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photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Justice September 30, 2024

Two Cobb Accountability Court officials speak to judge’s conference

According to a news release from Cobb County government, Cobb’s Accountability Court Director Jennifer Tillery and Drug Court Coordinator Porsha Winfrey spoke before the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges’…

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Justice September 20, 2024

Cobb elections statement on settlement with DOJ over accessibility of polling places

The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration posted the following statement about its settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on the Cobb County website (to read the…

GBI Inspector Trent Hillsman wearing a dark suit and tie, poses with hands crossed in front next to an American flag

Justice September 13, 2024

GBI’s Trent Hillsman promoted to Inspector

In a press release, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Trent Hillsman has been promoted to Inspector. His new duties will include supervising and overseeing several Investigative Division units, including…

Justice September 3, 2024

Conservative opponents of DEI may not be as colorblind as they claim

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha; Laura Brooks Dueland, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Mikki Hebl, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Critics…

Justice August 19, 2024

Inside the dark world of dognapping

by Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Brenda Vose, University of North Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s late at night, and a…

Justice August 16, 2024

Former Cobb ADA chosen to lead state’s Organized Retail Crime Unit

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Timothy Ruffini, a former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney (ADA), has been chosen to lead the state’s new Organized Retail Crime Unit. The…

real-time crime center with a person seated in front of multiple monitors

Justice August 16, 2024

Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work

by Kimberly Przeszlowski, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing…

Justice August 14, 2024

Georgia PSC to weigh eminent domain case pitting Black landowners against Sandersville Railroad

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2024 State regulators are set to decide soon whether a Georgia short…

Justice July 31, 2024

A President Harris might not get any Supreme Court picks – Biden proposes term limits to make sure all future presidents get two

by Kevin J. McMahon, Trinity College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To emphasize the importance of an election, presidential candidates often predict that the next…

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Justice July 30, 2024

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence rate has fluctuated since…

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