Complaint letters that cite Carey’s ruling were written by Nina Morrison, an attorney with the Innocence Project, a legal services and criminal justice reform group based in New York, and Daniel Medwed, a professor at the Northeastern University School of Law. The complaints were filed with the Office of Bar Counsel, which investigates claims of […]

“Yet all too often disciplinary agencies across the country neglect to sanction prosecutors for major ethical lapses,” states a complaint filed Thursday by Daniel Medwed, professor of Law and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, and Nina Morrison, a staff attorney with the Innocence Project.

The effect of a generation of twenty-somethings entering the workforce with little or no previous work experience is not yet known. Will they quickly pick up those basic job habits – being on time, dressing appropriately, treating customers with courtesy – that their parents learned early on waiting tables and manning shop counters? “I worry most about the […]

In the U.S., 94% of female homicide victims, whose relationship with the offender could be identified, were killed either by a known male relative or acquaintance in 2013, according to a report released from the Violence Policy Center in September 2015. The rate for domestic violence against women from intimate male partners are far more […]

Understanding the history of Puerto Rico and its current financial crisis, with Northeastern associate professor Amilcar Barreto

James Alan Fox, the Lipman Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University, says that watching the O.J. Simpson parole hearing seemed like we were swearing in a new president of the United States, not gawking at a convicted felon.

After outperforming the US economy as a whole on this important measure, the state’s jobless rate is now nearly even with the national rate of 4.4 percent. But Northeastern University economics professor Alan Clayton-Matthews said the numbers do not suggest a worsening outlook.

The ceasefire brokered by the Putin and Trump administrations went into effect earlier this month and has – for the most part – brought peace to a small strip of war-torn southwestern Syria. But the accord is vulnerable. “The Syrian people have experienced enough horror and pain. The benefits to them shouldn’t be overlooked,” Max […]

Technology has come a long way since robots were first introduced into the automotive industry more than 50 years ago. “However, although robots can weld, paint and assemble car parts, they are still far from becoming equivalent to human workers,” said Taskin Padir, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University. “The robots […]

A often-cited Harvard study shows that about 62 percent of personal bankruptcies in the United States in 2007 were triggered by hefty medical bills or health problems. That includes people who suffered a debilitating illness and could no longer work, not just those who couldn’t pay their bills. A 2014 study from legal experts at Northeastern University found a […]

UsTrendy, a non-profit, isn’t just giving away beautiful dresses, it connects girls with important mentors like psychologist Mia Holland. “Social media has made it worse, because it’s now ubiquitous. And for vulnerable girls it’s a big influence,” Holland said. She and Northeastern University Associate Professor Rachel Rogers are teaming up to help these girls deal […]

Legislators and policy makers across the country — and especially here in Massachusetts — want to make health care more affordable. It’s a laudable goal and one that has been studied extensively. Todd Brown, vice chair of the department of pharmacy and health systems sciences at Northeastern University, says that they’re looking in the wrong […]