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Crime, Law and Justice

Why colleges can punish sexual assault better than the courts

Why colleges can punish sexual assault better than the courts

When the University of Minnesota suspended 10 football players after investigating alleged sexual assaults that a prosecutor declined to charge, it illustrated how colleges can be better equipped to punish sexual violence on campus than the justice system.
by Cody Nelson

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Germany hunts 'violent and armed' Tunisian in truck attack

Germany hunts 'violent and armed' Tunisian in truck attack

A German security official said that authorities had considered the suspect a possible terror threat previously and had been trying to deport him after his asylum application was rejected this summer.
by The Associated Press

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Communication issues surround the U of M football team boycott

Communication issues surround the U of M football team boycott

Ten U of M football players were suspended following the investigation of an alleged sexual assault. The University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs Tuesday hosted a forum about the school's response to the football team threatening a bowl game boycott.
by MPR News Staff

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Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

A criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water turned to former key officials at City Hall on Tuesday as Michigan's attorney general announced charges against four people accused of keeping residents on a contaminated system that caused the crisis.
by Associated Press

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Calif. judge cleared of misconduct after sentence in Stanford sexual assault case

Calif. judge cleared of misconduct after sentence in Stanford sexual assault case

Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. The state judicial discipline agency found no evidence of sentencing bias.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Berlin market attack

Islamic State claims responsibility for Berlin market attack

German authorities called the deadly truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an "act of terrorism" that had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism, but on Tuesday they released the only suspect.
by The Associated Press

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