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Sanford Police Officer Relieved Of Duty
Sgt. Morgenstern said the FDLE asked anyone with information about unreported incidents involving improper conduct during Wiggins' traffic stops to call agent Chris Woehr at 407-245-0801. WESH 2 News reporter Talitha Vickers is covering this story,
Updated: 10/01/2011 08:45P
Santa Cruz County braces for more on probation: Probation chief seeks
The service also has been useful for defendants who have jobs. If a person stands to lose their job if they serve jail time, it might make sense to release them to return to their job, MacDonald said. "If you lose those stability factors (like a job),
Updated: 10/01/2011 08:08P
County braces for more on probation: Probation chief seeks progressive
MORE EDUCATION: While in County Jail, inmates will be evaluated and selected for classes aimed at reducing the likelihood of a person breaking the law again. Classes cover topics from job training to criminal psychology.
Updated: 10/01/2011 08:08P
Alma Women's Golf finishes ninth in MIAA tournament at Kalamazoo on Saturday
Created in 2006 by students at the London School of Economics, the ICCSN aims to promote the work of the ICC and increase knowledge of international criminal law. Alma joins Duke University School of Law, the University of Cambridge and other
Updated: 10/01/2011 07:55P
AP-CT--Racial Profiling, 1st Ld-Writethru,912
In the absence of data on traffic stops, experts say it is impossible to say how widespread profiling might be. A state law has required police to submit the data on traffic stops since 1999, but there is no standardized form and less than half of
Updated: 10/01/2011 07:40P
FBI considers redefining rape
The FBI is moving to change the federal definition of rape for the first time in 80 years, which authorities and women's advocacy groups hope will lead to improved tracking of such crimes and an attitude shift among
Updated: 10/01/2011 07:22P
Controversial Scottish law escapes review
A CONTENTIOUS cornerstone of Scots law which campaigners hoped to see axed has instead escaped scrutiny in a wide-ranging review of the criminal justice system, Scotland on Sunday has learned. The corroboration rule, unique to Scots law,
Updated: 10/01/2011 07:09P
Health care law looms over Supreme Court
Presidents of both parties have directed the State Department to ignore the law, saying it wrongly interferes with the president's powers. Just over a third of the 48 cases the court has so far agreed to hear are of interest to the business sector,
Updated: 10/01/2011 06:50P
Wrongful convictions to be targeted by Illinois lawmakers
Illinois leads the nation when it comes to exonerations based on DNA evidence. Since the first DNA-related exoneration 22 years ago, 97 people have been set free because the evidence showed they couldn't have committed the crime.
Updated: 10/01/2011 06:28P
Florida's new teen 'sexting' law now in effect
The new state law reduces the punishment for the first conviction to a non-criminal offense, $60 fine, and eight hours of community service. The second offense results in a first-degree misdemeanor, while the third offense remains a felony child porn
Updated: 10/01/2011 05:51P
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