Month: May 2022
New Jersey lawmaker seeks to reduce overall police traffic stops
There has been a nationwide reckoning in recent years about how quickly interactions between police officers and citizens can escalate and become deadly. At the same time, there have also been calls to address racial disparities in policing, a problem backed by statistics as well as anecdotal evidence. While these...
Know the risks of being interrogated without an attorney
When suspects are arrested on television and in movies, they are told they have certain rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. This is called the “Miranda warning,” and police must use it in real life as well. The warning is so common that...
Criminal records keep qualified workers out of good jobs
American employers are currently facing a rare problem. Because of the pandemic and a multitude of other factors, there are for more open jobs than there are workers to fill them. For many in the labor force, this has made it far easier to push for higher wages and to...