If you are charged with a domestic abuse crime in Minnesota, there’s a chance that a Domestic Abuse No Contact Order (DANCO) will be issued against you. Regardless of whether you believe this was issued fairly or not, ignoring the DANCO or violating the order can have severe repercussions. In today’s blog, we take a […]
3 Legal Defenses To Domestic Violence Charges
Domestic violence is a major problem in Minnesota and throughout the United States. We always try to spread awareness about the issue by highlighting the annual Femicide Report and by explaining your legal options if you want to file an order for protection. However, we also know that not every claim of domestic violence is […]
The Link Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
The following is a guest blog by John Maclin of True Foundation Counseling in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. True Foundation Counseling is a program committed to holistically restoring men, women, families and communities who are recovering from addiction through evidence based approaches and spiritual growth. Domestic abuse is a problem throughout the nation, but it’s also an […]
Minnesotans Urge for Funding to Curb Domestic Violence against Women
Although domestic violence deaths were at a 20-year low in 2012, the troubling start to the new year has prompted women’s rights advocates to petition state legislatures to allocate more funds to combat domestic abuse. In 2012 there were 19 reported cases of homicide connected with domestic abuse, but there have already been eight such […]
How to Job Hunt with a Criminal Record
In 2010, 73 percent of human resources professionals said their company conducted a criminal background check during the hiring process, and that number has likely increased over the past few years as more information is becoming digitized.
