Anyone who has ever been arrested and fingerprinted will have this information stored on a record of arrest and prosecution called a “rap sheet” that is kept by the FBI. Beginning in 1999, the FBI has collected an entire database of fingerprints and criminal records of millions of Americans. When any government or public institution […]
As men age, their testosterone levels decrease. By the time a man reaches 40 years of age, his testosterone level typically begins to decrease by approximately 1 percent each year. Some of the changes associated with that drop include lower sex drive, increased body fat, decreased bone density, loss of body hair, sleep disturbances, and […]
Justice Anthony Kennedy hit the nail on the head with a ten-pound gavel on Thursday of last week. Writing for the majority opinion in Williams v. Pennsylvania, Kennedy said that “Bias is easy to attribute to others and difficult to discern in oneself.” Perhaps this is why it is often so easy for losing parties […]
On Thursday June 9, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that the Second Amendment does not apply when it comes to weapons that are concealed. This means that states can keep people from carrying concealed firearms and can restrict them however they so choose. This decision was brought to […]
The highly punitive nature of our criminal justice system poses concrete policy challenges in the form of prison overcrowding and underfunding. The lack of space and resources to accommodate the ever-growing inmate population also sheds light on a slew of ethical considerations. Most concerning, perhaps, is evidence suggesting that exposure to the environment inside the […]