The family of a 15-year-old boy shot and killed by a 17-year-old suspect is frustrated with the criminal justice system. They're disappointed and frustrated that a judge decided to try the suspect as ...

The University of Toronto’s Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) wants you to think our criminal justice system cares less about victims when they are Indigenous women than when they are white or ...

By Peter TranknerAgain, an American citizen was shot during an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) mission in ...

The Taliban’s new criminal code in Afghanistan has legalised slavery and granted mullahs legal immunity. Here is more about ...

Violence has been falling for several years. But last year for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked ...

This week: violent gang reprisals in Guatemala, a symbolic push for justice in Colombia, and mounting pressure on Mexico from ...

It appeared to be the first time that the department has backed away from pursuing a case of an assault against a federal ...

Fed rate pause, tariff pushback and dollar strain collide as Steve Hanke warns US economic priorities are misaligned.

The 2025 national homicide rate might be the lowest recorded in the U.S. since 1900.

The report found there were 218 people stranded in county jails waiting for mental health treatment, as of Jan. 13. In ...

The author, a former judge and prosecutor, criticizes how the federal grand jury system is being misused, especially in ...

Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent ...