If a crime occurs at your home or business, the aftereffects can be extensive. This can include everything from potentially hazardous blood and other bodily fluids that contaminate a property following a violent crime to dealing with challenging crime scene cleanup issues like eliminating fingerprint powder. In addition, a victim of crime experiences emotional trauma as well. That distress is only magnified by going it alone when it comes to crime scene cleanup. For these crucial reasons, engaging a crime scene cleanup company is the recommended course. The team at Eco Bear is experienced in thorough crime scene cleanup services to ensure that all remnants of violent criminality are eliminated.
A ferocious fire in South Los Angeles on Main Street at a commercial property took the life of the owner of the premises, and the business operated from the location. The blaze erupted in a building that the now-deceased owner had used for an extended period of time as a warehouse from which he operated…
A California insurance adjuster has been left with the task of assisting an insured in obtaining appropriate biohazardous remediation of an automobile that was stolen and then recovered. The vehicle was missing for about three months after it was stolen. By most accounts of people who have now seen the automobile in question, it has…
Victims of crime in California and across the United States have a set of rights afforded to them. One of these important rights is to have a reasonable opportunity to confer with the prosecuting attorney. There are a number of facts and factors that need to be borne in mind when it comes to the…
The vast majority of criminal cases in the United States are resolved through plea agreements. In other words, most criminal cases in the U.S.A. never end up in a trial. While people generally understand that a victim of a crime has the right to be heard at a criminal trial, that privilege is of no…
A highly important right of a crime victim is to be reasonably protected from the perpetrator or accused. The reality is that in the U.S. criminal justice system, a person charged with a crime nearly always has the right to post bail and avoid incarceration during the pendency of a prosecution. In addition, the vast…
A victim of a crime is deemed to be entitled to certain rights in the state of California and across the United States. These include the right of a crime victim to reasonably timely restitution for losses sustained as the result of a crime. There are a number of issues involved in the right of…
Fentanyl abuse and addiction have become a major public health issue in the United States today, including in the state of California. Fentanyl is now considered to be the drug that is driving the opioid crisis in many places in the country. A link in the fentanyl chain is what are known as fentanyl mills.…
Born in 1958, Michael Jackson became an iconic performer even when he was still a child. By the time he died in 2009, Jackson has been christened as the King of Pop. He is considered to be a truly significant cultural figures of the 20th century. In addition, Michael Jackson is ranked as one of…
Fentanyl is the drug now considered to be a major, if not the primary, driving force behind the opioid epidemic. Fentanyl contributes to the opioid epidemic in two primary ways. First, there are individuals who abuse prescriptions of the medication. Second, there are people who obtain the drug illegally and end up abusing or addicted…
Fentanyl contamination is an expanding problem in California and across the United States. As will be discussed in greater detail in a moment, there are a number of reasons why and how different types of properties become contaminated with fentanyl. In advance of fentanyl decontamination of a property, a specific fentanyl site assessment must occur.…
Issues arising from so-called domestic disputes end up exhibited as workplace violence in an alarming number of instances. Sadly, domestic violence continues to invade the workplace, resulting in violence that causes significant and even fatal injuries. These injuries include not only individuals directly involved in a domestic dispute but also other innocent workers. There are…
Stalking affects millions of women and men across the United States at any given point in time, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This includes many situations in which stalking devolves into some form of workplace violence. Any working person needs to have a general understanding of stalking and workplace violence.…
According to the National Safety Council, millions of Americans become victims of workplace violence each year. This has left many employers wondering how they would handle workplace violence within their organizations. According to researchers, incidents of workplace violence are on the rise in America. Workplace homicides currently make up the fastest-growing category of murders. Each…
ABC Company is committed to maintaining a violence-free workplace. As a result, we have created this workplace violence policy, applicable to all of our team members. As a member of the ABC Company team, you need to familiarize yourself with this policy. Statement of Policy ABC Company has a duty to ensure a safe workplace…
When home and business owners are left to cope with a crime scene, they often fail to recognize the hazards in front of them. Crime scenes are unsafe environments, as many contain a wide range of hazardous residues and materials. If you’re stuck with the responsibility of cleaning up a crime scene, you must hire…
