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Should criminal suspects be named?
Unlike in jurisdictions such as the US, South Korean law and media convention in many cases protect the identities of criminal suspects. In accordance with the criminal code and Korean National Police Agency guidelines, it is typical for a suspect's
Updated: 09/26/2011 07:11A
Misrepresenting the law on squatting
We want it to be clear that it is already a criminal offence for a squatter to occupy someone's home, or a home that a person intends to occupy, under the Criminal Law Act 1977. A homeowner will be a displaced residential occupier, or if they are
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:59A
: Fourth Las Vegas Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to
The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:57A
Prisoners forced to give 40 per cent of pay to victims under new law¿
Under the Prisoners' Earnings Act which comes into force today, 40 per cent of prisoners' wages over £20 per week - after tax, National Insurance and any court-ordered or child support payments - will be deducted and given to Victim Support.
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:52A
New law to take 40% of prisoners' pay and give it to their victims
Under the Prisoners' Earnings Act which comes into force today, 40 per cent of prisoners' wages over £20 per week - after tax, National Insurance and any court-ordered or child support payments - will be deducted and given to Victim Support.
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:46A
New law to take 40 per cent of prisoners' pay and give it to their victims
Under the Prisoners' Earnings Act which comes into force today, 40 per cent of prisoners' wages over £20 per week - after tax, National Insurance and any court-ordered or child support payments - will be deducted and given to Victim Support.
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:43A
Cameroon: End 'discriminatory' anti-gay laws
“This use of criminal law to punish private sexual activity between consenting adults contravenes international human rights laws that Cameroon has signed and ratified,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:08A
Drug courts achieve goal of drug laws
Children who get pre-kindergarten education have far better odds of staying out of the criminal justice system than those who do not get such education. Drug abusers who get treatment rather than incarceration are more likely to get free of their
Updated: 09/26/2011 06:04A
DNA sampling law goes into effect Oct. 1
Connecticut's new DNA testing law is either a plot line from a Philip Dick novel or a novel way to combat crime. Effective Oct. 1, anyone arrested for any of 39 serious felonies must provide a DNA sample before they are released from custody.
Updated: 09/26/2011 05:13A
Henry's won't face criminal case, attorney general says
Over a period of 40 years, Henry's Turkey Service housed dozens of mentally retarded men in a 100-year-old converted schoolhouse in Atalissa. The company put the men to work in a West Liberty meat-processing plant, but kept the bulk of the men's
Updated: 09/26/2011 05:05A
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