A recent analysis of NJ crime reports indicates that more than 40 percent of all homicides in the Garden State are never solved by police. This might come as quite a shock to anyone who is aware of the technological advances that, at least in theory, should enable law enforcement to solve violent crimes and make sure that the culprits…
A new gun control law in California could influence gun laws throughout the country. California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law a bill that makes it easier for police officers, prosecutors and judges to seize a person’s weapons in certain circumstances. Specifically, the law grants authority to judges to determine that an individual who poses a threat of violence…
The homicide rate in NJ rose in 2015, according to a survey of county prosecutor’s offices throughout New Jersey. The survey, conducted by NJ Advance Media, indicates that 375 people died as a result of violence last year, a number that is higher than the total of 361 violence-related deaths in New Jersey in 2014. The news is particularly disappointing…