As the result of protests and riots in the United States during the spring of 2020, tear gas made headlines across the country. Indeed, a significant number of business owners and others were left having to deal with the aftermath of the use of tear gas in their neighborhoods. People certainly have heard the term…
Perhaps at no other time since the civil unrest of the 1960s have people in the United States paid attention to the subject of tear gas than was the case in the spring of 2020. During the spring, a considerable number of people took to the streets to protest. In some instances, and for a…
Tear gas has become more widely used in the past decade as a means of crowd control and to disperse riots. It is also being used by law enforcement for other purposes, primarily to control a person thought to be engaging in some type of potentially dangerous criminal activity. A handful of countries around the…
There exist a considerable number of misconceptions about tear gas. Perhaps the most persistent and pervasive of these misconceptions is that once the smoke dissipates, you’re in the clear. The reality is that you’re not in the clear when tear gas smoke clears. If you’re a business owner, resident, or have some other type of…
In the latter part of the spring of 2020, a larger swath of people in Los Angeles, elsewhere in Southern California and across the state, and in other communities in the United States became more familiar with tear gas. Many people saw people being tear-gassed on television news broadcasts. Moreover, a number of people themselves…
One of the most challenging types of biohazard remediation endeavors is what is known as trauma scene cleanup. In basic terms, trauma scene cleanup involves the cleaning and disinfection of the site of a traumatic event that results in the presence of biological matter like blood, bodily fluids, and other biomatter. These scenes oftentimes fairly…
People across the United States, including in Southern California, are fascinated with crime. One need only look at television schedules and film premiers to get a feeling for how interested people from all walks of life are about crime. This includes what fairly can be called an intense fascination with crime scenes and crime scene…
Crime has been and remains an endemic problem in the United States, including in Southern California, according to the United States Department of Justice. This includes a variety of crimes that exclusively occur in a residential setting as well as other types of crimes that happen in homes with alarming frequency. When a crime of…
After considerable controversy that lasted about four years, the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, was passed into law and signed by the President in the fall of 1994. The law comes up for review before Congress in order for it to be reauthorized on a set schedule. Prior to 2020, each time the VAWA…
The United States Department of Justice, or DOJ, has enumerated 10 primary rights that accrue to a victim of crime. These are: Right to attend Right to be informed Right to restitution Right to enforcement of victim remedies Right to compensation Right to privacy Right to return of property Right to be heard Right to…
One of the most important resources available to a person – usually a woman – who is the victim of domestic violence in California is a restraining order. Because of the prevalence of domestic violence, it behooves us all to have an understanding of the process for obtaining a domestic violence restraining order in California. …
The National Organization for Victim Assistance is involved in a variety of professional and public outreach endeavors. These include ongoing webinars on topics of interest and importance to professionals involved in providing victim assistance, professionals employed in different elements of the criminal justice system, victims and their advocates, and members of the general public. One…
An alarming number of older residents in Southern California are the victims of elder abuse each and every day. There are a number of strategies that can be useful in protecting people against elder abuse. This includes obtaining an elder abuse restraining order. With this in mind, there are a number of matters surrounding an…
Not a day passes when the news media doesn’t report stories about people being killed. The pervasiveness of people killing people understandably leaves us wondering why this happens. We find ourselves asking a very basic question: Why do people kill? The reality is that there are a number of different theories pertaining to why people…
A devastating situation is the homicide of a person in your home, at your business, or in a rental property you own. Not only is the fact that someone has been killed in your home, but business, or rental property itself truly dreadful, the prospect of homicide cleanup can also be nothing short of utterly…
A sad, shocking reality is that people with different types of disabilities or special needs are sexually victimized at higher rates that is the case with the remainder of the population, according to the authoritative National Crime Victimization Survey. As an aside, there is a great deal of discussion over the use of the term…
Truly startling facts exist when it comes to the sexual assault of people with special needs. People with special needs are classified by the U.S. Justice Department as individuals with disabilities. We recognize that there is debate and discussion over the proper terminology to utilize when discussing situations involving people with physical or cognitive impairments…
When a sexual assault occurs, three different types of statements are sought from the victim of the crime. First, during the investigatory phase of a case, law enforcement officials will want to obtain a statement from the victim of the sexual assault. Second, during the sentencing phase of the case, court staff will want to…
Sex crimes investigators strive to obtain statements from suspects. In nearly all situations, if the police are able to question a suspect in a sex crime they are able to build a stronger case against a perpetrator. There are a number of practical and legal considerations associated with attempting to question a suspect in a…
One of the common refrains made about sexual assault cases is that the only witnesses are the perpetrator and victim. In some cases, this certainly is the case. However, in a good number of sexual assault cases, there are victims of different types that do play a role in the investigation of the crime. As…
Making the case against a perpetrator of a sexual assault can prove to be a daunting task in the U.S. criminal justice system. The facts about the incidence of sexual assault in the United States speak for themselves: Every 92 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted, according to the U.S. Department of…
Ongoing research of homelessness in California and across the United States has resulted in the determination that there is a grim and direct correlation between being homeless and becoming the victim of sexual violence. There are a number of important facts and factors that need to be understood when it comes to the matter of…
The reality is that sexual assault can occur to a person, no matter that individual’s age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Men and boys experience many of the same emotions and reactions in the aftermath of a sexual assault as do women. With that said, men and boys can face additional challenges following a sexual…
A drug-assisted sexual assault is one in which the perpetrated takes advantage of and sexually violates a victim who’s under the influence of some type of mind-altering substance. The perp may take advantage of a victim that became inebriated on her own. In the alternative, a perp may have induced inebriation or intoxication in a…
Alcohol or drug facilitated sexual assault is any act of sexual assault that occurs when a victim is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Alcohol or drug facilitated sexual assaults can occur in one of two ways: A perpetrator gives a victim a drug with the express intention of assaulting that individual. A perpetrator…
An alarming one in three victims of sexual assault will entertain serious thoughts of suicide. 13% of sexual assault victims will attempt suicide. The reality is that these statistics are likely low, perhaps even significantly so. A number of sexual assault victims don’t report the crime for reasons that include feeling ashamed about the incident.…
Crime scene technicians commonly are portrayed in television programs and movies. Whilst you may have some generalized idea about the work of this type of professional, you probably really do not know what a crime scene technician actually does on a day to day basis. Indeed, if you are like a good many individuals, you…
When a person is the victim of a crime, that individual may experience a myriad of different types of emotions. The reality is that every particular victim of a crime will have his or her own response to the incident itself and evolving aftermath. With that in mind, some crime victims are eager to connect…
The aftermath of a crime can be significant, persistent, and enduring for a victim. Not only does a crime victim, including a victim of a sexual assault, experience injury during the commission of the crime itself, a victim experiences injuries, damages, and losses that extend beyond the actual unlawful incident itself. In California, as is…
When a person is the victim of a crime, including a violent crime like a sexual assault, the focus of justice typically is on the criminal justice system. In the grand scheme of things, even if the perpetrator of a crime is convicted in the criminal justice system, the victim is not necessarily likely to…
Like a considerable segment of the population in California and across the United States, you undoubtedly have seen what technically are crime scene technicians in action on television programs and in films. As a result, you may have few ideas about what a crime scene technician does. You have some concept of the job description…
Sexual assault cases are among the most complicated to prosecute in the criminal justice system. As a result, the manner in which the crime scene is processed is crucial, including when it comes to the collection of physical evidence associated with the sexual assault. With this in mind, there are a number of factors and…
Across the United States, victim advocates are becoming more frequently apart of criminal justice systems. Victim advocates can play a variety of roles, including during the criminal prosecution of alleged offenders. For example, victim advocates can play notable significant roles in the prosecution of alleged sex offenders. Understanding the role a victim advocate plays in…
Directly after a sexual assault, a victim typically submits to what technically is called a medical forensics examination. The process oftentimes is called a rape kit procedure. A medical forensic examination is a highly invasive process. More than a few sexual assault victims have said that they felt almost like they were revictimized through the…
In basic terms, a victim advocate in the criminal justice system is a person who has had professional training designed to support and assist crime victims. In the 21st century, the victim advocate has come to play an important (and expanding) role in the criminal justice system. Understanding the role played by the victim advocate…
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