Epstein files fiasco creates 'trust gap' that makes prosecuting crimes even harder

Epstein files fiasco creates 'trust gap' that makes prosecuting crimes even harder

Retired Lt. Diane Goldstein spent 21 years with the Redondo Beach, California Police Department, which she joined in 1983. But these days, Goldstein is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) — a nonprofit that focuses on criminal justice policies and includes police, judges and prosecutors in its membership.In an op-ed published by MS NOW on March 2, Goldstein examines the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling …