Arthur was walking through the parking lot to get to his car after work when suddenly a large man he’d never met before approached him, yelling angrily and waving his arms. Arthur, terrified and unsure what else to do, hit the threatening stranger and knocked him to the ground. A bystander called the police, who quickly arrived at the scene and charged Arthur with assault.

 

In the example above,

A lot of attention is given to the issue of customers shoplifting from retailers, but significantly less media attention is paid to another type of shoplifting: employees taking money or merchandise from the retailer they work for. Studies suggest that this less well-known type of shoplifting is a particularly big problem for retailers who pay low wages.

 

There are a lot of different reasons why people might shoplift, ranging

If you were convicted of a misdemeanor, you may have been sentenced to a period of probation rather than jail or prison. While it is understandably a relief not to have to serve a prison sentence, you need to recognize that probation is not a “free pass” but rather a penalty with strict rules that you need to take seriously. Read on to learn more about how probation works and

Labor Day falls on September 1st this year, and many Coloradoans will be using the three-day weekend for their end-of-summer celebrations. For some, that means enjoying drinks with friends at the bar, lake, or a backyard cookout. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, as long as you’re not planning on driving yourself home afterwards. Police in cities and counties across the country will be stepping up DUI enforcement,

Although the type of domestic abuse that generally receives the most attention in the media involves battery, there are many forms of domestic abuse that don’t involve physical harm to the victim. In fact, some people who are charged with domestic abuse may not have even realized that their actions could constitute a crime.

 

I’ve already written about how behaviors such as stalking and destruction of property are considered