According to statistics from 2018, nearly 500,000 Minnesota residents (around 9% of the state population) are foreign-born individuals. Immigrants have brushes with the law in the same way American citizens do, but, depending on what kind of visa you have, your status as an immigrant may mean you receive different treatment following a criminal conviction.
Along with the three field sobriety tests, the breathalyzer test is a common method law enforcement agencies across the US use to assess whether a driver has been drinking alcohol excessively. When you exhale into a breathalyzer, it can estimate the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream by measuring how much of it is on your breath.
Every American enjoys rights and freedoms under the US Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees your right to free speech, while the Second provides for the right to own and use firearms.
For decades, drunk driving has been a significant issue in the US, with billions spent every year on injuries, damage, and the legal system.
A number of American states require drivers to attach “whiskey plates” to their vehicles after a DUI or DWI conviction. Ohio became the first state to impose a rule like this in 1967.
If you’ve ever seen a film or television show in which a police officer arrested someone, you probably heard them tell the suspect “you have the right to remain silent.” Why must law enforcement officials do this?
As of January this year, Minnesota’s prison population was just over 7,000 according to figures from the Department of Corrections. Full-time incarceration is a costly crime management tool for the taxpayer, so authorities try to keep offenders out of cells where workable alternatives are available.
The average American driver has a 1% chance of getting pulled over by a police officer in a given year. A law enforcement official can pull you over for many different reasons, but they cannot detain you without probable cause.
Statistics from 2018 indicated that over 36% of Minnesotans owned at least one firearm. As you’ll know if you’ve ever bought a gun from a licensed seller, federal law requires purchasers to undergo a background check to ensure they are legally permitted to buy a weapon.
Statistics published in March 2020 tell us America’s prison population sat at around 2.3 million just before the pandemic. COVID-19 presented significant challenges in terms of prisons, particularly with regard to offenders who were charged and processed after it began, as well as those inmates with underlying health conditions.
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