Vandalism calls always spike a little during Halloween, but they are also pretty common at any point in the year. Regardless of whether you’re slashing the tires on your cheating ex-boyfriend’s truck or simply pulling a “harmless prank,” you can be charged with a crime if you damage someone else’s property without their consent. Today, […]
Do Horror Movies Actually Reduce The Crime Rate?
Halloween is almost here, which means many people will soon be looking for a slasher film or a cult horror classic to watch after Trick or Treating has ended. Scary or violent movies sometimes get a bad rap, as critics say they could encourage violence among impressionable youth, but new research suggests that slasher films […]
The Link Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
The following is a guest blog by John Maclin of True Foundation Counseling in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. True Foundation Counseling is a program committed to holistically restoring men, women, families and communities who are recovering from addiction through evidence based approaches and spiritual growth. Domestic abuse is a problem throughout the nation, but it’s also an […]
MN Supreme Court Won’t Hear Sex Offender Program Case
We’ve been documenting the saga surrounding Minnesota’s sex offender civil commitment system for years now, and it appears that no firm resolution is in sight after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that they won’t hear a challenge to the program’s constitutionality. If you remember from our previous blogs on the subject, Minnesota’s current sex offender […]
Young Lawyers Get Training In Child Abuse Response and Prevention
St. Paul’s Michell Hamline School of Law recently received a $2 million donation that will be used to fund a new program aimed at helping train young professionals in child abuse response and prevention. The “Zero Abuse Project” was funded by a $2 million donation from Jeff Anderson, a lawyer from St. Paul. The program […]
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