Dec 2, 2005 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
Recording a suspect’s entire interrogation provides substantial protection of the suspect’s rights as well as the rights of the police officers involved. Contrary to stated concerns, in jurisdictions that routinely record interrogations, recording has...
Dec 2, 2005 | Lead Articles, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
2003 proved to be a watershed year for the United States Supreme Court. In that year, the Court took a stand after almost twenty-four years of silence on one of the most contentious issues in the history of the United States Constitution. The issue was whether or...
Dec 2, 2005 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
Indian gaming is big business. In 2004, Indian gaming facilities grossed over $19.4 billion and, since 1995, revenue increases have topped 10% each year. Currently, over 200 tribes operate more than 400 gaming facilities in twenty-eight states. Along with impressive...
Dec 2, 2005 | Case Comments, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
The Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 added Chapter 96 to Title 18, entitled Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO), to address corrupt individuals and the economic organizations they use to further their illegal goals. To establish a crime pursuant...
Dec 2, 2005 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
On the night of February 1, 2002, a southbound Ford Windstar Minivan collided head-on and killed twenty-year-old Dawn Richardson, when her northbound Ford Explorer veered across the Beltway outside Washington D.C., and collided head on with a southbound Ford Windstar...
Dec 2, 2005 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 39
Almost from the inception of the modern police force, American police officers have carried guns. Recently, in addition to guns, police forces have started using newly-developed less-lethal weapons. Because the safety of many of these weapons is not clear, several...