The criminal justice field consists of three major branches: law enforcement, the court system and the correctional system. Law enforcement focuses on preventing, responding to and investigating ...

He said the new law would make the state’s criminal justice system “a lot more fair and just. ... presiding judge for 16 of Harris County's criminal courts, the law may not have much of an impact.

New York State court system leaders said on Thursday that they are planning a phased rollout of management strategies aimed at speeding along the processing of felony cases in New York City. The ...

Monday was the first day Woodbury County District Court criminal proceedings were conducted inside the courtrooms at the new Law Enforcement Center. Court staff, the Woodbury County Attorney's ...

Colorado law says anyone can watch most criminal courts online. But not all judges comply. The Denver Post found 68% of state’s courts livestreamed at least once during two dozen spot checks ...

Youngkin moves to delay controversial law sealing criminal, court records from public view Gov. Glenn Youngkin asked lawmakers to amend the implementation of a controversial 2021 law shielding ...

New York's court system is working with the Center for Justice Innovation to implementing a number of common-sense measures aimed at reducing case processing delays, including improving oversight ...

An NPR investigation law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. California Congresswoman Norma Torres is trying to change that.

The court system ultimately launched an investigation into the judge, Joshua Kindred. What followed were multiple rounds of interviews with investigators who cross-examined her and stress-tested ...

Nearly a century later, the International Criminal Court was founded during the optimistic period that followed the fall of the Soviet Union, in 1991. Democracy appeared ascendant, maybe even ...

Will money go into a state-run criminal defence system – whatever could go wrong with that! No one really cares about courts or legal aid until they are caught up in it. This is a marvellous ...

The backlog of cases in the criminal courts has reached a record high of 73,000 in the year ending September 2024. The Government recognises that reforming the way criminal courts operate is the key ...