CONK! News Contributor LARRY NEWMAN is a former Jasper County Missouri Sheriff’s Office deputy and detective, as well as first responder, volunteer firefighter, police officer, probation and parole volunteer. Mr. Newman currently serves as the President of the Missouri Alliance of Professional Bail Bond Agents, a trade organization that promotes ethics, standards of conduct and education for individuals involved in the business of bail bonds in Missouri. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States, a professional association representing bail agents nationwide.
Except for those who are in the Surety Bail Bond business, very few understand the procedures and the safety to the community provided by this necessary part of the Criminal Justice System. More
There is a sort of whimsical quality to the idea of the “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Popularized by the board game Monopoly, you pick up one of these and you’re golden — it entitles the bearer to avoid the penalty of being pinched by the law for some, most likely, minor offense. More
All the talk in recent years about criminal justice reform in America has focused on perceived injustices against individuals charged with breaking the law. Somehow, in this topsy turvy world in which we reside, criminal defendants have been cast as “victims,” while the real victims of crime have been all but forgotten. More
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