Category: Law and Crime
Exploring the Mind of Charles Manson
Source: cottonbro studio / Pexels In August 1969, a string of violent murders stunned the entire world. Charles Manson, whose name has since become synonymous […]
Responsibility, “Winning,” and Apologies in Civil Settlement
Unsplash By, Jennifer K. Robbennolt, Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Jessica Bregant, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston […]
The Psychiatric Evaluation of John Lennon’s Killer
Source: Photo by K. Ramsland In this age of looking back, it was inevitable that a documentary would be made of the footage surrounding the […]
Justice Delayed but Not Denied
Source: Claire Anderson / unsplash Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygård was charged with five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement occurring […]
Agents of Knowledge |
Source: Alex Green / Pexels The title of this post, which in Latin would be agens scientiam, reflects our role as an agent of knowledge. […]
Why Do We Change the Clocks Twice a Year?
Source: Photo by Pixabay I will admit that ever since I was a teenager, I had always been favourably disposed to the idea of putting […]
Difficult and Unpleasant Choices or Impossible and Coerced Ones?
Source: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock I have regularly highlighted the costs associated with America’s system of pleas: limiting citizens’ direct participation in the legal system, inducing guilty […]
When It Comes to Corruption Appearances Matter
There has been a rash of corruption charges surrounding political figures recently, and the initial response of most of the accused is to claim innocence. […]