This festive time of year, it’s fun to have a glass of champagne to toast the New Year or to drink a glass of eggnog or punch with neighbors or at the office holiday party. That’s perfectly fine—and even fun! What isn’t fine, however, is…
Once you’ve been arrested, your name is in the criminal justice system. Most people worry that this means that they are going to end up with a permanent criminal record no matter what. Some people even assume this means that they should simply plead guilty…
Over the past year, the practice of civil asset forfeiture has come under increased scrutiny both here in Ohio and nationally. Now it looks like the Ohio legislature may consider reforms to the way it is practiced in Ohio. A bill proposed by a coalition…
The Ohio marijuana legalization measure may not have passed this year, but advocates are already preparing a new measure for the ballot next November. With the larger voter turnout expected due to the 2016 presidential election, many say that legalization has a good chance of…
While crimes on college campuses as a whole may have decreased by 29 percent, 2014 data reveals that reports of campus sex crimes continue to grow. In fact, data released by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education…
While overall crime rates may be dropping or holding steady in many parts of the U.S., there are some crimes increasing rapidly in our city of Cincinnati. The increases in crime rates are not confined to one type of crime, either. We have seen jumps…
