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Advocacy And Guidance
As a low-risk offender, you may get probation instead of having to serve time in prison. Although you get to serve your sentence in the community under supervision, the courts take probation seriously. 1. How do courts define probation? As a person on probation,...
When you receive a conviction for a sexually based criminal offense in New Jersey, the state places you into one of three “tiers,” or categories. When you register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, the state places you in a particular tier, with the tier category...
When a loved one gets charged with a serious criminal charge, they have a long battle ahead of them. Considering that the New Jersey Courts had 24,179 indictable criminal filings from July 2019 to June 2021, it remains clear that the court process takes time. During...
Today, social media, the internet and news stations are great ways to get information about criminals. However, one essential resource that all states must have is a way to report sex offenders. Everyone needs to know about Megan's Law and how to use it. Megan's Law's...
After you serve out a New Jersey prison sentence, you may wind up on parole, which grants you conditional freedom for a set time, provided you follow the terms of your parole agreement. You need to tread carefully while on parole, because violating its terms may lead...
When a New Jersey judge or jury convicts you of a criminal offense that is sexual in nature, you have an obligation to register as a sex offender with the state. Known as “Megan’s Law,” the law seeks to make it so that sex offenders feel the consequences of their...
