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Renewal Forum » Statute of Limitations https://renewalforum.org Renewing Society, Restoring Dignity. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:18:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Why Sex Trafficking Should Not Have a Statute of Limitation https://renewalforum.org/why-sex-trafficking-should-not-have-a-statute-of-limitation/ https://renewalforum.org/why-sex-trafficking-should-not-have-a-statute-of-limitation/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:15:06 +0000 https://renewalforum.org/?p=453 Statutes of limitation designate a particular time frame within which a prosecution must be commenced. The inherent policy behind a statute of limitation is to adequately provide a defendant the needed resources, many of which are time sensitive, in order to mount a competent defense. A secondary purpose may be to encourage law enforcement to […]

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