Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime

En Estados Unidos, los hombres negros tienen casi seis veces más posibilidades de ser arrestados que los hombres blancos.

En la primavera y el verano de 2020, tuvieron gran repercusión varios homicidios perpetrados por la policía, que generaron que la atención volviera a centrarse en la violencia policial en Estados Unidos, en particular contra las personas negras.

The Civil War brought an end to the institution of slavery in the US.

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In 2020, US Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett became the fifth woman to serve on the country's highest court.

The daughter of Puerto Rican parents, Sonia Sotomayor won scholarships to Princeton and Yale before launching her impressive legal career.

Imagine having a job that has been around for thousands of years.

It's a good time to be a cyberspy.

In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people.

In the United States, Black men are almost six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence.

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

It's a good time to be a cyberspy.

As the most extensive database, fingerprints have helped solve millions of crimes.

From your cell phone signal to your search history, digital clues can help investigators solve crimes.

The case is closed-but did police arrest the right culprit?

Crime scene investigators walk past the yellow tape with one mission: to figure out what happened.

A good detective knows that crime scene evidence can make or break a case.

At the scene of a crime, an evidence marker sits next to a pool of blood while an investigator's camera catalogs the scene.

2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalistWhat kind of science does it take to solve a crime?

2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalistWhat kind of science does it take to solve a crime?

From debut author Charlene Allen comes a captivating YA contemporary mystery and coming-of-age story, celebrating the power of friendship, first love, and exploring the criminal justice system from the lens of restorative justice.

John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield.

This lively and comprehensive activity book teaches young readers everything they need to know about the nation's highest court.

With school over, Greg visiting relatives, and Betts on vacation with her family, it's looking like it will be a quiet summer for Shelby Belgarden.

Al Capone was a criminal but he was once loved by his community.

McNeil Island in Washington state was the home of the last prison island in the US, accessible only by air or sea.

Arguably one of the most prominent US Supreme Court Justices at the moment, Sonia Sotomayor has paved her own way to enact profound changes and reforms, despite the obstacles that stood in her way.

Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time.

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¿Quién mantiene a su comunidad a salvo?

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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, emerged in the Middle East during the first decade of the 2000s.

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