From a young age, you grow up around the idea that “bad” people should be punished. You saw it in news stories about criminals going to jail and crooked politicians making public, humiliating ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When people are found guilty of committing a crime, a judge will decide how they should be punished. Sometimes they are allowed to live in their own homes and they have to pay a fine or serve their ...

Homeless and high on drugs, Chance Bunting often finds himself in handcuffs. At 21, Bunting has cycled through the Spokane County Jail numerous times for minor, "quality of life" crimes. Some of his ...

Ignoring your kids is the the best way to handle conflict, say experts. Silence is golden—except when it’s used as punishment, parenting experts warn. “If the purpose of the silence is to punish or ...

In some Florida schools, kids can be hit as a form of discipline. It's not new — the only difference is that now, effective July 1, districts employing the controversial practice will have to get ...

FAITH IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. WELL, WE’RE LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY WHO POLICE SAY WAS CHAINED IN THE BASEMENT BY HIS MOTHER, 33 YEAR OLD CHASSIDY CANDELARIO IS FACING CHARGES ...