Throughout the United States prisons and jails are increasingly filled with people who suffer from severe forms of mental illness. One recent study found that across the country some 356,000 inmates in jails and prisons have serious mental illnesses... Continue reading →
In 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police officers may stop someone if they have a reasonable suspicion that this person has committed, or is about to commit, a crime. The court also held that officers may frisk the detainee for weapons if... Continue reading →
Criminal actions have serious consequences. However, not everyone is capable of understanding these consequences. For example, Illinois recognizes that some children lack the intellectual capacity to appreciate the criminality of their actions (the... Continue reading →
