California criminal law is complicated. Courts have described the Penal code as “a legislative monstrosity which is bewildering in its complexity.” (People v. Begnald (1991) 205 Cal.App.3d 1548, 1551.) The idea behind Crime-IQ was to make the complex into the simple by having all the related statutes and consequences of an offense appear on a single screen and then make that information mobile. So
, who better to develop a criminal law software application than a criminal law practitioner with 20+ years of experience and a tech background. With Crime-IQ, a user need only click on the link of a specific offense to be taken to a huge cache of information regarding that offense, including: ranges, mandatory minimums, state prison/local prison designations, related enhancements, probation eligiblity, irregular statutes of limitations, applicable credits, strike/registration requirements, priorability, immigration guides, impact on public benefits, driver license consequences, pleading requirements, statutory defenses and more. Additionally, the program provides a calculation function which helps users not only calculate, but understand the legal basis of a calculation result. Crime-IQ has been heralded for how easy it is to use, as well as its accuracy, depth of information and commitment to reflecting the most up-to-date legislative changes. The Crime-IQ program has been tested daily in courtrooms since 2007. Individuals and public agencies throughout California, who are committed to agile competency, use Crime-IQ.
