What May Cause a Person to Commit Crimes? Criminogenic needs are factors in a criminal offender’s life that may be directly related to recidivism, or the tendency of a convicted criminal to re-offend. Developed in the 1980s, the term “criminogenic needs” specifically refers ...
Criminal Intent: General vs. Specific Intent Crimes
Evaluating Two Types of Intent in Criminal Cases When a person gets charged for a crime, their case may be heavily impacted by the element of intent. ...
3 Strikes, You’re Out: Key Takeaways from the CA Three Strikes Sentencing Law
What Does California’s Three Strikes Law Entail? In 1994, California voters passed the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law which was well-intentioned ...
When Pay-to-Play Becomes a Crime Did you know that online dating apps have a criminal counterpart? Apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Grindr, etc. ...
“The Drugs Weren’t Mine” Defense Believe it or not, it is possible to commit a drug crime without realizing it. Getting caught in the wrong place at ...
Implications of Your Order of Protection Domestic violence charges carry more consequences than jail time, fines and a criminal record. The alleged ...
California to Release Up to 8K Prisoners Due to COVID-19
In the middle of March, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency due to the novel coronavirus, also known as “COVID-19.” In short order, ...
Internet Crime Complaints Have Tripled Since Coronavirus
COVID-19 has driven people indoors, replacing much of what we used to do in person with the Internet. Attending school, working, socializing—even more ...