May 25, 2020
What Is A Batterer’s Intervention Program?
Domestic violence presents society with serious criminal justice and public health issues. Annually in California…
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May 21, 2020
Some Facts About Addiction In California
California teens and adults have higher rates of illicit drug use compared to the national…
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May 19, 2020
Legal Defenses To Underage Drinking
California’s public policy related to underage drinking and driving is based on zero tolerance. California…
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May 15, 2020
Do Dismissed Strikes Disappear?
The California three-strikes law, considered by many to be a harsh sentencing statute, may result…
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May 13, 2020
What Charges Are Eligible For Mental Health Diversion?
California offers three types of pretrial diversion programs that allow those defendants that are eligible to avoid jail time by…
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May 11, 2020
Voluntary Manslaughter Defined
Homicide, the unlawful killing of a human being, may result in a criminal charge of…
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May 7, 2020
What Is Formal Probation?
California judges have a great amount of discretion under California law in deciding the sentences…
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May 5, 2020
What Can Terminate A Drug Diversion Program?
Penal Code 1000 PC (California Penal Code § 1000) contains guidelines for California's pretrial diversion program for drug…
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May 1, 2020
California Expungement FAQ, Part Two
Here is the second part of an article providing some answers to frequently asked questions…
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April 29, 2020
California Expungement FAQ, Part One
Having a criminal record in California does not necessarily mean that an individual has been…
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