“Bouncing back” (as they call it) from an arrest can either be easy or hard and that’s largely up to you. You need to:

• Prove to your family that their love and close support is your priority, and that you will not let them down.
• Show friends you are not the person to go to jail again.
• Reassure your employer that your work will not be affected again.
• Apologize to any strangers who may have been directly involved in your incident, if necessary. You sure didn’t mean any harm.
• Work with your lawyer to build a strong defense.
• Let court know you are truly sorry for the mistake and deeply regret any involvement you had.
• Believe yourself when you say you are stable to move on from the incident and not allow yourself to fall into any sort of bad situation again.

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A false arrest is when Person A acts beyond their authority and wrongfully takes Person B into custody. This restricts Person B’s freedoms against his or her consent. A false imprisonment is similar to kidnapping, but without the more serious intentions like harm and ransom. A false arrest is a crime and the victim is allowed to sue for damages.

An example of a false arrest made by the police: the victim verbally insulted an officer, who then arrested him or her. The verbal insult set the officer off (verbally insulting the officer was not a crime and the victim truly did not commit any other crime) and he or she got furious, put them in cuffs, and took them to the station.

An example of false imprisonment by an individual: a security guard stops a shopper from exiting, saying she ha...

If you know a friend or family member in jail who needs help bailing out, you need to act quickly to help them out. The faster you connect with a bail bond company on your friend or family member’s behalf, the sooner the paperwork will be processed (it can take a few hours), and the sooner your loved one will be out of jail.

You should be the one to call a bail company. You have access to a phone and a computer to do accurate research for a reliable company. Not all bail companies will have your needs at their interests, to be honest. You will also need to begin thinking about how and where from you can collect funds to pay the premium for the company (10% of the full bail amount). Luckily, most bail bond companies like Patterson Bail Bond Store will allow you to pay off the premium ...

Bail bonds automatically generate a negative connotation in someone’s mind – “a lot of money that needs to be paid to get someone, who committed a crime, out of jail.” Basically, someone committed a crime but will go free until their trial as long as they pay x amount of money. But there are some pros to bail and bail bonds that are equally important (if not more important) to know:

• Posting bail helps with jail overcrowding. Unfortunately, jails are overcrowded with the number of people serving short sentences or waiting trial (who didn’t or cannot bail out).
• Posting bail ensures your safety (or your loved one’s safety, whoever the bail bond is for). You will be safe at home, in a familiar and comfortable surrounding, rather than in jail with other potentially dangerous p...

Earlier this Summer, a young man was convicted of a crime (involving firearms), but you’ll never guess what led the officers and prosecution to this. The man had photos on his Instagram account that dated back to 2013 that showed him with the guns in question. The police were able to use this as probable cause to search the man’s house. This led to his conviction.

In fact, the police department acknowledged that they have a special unit they dub as the “social media officers.” These guys are the pros at catching evidence and criminals online.

This goes to show that what you post on social media is really “out there” for other people to see, even if your account is private...