CMG Radio aired its Stopping the Music to Silence the Violence special from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday evening. The event had a ...

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, more than 1 million violent crimes are committed in the United States every ...

The news was impossible to ignore. Two people were found dead in their home after a relative contacted police. The loss was profound, the victims beloved in their community. The crime was brutal — and ...

There is nothing criminal about being diagnosed with mental illness. Nevertheless, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 40 percent of inmates in state and federal prisons ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I've seen a number of stories lately about people who've been arrested for behavior that doesn't seem to be criminal, but the behavior is odd. Some of these people are homeless, and I ...

Advocacy groups like Arizona Mad Moms argue that many violent incidents are preventable tragedies resulting from an ineffective mental health system. While people with treated mental illness are not ...

Police officers face high rates of trauma and suicide, yet many distrust therapists. Is the mental health field pushing away ...

A California law meant to help people with mental illness avoid prison is now letting violent criminals and repeat offenders walk free, Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper warned, calling it a ...

A brutal murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, claimed the life of a young Ukrainian refugee and has become a rallying cry for Republicans who want to paint Democrats as soft on crime. William Brangham ...

When Jazelle Eastman was 16 she was shot in the face by a boy she thought was a friend. She doesn’t remember feeling much, but next thing she knew there was blood dripping from her chin. That was two ...

Negotiators and a mental health worker were called in. Police later left after it was determined the man was no longer a ...