EDITORIAL: Legislature must focus on unfinished work

On two issues -- sentencing reform and local government reform -- the Indiana General Assembly took a step in the right direction this year, but not far enough.

GSU sponsors criminal jusice and public administration career and internship fair

UNIVERSITY PARK | The Office of Career Services at Governors State University is sponsoring an employment and internship fair for people interested in positions in criminal justice, public administration, and related fields.

GUEST COMMENTARY: A rewrite of Indiana’s criminal code

For the past several years, state legislators from both parties have been working with prosecutors, judges, public defenders and many other experts to reduce recidivism - the number of repeat offenders - in Indiana by overhauling the laws governing our criminal justice system. The end result…

EDITORIAL: Senate must recalibrate scales of justice

Indiana's criminal code, no less than any other mechanism, requires periodic maintenance.

EDITORIAL: Balance Indiana's scales of justice

Indiana needs sentencing reform to restore balance to the criminal justice system. House Bill 1006 offers the right road map for change.

Region's black lawmakers propose expansive agenda

INDIANAPOLIS | With just 44 Democrats serving in the House and Senate this year, the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is poised to be the idea factory driving the Democratic legislative agenda.

EDITORIAL: Ridge communities' interlocal agreement to fight gangs, drugs is the right approach

Nearly seven years after the Good Government initiative outlined a study and recommendations for cost savings and consolidation of government resources among the region's municipalities, it is encouraging to see the spirit of the study at play in 2013.

EDITORIAL: Save prison for serious offenses

A recent Indiana Department of Correction report shows Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties are to be commended for their community corrections programs. We concur.

HILLARY SMITH: Hammond's Scott comes home with new perspective

DaLita Scott saw athlete after athlete declare criminal justice as a college major, and thought it was too easy.

PSC hosts community criminal justice summit

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Prairie State College is hosting a Community Criminal Justice Summit from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10.

Lake Central student arrested on suspicion of dealing pot

SCHERERVILLE | Police arrested a Lake Central High student at the school Friday on suspicion of marijuana possession and dealing.

Public safety administration in Camden, N.J. questioned as crime embattles cops, residents

CAMDEN, N.J. | Jan. 18, 2011. John Williamson said he can point to that day as a one of several reasons why the Camden, N.J. is continuing to struggle with high crime rates.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Criminal justice must remain nonpartisan

During the primary election season there was much discussion regarding whether bipartisanship is a positive or negative attribute as it relates to the work of the U.S. Congress.

Some Chicago residents worry focusing police power will backfire

CHICAGO | Phyllis Palmer said she feels isolated living in Chicago's Golden Gate neighborhood, which lies 20 miles south of downtown, just six miles from the Indiana border and west of Altgeld Gardens. And the disconnect she senses runs deeper than distance.

Some Chicago residents worry focusing police power will backfire

Garfield Park, part of the Harrison police district, is one of the neighborhoods receiving more police officers as part of the violence reduction initiative. The initiative is targeting the Englewood and Harrison police districts.

EDITORIAL: Rethink periods for youth sentencing

Indiana officials went into this year's session of the Indiana General Assembly with a solid proposal for comprehensive sentencing reform. It is unfortunate that the plan died in the partisan free-for-all.

MARK KIESLING: Lake County swallows reform in small bites

We're going to find out just how much reform Lake County will be able to take in one year.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Porter County a leader in court reform

For at least the past decade, Porter County has been a leader in Indiana in juvenile justice reform. As one of three family court pilot sites in Indiana, we have implemented many programs designed to assist children and families as they struggle through the juvenile justice system.

Indiana Tech expands in Munster

The new Indiana Tech facility at 9245 Calumet Ave. in Munster looks to accommodate a growing enrollment of nontraditional students who also have to balance work, family and community responsibilities.