Criminal Justice

A river guide was charged with “obstructing government operations” when he dove into the water to save a child instead of waiting for a search and rescue team to arrive. When a Christian outreach group offered food to homeless people in a Fort Lauderdale park, its members were arrested because a local regulation disallowed such […]

What do funeral directors, interior designers, and African-style hair braiders all have in common? The answer may surprise you: Each of these professions requires individuals to obtain an expensive and time-consuming license before going into business. If they don’t, they may face stiff penalties and jail time. This type of excessive occupational licensing creates unnecessary […]

American citizens are admitted to local jails over 10.5 million times each year, and, at any given time, there are more than 740,000 individuals being held in these facilities. While most assume that those in jail have been convicted and found guilty of a crime, more than 65 percent of jail inmates are simply awaiting […]

New research from SHRM and Stand Together Trust found that the vast majority of American consumers support purchasing goods and services from businesses that employ people with non-violent criminal records.

The majority of American consumers support the idea of buying from businesses that employ workers with nonviolent criminal records according to research from SHRM and Stand Together Trust

Our criminal justice system should promote both accountability and redemption, which necessitates second chances for individuals with a criminal record. Today, these individuals face significant societal and legal barriers to becoming productive members of our communities. By ensuring individuals with a criminal record have the opportunity for a true second chance, we can improve public […]

“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling for Timbs v. Indiana makes clear that excessive fines –including civil asset forfeiture–are an affront to the Constitution. Civil asset forfeiture violates individual civil liberties and creates perverse incentives for law enforcement, turning them into revenue collectors. Ideally, states should end civil asset forfeiture and restore due process protections to […]

The passage of the First Step Act has resulted in the improvement of rehabilitation and re-entry opportunities for thousands of incarcerated individuals. Our founder, Charles Koch, recently challenged the business community to take the next step and create opportunities for individuals with criminal records who have earned a second chance. The Society for Human Resource […]

Law enforcement in the United States has changed drastically since its founding. During colonial times and the initial forming of the country, law enforcement’s role in local communities was carried out by volunteer groups and part-time officers who were privately funded by local community members. The first centralized, municipal police department was created by the […]

Community supervision programs vary by form and function based on the jurisdiction but are tasked with supervising millions of Americans each year.