Florida Appellate Court Reverses Probation Violations for Non-Willful Violations

Last week a decision came out of Florida’s First District Court of Appeals that should provide some peace of mind to those unable to afford the cost of treatment and supervision. The appellant was convicted of violating his probation for (1) failure to comply with his electronic monitoring, (2) failure to comply with sex offender treatment, and (3) failure to

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What role should social media sites play in preventing child exploitation?

Last week, the New Jersey attorney general’s office announced the arrest of sixteen individuals as part of “Operation Home Alone”. These individuals, which included a police officer, minister a teacher and other professionals were allegedly speaking with people they believed to be minors via social media sites, who turned out to be police posing as minors. According to the news

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