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Western Illinois University plans for new police academy
Western Illinois is already home to the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, and offers a degree in criminal justice. The board oversees 12 police and corrections academies around the state.
Updated: 09/17/2011 01:20P
CHR chair opposes lowering age of criminal liability to 9
Under the law, a child 15 years of age or under at the time of the commission of the offense shall be exempt from criminal liability. Rosales stressed that lowering the age of criminal liability is not the solution to lessen crimes.
Updated: 09/17/2011 12:57P
Southern California Criminal Defense Lawyers Say DUI Crackdown Defendants Must
Ventura County criminal defense lawyer Joshua E. Newstat People charged with DUI have a more difficult road ahead if they do not move immediately to defend themselves and preserve their rights. Joshua Newstat and Jeremy Lessem, veteran Southern
Updated: 09/17/2011 10:51A
New bullying law puts accused children at risk
Any child accused of bullying will be branded a criminal, which will destroy that child's life. Enough children — appalling numbers in urban districts — have lost the promise of their future because of a legal system that prefers to punish rather than
Updated: 09/17/2011 10:03A
4 face criminal charges in Tanzania ferry sinking
STONE TOWN, Tanzania (AP) ” Tanzanian authorities have charged four men with negligence over a ferry sinking that killed more than 240 people. Ramadhan Nassib from the Directorate of Public Prosecution says the owner of the MV Spice Islander ferry,
Updated: 09/17/2011 08:25A
Wyo Residents Participate in Jury Duty Practice for Law Students
WY NEWS SERVICE --- UW Law Students will be practicing the process of selecting jurors for a criminal trial, and Wyoming residents will participate in the staged jury selection process. Cheyenne attorney Lori Brand
Updated: 09/17/2011 08:02A
Law enforcement leaders from US, Canada discuss mutual border concerns
States has been working with its counterparts in Canada to develop a pilot project that will team law enforcement agents from both countries to work together on both sides of the border to investigate criminal conduct and apprehend offenders.
Updated: 09/17/2011 07:45A
Regents OK two new DSC degrees
DSC's Southwest Regional Computer Crime Institute Director Gary Cantrell said the value of a criminal science degree extends beyond law enforcement careers, however. "There's definitely a demand in the private sector, state government and law
Updated: 09/17/2011 07:07A
The Solyndra Fraud
Eventually, the administration made Solyndra the very first recipient of a public loan guarantee when the Energy Act program was beefed up in 2009 — just part of nearly a trillion dollars burned through under the Obama stimulus.
Updated: 09/17/2011 06:42A
Tamil Tigers on trial: controversial screening of C4 video
The Dutch prosecution of five Sri Lankan Tamils continues in The Hague in a trial which now promises to drag Dutch criminal law into conflict with the Sri Lankan government. On a day bogged down by the virtually lone voice of Judge Van Rossum reading
Updated: 09/17/2011 06:10A
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