During his eulogy, the Beech Grove Police Department chief paused to call for reform of the criminal justice system.

Far too often, Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday said, when you see violent crime, there was probably a point in the perpetrator’s life where a mental health intervention would have made a difference.

His family searched for justice for years, enduring a legal saga that spanned three criminal trials and what they said was an agonizing series of failures and mistakes at nearly every level of the ...

Ministry of Justice factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made up 44 percent of ...

As police staffing shortages and public safety concerns continue to dog Alberta police services, more municipal agencies say ...

Police have taken action against fewer youth, including fewer cases involving young people and serious offending, but more involving children and serious offending, new figures show.

The Peoria police chief said police and prosecutors need the proper tools to end the cycle of juvenile violence.

Beset by backlogs and sclerotic bureaucracy, David Lammy must employ extraordinary measures to fix an ‘inhumane’ system that is so broken it is no longer fit for purpose ...

Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, ...

Phil Bowen, new Youth Justice Board (YJB) Interim Chair, says children with complex needs face a postcode lottery. He argues evidence-led decisions are key to closing the gap and fairness.

Two cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice ...

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