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How many gangs are in Detroit?

While Detroit has a few gangs with nationally known names, such as the Latin Counts, most local gangs revolve around a school district or some other neighborhood affiliation.\nAs of Aug. 2013, roughly one in every 28 Detroit residents was connected to gang activity, according to the head of the Detroit Crime Commission. As of April 2011, approximately 1.4 million gang members across more than 33,000 gangs were criminally active throughout the United States, according to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment.

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How do you appeal a civil court judgment?

After filing motions to appeal, attorneys file written arguments with the appeals court that state any facts related to the reason for the appeal and the legal basis upon which the attorney is seeking a reversal of the trial court decision, states the American Bar Association. The litigant who won the original trial court judgment can then file his own brief in response. Some appeals courts make their decisions based solely on these written briefs, while others schedule oral arguments before making decisions.\nDuring oral arguments, attorneys for both sides are given the opportunity to explain..

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How do you pay a Washington, D.C., DMV ticket?

To pay a DMV ticket online or by phone, you need the ticket information and a credit card to pay the fine. The information provided online goes to a third-party system and remains secure. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, or Discover, explains the District of Columbia's Department of Motor Vehicles.\nWhen paying by mail, submit either a check or money order for the fine amount and payable to DC Treasurer. Write the ticket number on the check or money order to ensure proper credit. If the ticket number is not available, submit tag information, including the issuing state and tag number, the..

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What are some disabled veteran benefits?

Service-connected disability compensation is paid monthly to eligible disabled veterans. For specific disabilities that severely impact the veteran's everyday life, special monthly compensation is available. This is a tax-free monthly payment made to veterans who have suffered disabilities such as the loss of a hand or leg due to their military service.The VA pension is another monthly payment. It is available for veterans with total or permanent disabilities, or else who are age 65 or older. To be eligible, veterans much have low income and assets and have served at least 1 day of servic..

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What rights do children have?

Free speech for children is not as absolute a right as it is for adults — for example, school policy often forbids students at various ages from wearing certain items to school for safety reasons, says FindLaw. Parents who don't meet children's basic rights of safety, nutrition and health care risk having the state remove their children from the home. In addition, the Disabilities Education Act grants rights to children with disabilities to help make sure they receive the same education their peers do.\nChildren don't have the rights to vote, own property and enter into some c..

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How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution describes the composition and powers of the House of Representatives. Each representative is elected to a two-year term and serves the constituents of a specific congressional district. The number of representatives elected in each state is proportional to its population. Therefore, states with higher populations have more representatives than less-populated ones. The primary purpose of the House is to introduce, draft and pass legislation, as well as to act as a check on the other two branches of the government, the executive and the judicial.

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What is the DACA immigration policy?

Persons who request DACA status must have been younger than 31 years old as of June 15, 2012, the date the policy first was announced by the Director of Homeland Security, according to the USCIS. Additional age requirements mandate that DACA applicants be at least 15 years old at the time of the request and that they migrated to the United States before the age of 16.\nThe DACA policy requires applicants to have continuously lived in the United States at least from June 15, 2007, until present, notes the USCIS. They also must have been physically present in the country as of June 15, 2012, as ..

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What are the requirements for getting a fiancée visa?

Requirements for a fiancée visa also include a requirement that the couple intending to marry must have met in person at least once within the two years prior to filing the petition, explains U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. If the meeting was unable to happen due to some type of hardship, an additional waiver is required. After the visa is approved, the fiancée can enter the United States and the couple can marry.\nIf for some reason the couple is unable to marry within 90 days, the fiancée and petitioner must reapply and the fiancée must return to her home country. Once the mar..

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What are the pros and cons of government regulations?

When businesses behave in ways that produce externalities, government regulation acts as a way to balance this failure in the outcome of competition. For instance, government regulation on pollution from a manufacturing plant corrects the externality on local communities surrounding the plant. Government regulations also correct inequalities and promote positive liberty, or the opportunity to fill one’s own potential; initiatives, such as Affirmative Action, provide opportunities in education and employment. Tax or direct cost is often the result of government regulation to correct externali..

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What is a felony expungement lawyer?

Felony expungement refers to the process by which felony charges are removed from a person's criminal record, according to Nolo. In most cases, once a felony has been sealed this way, its record is no longer visible to the public, though government agencies, such as law enforcement, may still have access to the record as needed.

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