Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
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Peer-Reviewed Articles
Liquid Fire Accelerants' Effect on Blood Detectability
Genniltza Ramirez
Diagnosing Mushroom Toxicities
Eetu Mäkinen
Detection of Blood on Glazed Ceramic Tiles
Alexis Puente
The Prison Industrial Complex and the Exploitation of Prisoners Through the 13th Amendment
Lindsey Adams
The Crippling of Democracy: Electoral Accessibility, Voter Fraud, and Disabled Disenfranchisement
Diya Agrawal
Militarized Policing in Democratic Societies: Origins, Firearms Proliferation, Impacts, and the Erosion of Democratic Governance
Carlos Alcantar
Rape Shield Laws: A Call for Reform
Ava Cunningham
The Night Stalker: The Killer Who Learned to Kill
Briana Farias
Record Clearance: Practical and Essential Justice Reform
Brendan Krepchin