Domestic violence often starts with small offenses that escalate over time. There are multiple types of domestic violence crimes you could be accused of committing. When law enforcement officials respond to a domestic violence (DV) call, more often than not, police officers may be required to take the party who initiated the incident into custody,…
Read MoreWhen you are accused of domestic violence, it can lead to serious penalties even if you are not convicted. Having domestic violence charges on your record at all can impact your life in any situation where there is a background check. For example, you may have issues securing unemployment because of a domestic violence arrest,…
Read MoreEveryone is under stress during a pandemic but for victims of domestic violence, it can be a living nightmare. In March, the Houston county sheriffs department responded to 1,558 reports of domestic violence. According to law enforcement officials, reports of aggravated assault increased by 158% between February and March in Harris County. If you have been…
Read MoreEvery year in America thousands of innocent people are imprisoned despite being innocent. The National Registry of Exonerations reports on this data every year. We created an interactive map that shows this information. As we can see on the map, Illinois had 30 people exonerated in 2019. This was twice as many as the next…
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