When a woman commits a crime, the storytelling often drifts from the nature of the crime to her physical attributes, moral values and the idea that she has transgressed the roles assigned to her by so ...

And in some shocking cases, parents openly justify or celebrate their children’s misconduct. This is not merely a student ...

The share of hit-and-run cases in total road fatalities has expanded from roughly 13-14% to nearly 18%, indicating that ...

A Raleigh County man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, ...

The first session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations (UN) Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity, held in New York from 19 to 30 ...

The Christian communal movement has long faced accusations from former members who allege harsh discipline, forced labor and isolation from the outside world ...

An argument that our fascination with true crime is a species-protective response fails to address why we keep getting duped (and harmed) by sophisticated predators.

Incarcerated women are being made involuntary performers in a spectacle that attracts men who dehumanize them.

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel, is often viewed as a market maverick. This week, however, he turned politically contrarian too. Speaking in West Palm Beach, he complained ...

The Iowa House approved several bills Wednesday that are part of House GOP’s “tough on crime” package introduced earlier in the session, including a measure requiring a 20-year minimum prison ...

The District 20 District Attorney's Office, which serves: Carter, Johnston, Love, Marshall and Murray counties has found a way to make mandatory drug testing after committing ...