On this episode of Animal Amicus, hosts Senior Policy Program Manager Nicole Pallotta and Managing Attorney David Rosengard discuss default sentencing options, diversion programs, restitution, protective orders, and restorative justice.     
Resources referenced in this episode along with additional relevant articles are listed below:  

FindLaw: The Differences Between a Criminal Case and a Civil Case  

The Law of the Land: The O.J. Simpson Trial: Distinctions Between Criminal and Civil Law by Ember Milstead  

Sage Journals: The Goals of Corrections: Perspectives from the Line by Misty Kifer et al.   

Springer Link: Punishment Goals of Crime Victims by Uli Orth  

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Animals as Crime Victims: Development of a New Legal Status  

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Victim Impact Statements in Cases of Animal Cruelty  

American Bar Association: Cruel & Unusual Punishment – Conversation Starter  



Cornell Law School: Sentencing  

Vera: Diversion Programs, Explained by Akhi Johnson and Mustafa Ali-Smith  

Verdugo: Mental Health Diversion: An Overview of the Legal Guidelines and Requirements by Emin Gharibian  

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Laws in Favor of Court-Ordered Psych Evaluations  

National Library of Medicine: Animal Cruelty and Psychiatric Disorders by Roman Gleyzer et al.   

Animal Legal Defense Fund: Laws Supporting Post-Conviction Possession Bans