2018 Featured News
Posted on Dec 1, 2018
America's Child In October 1993, 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped during a Petaluma, CA slumber party. While she left her room to gather sleeping bags, she ran into a man who held her a ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2018
Why Would Someone File a Restraining Order? In general, a restraining order is a court request to protect an individual from being harassed, stalked, sexually abused or threated. The person asking for ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2018
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines DUI checkpoints as a tool used by law enforcement officers to penalize intoxicated drivers by stopping vehicles at a pre-determined ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2018
When we're kids and we break something, our first instinct is to get out of there as quickly as possible. That reflex doesn't really go away as adults—many of us would rather flee than ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2018
It happens at an alarming rate. You're driving home, driving to work, or running an errand...and all of a sudden, you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. When it happens, it's ...
Continue reading "When Police Can & Cannot Search Your Car" »
Posted on Jul 11, 2018
Think that you'll never know anyone who will be or has been arrested? Think again. Statistically speaking, for every 99 U.S. adults, there is 1 person who is behind bars. Throughout the nation, ...
Continue reading "Less is More: State Reforms Reduce Incarceration Rates" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2018
When most people think about convicts serving life without parole, they typically assume adults. However, this is not always the case. There are over 2,000 juveniles who have been sentenced to life in ...
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Posted on May 22, 2018
On Feb. 12, 2016, a 70-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge as she was lying in a hospital bed in Philadelphia. The woman was critically ill, but that didn't stop her ...
Continue reading "America’s Fight Against Cybercrime" »
Posted on Apr 12, 2018
The issue with the digital world is that interactions that were once fleeting (or impossible) are not recorded forever—and some things, when preserved, are deeply damaging. Today's blog is ...
Continue reading "My Teen Sexted with His Girlfriend—Can He Be Charged?" »
Posted on Mar 7, 2018
When watching a show about crime, you may hear the words charged, convicted, and sentenced. Although most people know these words relate to the criminal justice system, many aren't sure of their ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2018
If a person is charged with "aiding and abetting" it means that they are accused of being an accessory to a crime. When a person directly partakes in the committing of a crime, they are ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2018
Being charged as an "accessory after the fact" to a crime has serious implications—and preparing yourself for a legal battle is the first step to righting the wrong you have been ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2018
A preliminary hearing is a part of the legal process where it is determined if a case has enough evidence to prosecute in a trial. During the hearing, the prosecution and the defense will both make a ...
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