Fresno Police have been searching for 21-year-old Shawn Abrams since July after he allegedly stabbed a man to death in a sober living home.
Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations.
Ryan Lochte is merely the latest in a very long line of people who made their problems much, much worse by lying for fear of the truth.
Advocates for survivors of violent crime say there are too few credible programs to help black men — and they're trying to change that.
How is a hate crime defined? What should you do if you experience one? And who can you report it to if you don't want to involve police?
Not all DNA evidence is equally valuable or trustworthy.
"It's simply a question of time and thorough investigation, and then this person will be arrested."
There are different elements of an assault charge that must be proven in order to get a conviction.
Do you know your Tiger King from your Dirty Johns?
Not all behavior preceding a crime looks particularly suspect, and not all suspect behavior precedes a crime.
Many people don’t know their rights, and they often do or say things that can hurt their case after they’ve been arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Unfortunately, you can bet that the officers who have arrested you do know the law, and they will use that knowledge to their full advantage. DWI convictions are …
Collusion generally refers to the act working with others on a covert plan or scheme, but is collusion a crime? Not always. Learn about collusion, when it's a crime, and more at FindLaw's Criminal Charges section.
There was a problem with my personal ethics policy: It was steeped in the hubris of a crime writer who had little firsthand experience with crime.
A case challenging sex offender registration could revive the long-slumbering nondelegation doctrine.
A 15 minute documentary interview of one of SAPD's detectives telling a story about a particular runaway victim of human trafficking and explains the causes,...
Whether you are a bystander, witness, or the direct victim of a crime, it’s important to know how to alert the authorities. The Onion provides a step-by-step guide for reporting a crime: