Bail Bondsmen Hit Hard By Recession By: Gerri L Elder As the economy’s conditions continue to get worse, businesses are learning to adapt the way they think about and do things to make it through the recession. According to a report by The Associated Press, bail bondsmen are feeling the...Read More

YouTube (and Dumb-Witted Criminals) Prove Valuable to Law Enforcement By: Gerri L. Elder All over the world, it seems that people who commit crimes are aiding police in making arrests and hurting their criminal defense attorneys simply by using a popular Internet site, YouTube.com. With cameras practically watching our every...Read More

Murder Charges for Man Who Defended His Home By: Gerri L. Elder Ryan Frederick is currently behind bars in Chesapeake City Jail in Virginia for the shooting death of a police officer on January 17, 2008. He is charged with first-degree murder. Normally you’d think that a person who shoots...Read More

Teenage Wasteland – The Sad State of Juvenile Justice In popular culture, teens are often comically portrayed as a constantly exasperated group whose motto is “that’s not fair.” This is meant to be funny, since teens are supposed to mature and learn that life, of course, is not fair –...Read More

Identification Errors Increase as DNA Science Expands By: Gerri L Elder DNA evidence is largely regarded as the final word in the identification of criminal suspects. It is the most reliable forensic science and plays an integral part in many criminal cases, to the frustration of some criminal defense attorneys....Read More