Miami | South Florida

College students can be arrested for anything, but probably the most likely crimes and arrests for college students are alcohol and drug related violations.  Every year across the county thousands of students move into university dorms and residents halls.  These residential colleges see the most of substance related arrests.  For example, at the University of Miami (statistics here) and Florida International University (statistics here) these alcohol and drug arrests are by far the most prevalent.  However, at a commuter college (where students don't reside on campus) such as Miami Dade College (statistics here) there are relatively few arrests for alcohol [...]

Knock, knock, knock . . .on the other side of the door is your RA and the Police.  Unfortunately, this happens everyday at Colleges and Universities across the country.  What are a college students rights when facing a search of his dorm room? First, college staff normally has the right to enter and search a student's dorm room.  Every student should be familiar with his Student Handbook and Residency Regulations.  For example, at the University of Miami here in Coral Gables, Florida, the University Residency Regulations permit an 'inspection' at any time for a number of reasons, including checking for [...]