Clarify terminology around expungement, record clearance, reduction, etc.

hackforla / expunge-assist

Expunge Assist is a free digital tool specifically designed to aid Californians with arrest and conviction histories in clearing their criminal records.

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Clarify terminology around expungement, record clearance, reduction, etc. #500

Closed SamHyler closed 2 years ago

SamHyler commented 2 years ago

Overview

Clarify terminology around expungement, record clearance, reduction, etc. to use on the website. Clarify what courts in LA use, what regular people might understand, and what legal terms are used and their definitions.

Action Items

[ ] Clarify terminology, write a description for each
[ ] recommendations how to use terms and when/where on the website
[ ] Update the writing/content guidelines with this information

Resources/Instructions

This document

SamHyler commented 2 years ago

merged with https://github.com/hackforla/expunge-assist/issues/478 Closing as they were similar.