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What predictive policing software does, and what audits found
Predictive policing software sifts past incident records to rank places for patrol attention, and named studies have tested both its usefulness and its bias.
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The Zodiac Killer case: why an unsolved mystery still captivates
More than fifty years on, the case remains open. What the record actually supports, and what it does not.
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What a criminal complaint is and how one gets filed
A criminal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts constituting an offense, made under oath and tested by a judge for probable cause before any arrest warrant issues.
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Justice news today: How to follow court cases like a pro, without getting misled
Dockets, rulings, and the vocabulary that tells you where a case actually stands.
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What famous espionage cases revealed about counterintelligence
The espionage convictions of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen showed that trusted insiders with authorized access cause the deepest intelligence losses, and the cases produced standing counterintelligence reforms.
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What Actually Happens in a Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury is a closed-door screening body of 16 to 23 citizens with subpoena power. Here is who sits on it, what happens inside, and how an indictment gets endorsed.