New Jersey officials have fundamentally altered the state’s official policy on stun gun use by law enforcement. The policy changes were recently announced by Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman, who indicated that the new guidelines would provide police officers with clearer direction on how to use the devices as “a lifesaving alternative†during potentially …

The Netflix series “Making a Murderer†garnered national headlines when outraged viewers began to petition the government, at both the federal and state levels, to re-open the case of Steven Avery. Although Avery, a Wisconsin man who was convicted of the murder charges of Teresa Halbach in 2005, still remains in prison, he has a …

Students who apply to college have a difficult enough time as it is without having to worry about whether a past indiscretion, such as an arrest or criminal conviction, will end up coming back to haunt them. However, most colleges currently ask questions about previous disciplinary actions on student applications. In fact, the Common Application, …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with Break the Cycle, a national nonprofit organization committed to educating the public about dating abuse, has called for Americans to pay more attention to dating violence problems in February. In fact, February is being recognized as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence …

NJ Gov. Chris Christie recently signed off on A206, a bill that will make it easier for some individuals in New Jersey with criminal records to get those records expunged and move on with their lives. Expunging a Felony Under previous New Jersey law, a person who had been arrested or convicted of a felony-level …