Defendants facing charges for DWIs may soon have to face their victims during an impact panel. Lawmakers are currently looking at a Missouri bill that requires offenders to come face to face with people whose lives they have permanently changed. According to The...
What constitutes aggravated assault?
Although it is often used in casual conversations, the actual definition of what aggravated assault is may be unclear to some. By better examining the meaning of this term, you can fully understand what it means and how it impacts you. Simple assault is not the same...
Rape victims in some states forced to share custody of children
While there are men who have been victimized as well, sex crimes most commonly involve women and girls. To add to this, women bring a unique complexity to the table. Unlike men, their bodies are capable of bearing a child after the assault takes place. Whether the...
