Criminal Law Defense and Services

There are five widely accepted solutions for enforcement of criminal law by way of punishment.  Jurisdictions differ on the punishment to be enforced on each and they are:

• Restitution - The overall goal is to repair, through state mandate, any hurt inflicted on the victim by the offender. For example, one who steals a stereo from a car will be required to repay the amount to repair the vehicle damage (from the break-in) as well as replace the original stereo. This could be combined with some sort of court inflicted community serves as well.
• Rehabilitation - The primary goal is to prevent further offending by convincing the offender that her conduct was wrong. This is accomplished through programs that teach the offender new life skills that will make them a contributing member of society. 
• Deterrence - The aim is to impose a sufficient penalty to discourage the offender from the criminal behavior again. Others in the general population see the punishment (or hear about it on the news, etc.) and that becomes a deterrent as well.
• Incapacitation - This is often achieved through prison sentences and is designed simply to keep criminals away from society so that the public is protected from them. The death penalty or banishment serves the same outcome.
• Retribution - This is the most widely used in the judicial process and it’s intent is that criminals are to suffer in some way by an equal measure of what the offense was. They have caused harm to another individual, company, or property and it is now up to a court of law to make them pay in a likewise manner.  

Since about 80% of the United States population does not qualify for free legal assistance under poverty guidelines you need to have protection in place.  

What if you are falsely accused of a crime or it was a true accident?  

Imagine if you were driving down the road and a child was traveling on a bicycle going in the same direction as you and you hit that child by mistake.   You did not intend to do it but a court of law will evaluate if you should pay for taking that child's life. You need the ability to prove otherwise.  True, the saying goes that you are innocent until proven guilty but you have to be able to make your case so that you do not get convicted.