Raising the minimum wage by $1 per hour would result in a substantial decrease in the number of reported cases of child neglect, according to a new study co-authored by an Indiana University researcher. Congress is considering increases to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, and several state…
The number of cases of child abuse and pornography in Japan reached record highs in 2016, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The police reported to child consultation centers suspected abuse of 54,227 minors aged below 18, up 46.5% from the previous year and topping the 50,000 line for the…
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The school year’s underway, and students are on all sorts of social media and internet groups. Unfortunately, we have to be on the alert for sex predators who target children and teens in cyberspace. FBI agents here in Washington state The…
A band of volunteer crime fighters is hoping that wine drinkers can help them solve a number of cold cases. The Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a Georgia-based nonprofit, has partnered with Benefit Wines to feature information about unsolved crimes on custom wine labels. “It’s powerful, because eyes and ears…
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hacking has created havoc in prosecuting child pornography cases — both for those caught in a 2015 FBI sting operation as well as for the adult victims of malicious pedophiles. Evidence obtained by the FBI over the Internet has been ruled…
The Los Angeles Unified district will pay $88 million to settle lawsuits over sex abuse by teachers involving dozens of children at two elementary schools. View full post on Education Week: Sexual Misconduct #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post L.A. to Pay $88 Million to Settle Sex-Abuse Cases –…
U.S. Supreme Court justices unanimously set aside lower court rulings in the Affordable Care Act contraceptive-mandate cases, which involve a number of religious schools and colleges. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post High Court Sends Back Contraceptive Cases…
19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Randall Houston will ask the Alabama Legislature to increase the possible penalty for Aggravated Child Abuse for a child under six years of age to life in prison when it convenes for its regular session in February. “I stood in court last week to oppose…
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Child sex offenders make up the largest category of inmates in U.S. military prisons, yet a full accounting of their crimes and how much time they’re actually locked up is shielded by an opaque system of justice, an Associated Press investigation has found. Of the 1,233 inmates confined in the…