A field sobriety test (FST) is a cognitive and physical task the police use to gather evidence of inebriation during a traffic stop. An officer may ask you to perform between one and three FSTs if they suspect you of driving under the influence (DUI)…
Sometimes police officers go undercover to fight prostitution. Some pose as sex workers to gain information about prostitutes and their customers. They may also go undercover as sex buyers to catch individuals offering sex acts for money and people managing prostitution rings. This type of…
Any attempt to cause physical injury to another individual is defined as assault in the state of Michigan. Additionally, any intentionally unlawful act or threat of action is defined as assault. An assault can also occur when an offender seems to have the capacity to…
Police are lawfully permitted to stop a vehicle under a number of different circumstances. For instance, police can detain a vehicle if they have reasonable suspicion the driver has violated the law. Another scenario which gives police legal authorization to stop a vehicle without evidence…
Michigan has one of the largest sex offender registries in the nation. As of 2016, the state had nearly 43,000 persons registered as sex offenders. In an effort to further protect children from sex offenders, the state of Michigan passed legislation in 2006 that made…
