Scams Series
New Film Features Victims of a Book to Film Scam Telling Their Stories
Once they had dreams of Hollywood fame. They believed they had a once-in-a-lifetime dream of having a big studio produce their film. They imagined red carpet introductions and film audiences worldwide seeing a dramatic film made from their book. Then, their fantasy...
Media & Press Releases
Author Gini Graham Scott Launches New Book Examining Facebook’s Decline & the Push for Social Media Regulation
Author and advocate Gini Graham Scott, PhD has launched her new book ” The Facebook Problem…And How to Fix It: Jury Verdicts, the Campaign Against Facebook, and Writing to Congress,” a timely examination of how Facebook has lost an entire generation of younger users while facing growing calls for federal regulation over its impact on children and teens.
Immigration Reform
Some Suggestions on Fixing the Illegal Immigration Mess
In the previous articles in this series I discussed how the illegal immigrants commit more crimes, especially drug trafficking, and how the crimes they commit add to the crime problem already facing America. The younger more recent illegal immigrants are the prime...
The Opioid Crisis
Countries Using the Death Penalty for Drug Dealers: An Approach that Works in Singapore
In the first article in this series, I described the ravages of an opioid crisis which is killing tens of thousands of victims each year. I also described some proposals to apply more stringent punishments, including the death penalty, to the dealers -- especially the...
The Citizen-Police Divide
HOW MISINFORMATION LEADS TO ANGER AGAINST COPS AND THE SYSTEM
Since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri by the police in 2014, there has been a growing anger against the police, especially after several more police shootings and other arrest incidents led to deaths. The resulting protests and riots have, in...
Author Paul Brakke is a scientist based in Central Arkansas. He became interested in studying the criminal justice system when his life was turned upside down after his wife was falsely accused of aggravated assault