Category Archives: Blog
Heroin Addiction Breaking the Cycle with Methadone
There is a growing epidemic of heroin use in the United States; the Drug Enforcement Administration found that heroin use and deaths involving heroin tripled from 2007 to 2014. These statistics illustrate how necessary finding a solution for this addiction is. In order to aid in the fight, federal regulations in Illinois are becoming… Read More »
Why Police Shootings Won’t Stop
With recent shootings of individuals progressing from simple traffic stops, citizens and civil right groups are left wondering how to stop this escalation from happening. One can name numerous cases of traffic stops ending in death; Sandra Bland from Texas was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal and Philando Castile from… Read More »
Warrants for Android’s Location Data: A New Technological Trend?
Warrants for Android’s Location Data Warrants for Android’s Location Data affects things like the Maps application found on virtually all mobile phones has more than one use, especially for law enforcement. Recently, more warrants have been issued by law enforcement to collect information about the movements and activities of Android users. By utilizing this… Read More »
Technological Trend: Warrants
The Maps application found on virtually all mobile phones has more than one use especially for law enforcement. Recently, more warrants have been issued by law enforcement to collect information about the movements and activities of Android users. By utilizing this strategy, law enforcement are able to chronicle the whereabouts of suspects in their… Read More »
Breaking Heroin Addiction
There is a growing epidemic of heroin use in the United States; the Drug Enforcement Administration found that heroin use and deaths involving heroin tripled from 2007 to 2014. These statistics illustrate how necessary finding a solution for this addiction is. In order to aid in the fight, federal regulations in Illinois are becoming… Read More »
A Call for Red Light Camera Change
Red Light Cameras The people of the city of Chicago, and anyone else driving through it, have had to suffer at the hands of an administration that supposedly wants to keep them safe, but in actuality just wants their money. When Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration and their red-light cameras surreptitiously changed the yellow light… Read More »
Marijuana-Related DUI | The New Trend: Driving While High
Marijuana-related DUI Times are changing. Thirty years ago, there was an alarming amount of people driving under the influence of alcohol on the road. Now, with the legalization of marijuana beginning to perpetuate America, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is finding that there are more and more driving under the influence of… Read More »
Drug Scandal Update | Schaumburg PD
Drug Scandal The Chicago Tribune has brought us another update on the drug scandal the Schaumburg Police Department suffered concerning 3 of its officers and their personal drug dealing. Beginning in 2013, 15 civilians filed lawsuits against the officers for violation of their constitutional rights. Since then, 7 of the lawsuits have either been… Read More »
Secretary of State Cracks Down on Police for DUI Paperwork
Today, the Chicago Tribune reminds us that nobody is perfect, even government employees. According to the Secretary of State, police officers have not been diligent in sending in statutory summary suspensions, which the state uses to revoke licenses from those arrested for a DUI. Without that DUI paperwork, the state is unaware of whose… Read More »
Supreme Court’s Decision will Affect Thousands of Young People
Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock and relive a particular moment? For thousands of inmates under the age of eighteen, this second chance is coming true. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday, based on an earlier case in 2012, that life imprisonment without parole for juveniles is cruel and… Read More »