You have a right to privacy in your own home. You get to decide who can enter your home and who cannot. As a private property owner, this decision is up to you. This even includes the police. You do not always have to allow them into your home just because they come...
Why it’s best to cooperate when the police stop your vehicle
When encountering a situation where law enforcement pulls you over, cooperation can significantly impact the outcome. While it’s natural to feel nervous or anxious during such encounters, maintaining a cooperative attitude can inspire numerous benefits. Cooperating...
What is parental kidnapping?
Kidnapping is commonly associated with stranger abductions, but it can also manifest in familial disputes. Kidnapping one's own child, also known as parental abduction, typically involves a parent unlawfully taking, detaining or concealing their child from the other...
Can the police use dogs during a traffic stop?
Law enforcement practices are nuanced, and one concern that frequently captures public attention is the use of police dogs during routine traffic stops. Police dogs, also known as K-9 units, play a crucial role in law enforcement. Their heightened senses while...
This simple mistake could lead to serious drug charges
When people imagine someone being arrested on drug charges, they probably think of someone attempting to sell illegal drugs. They assume that this would never happen to them because they’re not intentionally selling things like heroin, cocaine or marijuana. But people...
Reasonable suspicion’s impact on drunk driving stops
Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard that allows law enforcement officers to initiate a stop of a person based on observable facts that suggest illegal activity. In DUI stops, this could include erratic driving, weaving between lanes or even something as seemingly...
What are sobriety tests?
If the police suspect a driver is drunk, they may collect evidence by conducting sobriety tests. Sobriety tests help the police gather information that might be used against the driver in a court of law. There are a few standard sobriety tests the police have at...
When can the police search someone’s person for drugs?
Individuals in the U.S. are protected from unreasonable searches, but there are rules that allow officers to conduct certain types of searches in specific situations. When it comes to physically searching a person's body, the process can seem very invasive. Officers...
Understanding your rights during a traffic stop
Most people suffer anxiety when they are stopped by the police. To help enforce your safety from criminal charges it is essential to be informed of your legal rights during a traffic stop. Field sobriety testing, chemical tests, and your legal rights are three...
Accused of wrongdoing? Be wary of social media
If you have been charged with a crime – or you’re aware that you’re under investigation because law enforcement officers suspect that you’ve engaged in criminal activity – it is very important to act as if your actions are being scrutinized at virtually all times....