If you have recently been arrested on DWI charges for the first time in your life, you are likely in shock that you have gotten into this position. While you may feel that you can blame the arrest on bad luck, biased law enforcement officials or faulty Breathalyzer...
If you've seen a crime drama unfold on television, then you've likely heard about plea deals. What you may not know is what motivates prosecutors to make such offers to defendants. You may also wonder why you should consider agreeing to a plea deal instead of going to...
An estimated 50% of motorists who cause car crashes have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.16% or more, a percentage that's double Texas' legal limit of 0.08%. Many police officers perform field sobriety testing after pulling over a suspected drunk driver. They...
Children are taught from the earliest levels of public school education to respect those in positions of authority, like police officers. The mainstream media and even entertainment help reinforce the idea that citizens must always comply with the instructions or...
The goal of predictive policing is to do away with racial bias. A computer is used to predict where crimes will take place. The algorithm can tell officers where to go in advance if there’s a high probability of this activity, and they can hopefully respond quickly....
When your blood alcohol concentration is 0.08% or higher, you can get arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Although many times a DWI is a victimless crime that results from a traffic stop, the penalties are still very serious. After all, some DWI offenses...
You’re pulled over for rolling too fast through a stop sign or making a turn a bit too wide. The next thing you know, the officer says that they’re concerned you may be intoxicated. They want you to take a Breathalyzer test. Can you refuse? Yes, but there are a few...
A recent news story chronicled how Nueces County's Drug Court works. This coastal Texas county isn't unique in its operation of a drug court program, though. At least 13 local jurisdictions run these courts in conjunction with Texas Child Protective Services (CPS)....
Prohibition, a massively failed exercise to curb drinking in the United States by making it illegal, started in part because people simply thought there was too much alcohol consumption in the United States. There was no real way to dictate how much people could...
You lost your temper, that’s true. Maybe you uttered a few threats that you didn’t really mean and threw a punch or shoved someone to the ground in anger. Now, the police are calling your number or have come to your door and you’re not sure what to do. You’re pretty...
