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Some Question the Legality of Aggressive Law Enforcement Tactics A recent internet child predator sting created by Polk County's Sheriff's Department resulted in the arrest of 22 men. Authorities created advertisements on websites such as Craigslist, Backpage, MyYearbook and OKCupid, pretending that they were a concerned parent or relative who wanted...

Gov. Rick Scott just distributed a press release noting that Florida's crime rate is the lowest it has been in 40 years. Scott proudly delivered the news, but it comes at a time when Florida's prisons are incredibly overcrowded, with 104,000 inmates in the state. If crime is the lowest...

Proposed legislation seeks to make the current probation violation process stricter for repeat offenders accused of violating their probation. If signed into law, it would allow Florida law enforcement to hold the accused person in jail for probation violations when they have multiple felony convictions on their criminal record. In...

The challenges of overcoming a felony conviction for a Florida criminal charge have just been made harder by new changes passed by Florida's Executive Clemency Board.  Under the new rules even nonviolent offenders will have to wait five years before they may be considered for the restoration of their civil...

For years we have heard that episodes of domestic violence dramatically rise on Super Bowl Sunday. Much like the common belief that hospital emergency rooms are busier when there's a full moon, the truth of the Super Bowl violence matter is shrouded in mystery. Or is it? Many Believe There...