological or Environmental?

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When it comes to theories in a given discipline—in this case criminal justice—it is always best to use an interdisciplinary approach; that i...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Two Landmark Cases: Plessy & Miranda

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There have been several controversial and antiquated Supreme Court decisions throughout the history of the United States proving that the U....
Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Founding Fathers & the Centralization of Power

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Prior to the creation of the Constitution, the United States was governed by the Articles of Confederation (circa 1781). Political leaders o...