If you or someone you know is accused of a crime and going through the judicial process, you might have heard the terms deferred sentence or suspended sentence. But what do those mean? Are they the same thing? Both play an important role in the outcome of criminal charges, but…
Of the 777 individuals killed by police by October 2017, 149 are hispanic. However, there is reason to believe these numbers are underreported. The latino and hispanic population is the second most reported demographic reported to be victims of police killings, second only to African Americans as a group. However,…
Increased media attention on both police misconduct and violence against police officers might lead you to believe that there’s been a sharp rise in the number of police officers being killed in the line of duty each year in the United States. According to researchers, that assumption would be wrong,…
The American Civil Liberties Union reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, has detained and deported a record number of undocumented immigrants in recent years. While the government does have the right to deport people who are not in the United States legally, the ACLU has…
Lawmakers and advocates have made great strides in criminal justice reform over the past few years, with more and more states choosing to enact policies that reduce the number of prisoners without increasing violent crime in the communities where they are released. But the rise of high-profile police shootings in…
If you’re involved with a lawsuit against a police officer, most likely it’s because the officer violated one of the following civil rights afforded to you by the Constitution: Discrimination Harassment Excessive Force False arrest and/or illegal search and seizure But not all actions are subject to a lawsuit, and…
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