It is the general mission of law enforcement officers to defend the public peace. Officers are required to enforce the peace, defend citizens from threats, and help promote the general...
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It is no secret that the national attention paid to police brutality cases has increased significantly in the last few years. Some are calling for more accountability, and legislation has...
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Illinois Bill HB3653 has made major changes to criminal justice law in the state of Illinois. Reforms range from additional laws and altering language in statute text to the expansion...
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The SAFE-T Act legislation in the state of Illinois has made major changes to a variety of law areas in the state of Illinois. The lawmaker’s intention behind the bill...
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Historic bill HB3653 makes many changes to Illinois law in an effort to remove what some consider to be unfair aspects of the Illinois Statutes. Proponents of the legislation believe...
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Illinois has been making national news after the historic SAFE-T Act was passed, which sought to do away with cash bail except for in certain exceptional cases. Many aspects of...
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All across the state of Illinois, reactions have varied from relief to dread after Governor Pritzker signed an assault weapons ban into law on Tuesday. The bill takes effect immediately...
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We have been covering changes to Illinois law through the SAFE-T over the past couple of months. Changes have been wide-ranging for the state of the law regarding criminal justice...
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In the state of Illinois, Class X Felony charges are the most serious felony offenses short of first-degree murder. Class X felony charges carry mandatory sentencing guidelines, and judges are...
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The landmark SAFE-T Act changes many different Illinois laws, not least of which are laws about the use of force by law enforcement agencies. Major cases of police misconduct, often...
Keep Reading »The passage of HB3653, also known as the Safe-T Act, advances various areas of progressive legislation, including sentencing equity, criminal justice, and police reform. The Safe-T Act purports that police will now be held to a higher and more rigorous standard of accountability. As a result, in the state of Illinois, law enforcement officer misconduct will be heavily tempered by the new rule of law. HB3653 adds language to the Illinois statutes specifying conditions for the use of deadly force,...
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Imagine being separated from your child. Taken from you in the birth room moments after birth against your will. Months and even years go by before you see your child...
Keep Reading »In recent posts, we have been reviewing key changes to Illinois law which have been penned in HB3653, or the Safe-T Act. Because of the sweeping and widespread changes, we will continue to provide informative blog posts about this landmark bill. The Safe-T act makes changes and amendments to wide areas of law, but this article will focus on changes to the requirements around the use of body cameras for law enforcement officers. The Safe-T Act makes changes to who...
Keep Reading »The passage of the Safe-T act, or HB3653, represents historic legislation in Illinois law. In addition to making Illinois the second state to completely abolish monetary bail except in specific circumstances, the bill makes sweeping changes to police accountability, felony murder law, law enforcement misconduct law, sentencing, and the department of corrections. A full treatment of the changes in the 764-page document would be too long for a single post, but in the coming weeks, we will review each facet...
Keep Reading »A stalking no contact order is a legal document issued by a court to protect a person from abuse. The stalking no contact order is issued by the court and is designed to protect the person from further harm. The order may restrict the respondent’s behavior, such as prohibiting them from contacting or approaching the victim. These orders can vary depending on the case and will be penned according to the discretion of the judge. Ancillary effects of a stalking...
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