College is an exceptionally important time in a person's educational development. It provides the opportunity to study subject matters of interest, acquire skills for a career, and experience personal growth. As of late, however, college campus sexual assault has...
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Month: February 2015
U.S. Attorney General Reviving Efforts to Pursue Bankers over 2008 Financial Crisis
2008 Financial Crisis - Action against Execs The 2008 financial crisis goes down in history as a ubiquitous event that crushed the national and world economy. In August 2014, Bank of America paid a record $16.65 billion fine to settle government allegations that it...
Crime Rates Fall in the United States: An Opportunity to Reevaluate the Criminal Justice System
The rate of violent crime is dropping. New York City offers great insight into this reality. In 2014, 328 homicides were reported compared to a staggering 2,245 in 1990. According to the FBI, in 2010, the U.S. had experienced a 40-year low in violent crime. Experts...
Sheldon Silver: Attorney and New York Assembly Speaker is Facing Charges for Corruption
On January 22, New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested for federal corruption charges. After years of rumors regarding injustices committed by Mr. Silver, the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, filed a...
Attorney General Changes Civil Asset Forfeiture Policy: A Step in the Right Direction
Asset forfeiture is the government seizure of property connected to unlawful activity -- a practice that plays a central role in the federal government's "War on Drugs." Recently, this practice has been under scrutiny from the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and...