The result: 1 in 5 teens say they've sexted even though the majority know it could be a crime. Phillip Alpert found out the hard way. He had just turned 18 when he sent a naked photo of his 16 ...

The crime of the men, among the first recorded to have been executed in South Carolina, had been classically colonial. “Piratically and feloniously,” they stole two boats of slaves ...

Add these true crime documentaries to your must-watch list Jacqueline Weiss is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Food ...

On the other hand, psychology itself has, over the years, engendered significant changes in how legal experts think about the crime and the law, as well as changes in how the mentally ill are ...

The first three months of 2024 saw a "historic" drop in rates of violent crime and murder across the country, according to ...

We may earn a commission from your purchases. The true crime genre has grown tremendously within podcasting, and it continues to grow. If you’re just getting into the genre, it’s a bit ...

Violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, robbery, aggravated assault and rape, including attempted rape but not statutory rape. The violent crime rate metric is one of many ...

The latest U.S. Department of Justice crime figures show personal crimes -- which include rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault -- are at their lowest levels on record.

After Virginia lawmakers created a path for incarcerated people to earn early release, the state corrections department continued to detain them, the suit alleges. Karen Read is on trial, accused ...

The Chicago Mafia. The Gambino family. The Lucchese family. These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until prosecutors brought them down with one ...

This report brings together expert research and data, industry perspectives, and the voices of survivors, providing a unique view into the scope and impact of financial crime – and the scale of ...