Sexual Assault Law in New York
A sexual assault is a crime and statutory offense whereby a person(s) knowingly cause another person(s) to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat.
Individuals who are arrested for sexual assault are possibly confronted with substantial prison time along with being registered as a sex offender which brings restrictions along with it. Even for misdemeanor sex offenses, the possibilty of the offense being publicly known solidifies reasoning to get the very best defense lawyers available.
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Resources
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Crime Victim Bar Association
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc.
- National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Safe Horizons
- Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA)
- Victims Remembered, Inc.
- Women Against Gun Violence
Justice Resources
The Sentencing Project
A national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy about criminal-justice policy.
Prison Policy Initiative
The Prison Policy Initiative conducts research and advocacy about incarceration and criminal-justice policy.
Equal Justice, USA
"Capital Defense Handbook For Defendants and Their Families" provides information and advice about death-penalty cases from the defense point of view.
ACLU: Prisoners' Rights
Resource provided by the American Civil Liberties Union with information on national and state efforts to recognize and protect prisoner's rights.