Oxycontin doesn’t register on a breathalyzer, so how does law enforcement test for drug impairment? While the penalties are the same as for an alcohol DWI offense, the testing procedure for a drug DWI is far different. When a drug DWI is suspected, the officer on duty will call a DRE expert to complete a […]
Study Shows Minnesota Has Highest Recidivism Rate in America
A recent study done by the Pew Center revealed that Minnesota has the highest recidivism rate in the country. Recidivism is the tendency of a convicted criminal to relapse into criminal behavior. The study collected data from 41 of the 50 United States. Minnesota was the “winner” with a recidivism rate of 61 percent. That’s […]
The Top 4 Worst Prisons in America
All prisons are terrible places to be. There are some prisons, however, that trump all the rest. Places where inmates are stabbed and beaten on a daily basis. Places where prisoners have no human contact and are only allowed to leave their cells for minutes each day. These are the worst prisons in America. 4) […]
Cyber-Bullying on the Rise in Minnesota
In our tech-savvy society, cyber-bullying has become a rampant problem. Instead of pushing and shoving on the playground, bullies now harass on the internet, hiding safely behind an anonymous veil. Cyber-bullying is the repeated harassment of a person through an electronic medium, such as e-mail, text messaging, or social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc.). […]
2010 Ends with Lowest Minneapolis Crime Rates in Decades
The 2010 Crime Rate in Minneapolis dropped to the lowest the city has seen since the 1980s. Violent crime has been declining for the past four years and 2010 marks some of the lowest rates yet. A string of violent homicides in early 2010 threatened to push the numbers up, but on the whole violent […]