Why Brain Science Is Bad for Juvenile Justice
Brain research may convince the public that development is a fixed, undisputed path toward rational thought, thus further marginalizing those children who stray from the path of 'normal' development.
Brain research may convince the public that development is a fixed, undisputed path toward rational thought, thus further marginalizing those children who stray from the path of 'normal' development.
Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment
Having read most of her previous work, I think Evidence is my favorite. As with previous collections, there are lots of birds and grass, but this collection is different. On one hand, her age is showing.
Amy Bach | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
Law enforcement agencies work independently of each other, and don't coordinate well as a rule. When problems do arise, they are quick to renounce responsibility. Usually, they blame each other.
Robin Sax | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media
As a prosecutor, the first thing I do when I get a case is to Google the victim, the suspect, and all the material witnesses.
AP | Posted 01.31.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return of an indictment against Illinois Gov. Rod Bl...
Paula Gordon | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics
While the fate of the nation hangs in the balance, so does that of Troy Anthony Davis. He personifies the continuing threat to justice (and to life) of our de facto judicial system.
John Terzano | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media
The alarming number of false identifications uncovered by this report confirms what researchers have been repeating for years - eyewitness evidence is highly prone to error.
Nathan Robinson | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics
Those who value their civil liberties have much more to fear from a McCain Court than the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as police gain greater and greater incentives to disregard our rights without consequence.
Paula Gordon | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics
What day and time you will die? I, for one, have no interest in knowing. Troy Anthony Davis, almost certainly an innocent man, knows. He'll die Tue...
Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
To be clear, this is not a partisan effort -- It's a legally binding and provable case for murder, that Bugliosi -- an American patriot -- would bring against any president regardless of affiliation.
Deane Waldman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living
No one controls or even "is responsible" for the failing healthcare system, and it's not fixed by punishing or changing the people. It's fixed by changing the processes within the system.
Alexandra Cox | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics