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.
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…