Latest Criminal Law News
Law provides a better option to handle cyberbullies
Andrew Cuomo, offers a way for young teens — for whom a quick "sext" message could lead to a criminal conviction — to preserve their records and reputations. The law sets up a two-year, diversionary educational program for kids under age 16 who are
Updated: 09/27/2011 02:33A
Prasong's warning to Nitirat scholars
The Nitirat group, which comprises seven law academics of Thammasat University, has called for the review of legal actions derived from the Sept 19, 2006 coup and amendment to Criminal Code's Section 112 regarding lese majesty.
Updated: 09/27/2011 02:10A
MSU to bring police academy to Minot
Minot State University students interested in a career in law enforcement will be able to graduate from that school with both a four-year degree in criminal justice and law enforcement officer certification. Minot Police Chief Jeff Balentine announced
Updated: 09/27/2011 01:52A
Investigation details on neutralized criminal gang made public in Armenia
According to police press service, on September 22 the Main Criminal Investigation Department received information that the gang is planning another attack. On Myasnikyan Avenue of Armenian capital the law enforcement bodies stopped Mercedes-Benz
Updated: 09/27/2011 01:42A
Parliament debates surveillance law
They have used them to help investigate serious crimes, including drug-dealing and organised criminal gangs. They have been used both to gather evidence and to obtain information," Mr Finlayson said. "On at least six occasions the Court of Appeal has
Updated: 09/27/2011 01:12A
Protesters call Dick Cheney a war criminal at Vancouver book event
Gail Davidson, a member of Lawyers Against the War, said she wrote to members of the Conservative government, outlining the federal law that prohibits Cheney from entering Canada. "Canada has a duty globally to take measures to effectively prevent and
Updated: 09/27/2011 01:05A
Prayuth: Don't touch Section 112
I, as a state authority, am also duty-bound to do the same. Whatever they are trying to do must not infringe on the law. "Whatever is already good should not be touched," Gen Prayuth said, referring to Criminal Code's Section 112 on lese majeste.
Updated: 09/27/2011 12:43A
Longtime defense attorney Kirk Naylor retiring
He could have practiced any area of law, Keefe said. "The fact that he had a commitment to criminal defense work is a testament to the kind of person he is." Naylor, who graduated from Omaha Westside High School, Nebraska Wesleyan University and the
Updated: 09/27/2011 12:28A
Career Choice: Criminal Investigator
The job forecast for criminal investigators is a bright one, with a 17 percent growth forecast for 2008 to 2018. That rate is higher than the increase projected for all jobs. Bilingual applicants with several years of law enforcement history are
Updated: 09/27/2011 12:09A
Welfare recipients must act responsibly
Who needed to disprove a suspicion of drug use? And whose fault would it be, mine or the employer? It would be mine, and only mine. Parents need to act responsibly; their children should come first. Maybe if the parents are doing drugs they shouldn't
Updated: 09/27/2011 12:09A