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Indiana Could Change Human Trafficking Laws Before Superbowl
State Attorney General Greg Zoeller is making a push for law enforcement to crack down on human trafficking in the state ahead of the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. Human trafficking is one of the largest and fastest growing criminal trades in the
Updated: 09/30/2011 02:59P
Friend of Statutory Rape Suspect Seeks 'Romeo and Juliet' Law in Minnesota
Tsistas Yang, 18, who graduated from Simley last spring and and is currently studying criminal justice and psychology at Briar Cliff University, has asked District 39B Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL) to consider introducing a Romeo and Juliet law when the 2012
Updated: 09/30/2011 02:46P
UFC lobbies MPs to change Criminal Code
Current federal law says anyone who engages in or aids, abets, umpires, or reports on a prize fight “is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.” The only exception to the “prize fight” definition in the law are provincially-sanctioned
Updated: 09/30/2011 02:20P
Carlsbad Lawyer Accused Of Client Money Thefts
and practicing law without a license. Charges were filed Thursday, two weeks after 10News media partner the San Diego Union-Tribune included Gregory in a story about lawyers whose cases in State Bar Court fail to result in criminal prosecution.
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:54P
Keep Vancouver's Insite open, Supreme court rules
The ruling, however, went against a 2010 BC Court of Appeal ruling which found that the federal government, which has exclusive jurisdiction over criminal law, didn't have the right to interfere in an area of provincial responsibility - health care.
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:39P
Insite: the Harper government's sweeping, narrow defeat
Having re-asserted the feds' right to legislate criminal law in areas that may sometimes blur with provincial health-care jurisdiction; having re-asserted the feds' right to arrest drug users, and the federal health minister's right to provide
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:32P
What constitutes rape?
For nearly a decade, Carol Tracy, the executive director of the Women's Law Project, has been agitating for a change in what she describes as the FBI's "archaic" definition of rape. This month, the agency made a major step forward to doing just that.
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:14P
Demystifying the Law: Criminal Probation & Parole By Jennifer King
The number of people on probation or parole has skyrocketed to more than 5 million, up from 1.6 million just 25 years ago. This means that 1 in 45 adults in the United States is now under criminal justice supervision in the community, according to
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:12P
Holcomb graduates from leadership training college
The Command College curriculum also strives to keep participants on top of contemporary issues in Criminal Justice. This program is one of many offered by the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, headquartered on the campus of
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:09P
Cell Phone Driving Law Takes Effect Saturday
Under a Maryland law that takes effect Saturday, texting or reading messages on your phone while in the driver's seat is now illegal. If you're caught, the violation carries a $70 fine and one point on your driver's license,
Updated: 09/30/2011 01:02P
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