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A firmer kind of justice
He would deny it, and we will not push the point. But it is refreshing to be able to welcome a tightening of criminal justice by this particular member of the Cabinet. Kenneth Clarke may be the Justice Secretary , but he is not generally associated
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:44P
Cop-killer's final appeals denied
This photo provided Oct. 25, 2011, by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Frank Garcia. Garcia is set for lethal injection Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, for death of police Sgt. Hector Garza more than a decade ago during a
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:38P
'Angel of Death' Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity in Argentina
In 2003, however, former President Nestor Kirchner repealed the amnesty law, which has now led to 259 people from the “dirty war” dictatorship convicted of crimes against humanity. Although Astiz's team pleaded he was a young officer and only following
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:37P
Crime Stoppers Fundraiser Dance
All Crime Stoppers programs share a common goal: they exist to help law enforcement agencies solve crimes. In every community there are people who have information that could help police arrest criminals, but that information never
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:34P
Tragic Katie's grim end
''She practised in very hard areas, in children's court and in family and criminal law - areas that really touch directly on people's lives in a way that not everyone's practice does. ''She was a very private person but really well regarded,
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:31P
Met chief says officers' use of fake identities in court was not illegal
He told the authority: "There's no law that says it can't happen. The fact that someone has concealed their identity doesn't mean the crime didn't happen. In absolute terms, the criminal law does not make a crime of it. If you are dealing with more
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:31P
Public-private model for fighting retail crime spreads across the country
The group brings together law enforcement officers with local loss prevention professionals at monthly meetings where information about recent cases of shoplifting or organized retail crime is shared. "This isn't sitting around having coffee and donuts
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:29P
Domestic Violence A New Law's Impact
That law went into effect in November 2010. It created three new crimes: Strangulation in the First Degree, which is a violent, Class C felony; Strangulation in the Second Degree, which is a Class D felony; and Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:22P
Patient Advocates File Lawsuit To Stop Obama's Medical Marijuana Crackdown
ASA argues in its lawsuit that the Obama Justice Department (DOJ) has “instituted a policy to dismantle the medical marijuana laws of the State of California and to coerce its municipalities to pass bans on medical marijuana dispensaries.
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:14P
Gaddafi son seeks flight to Hague war crime court
Geert-Jan Knoops, a Dutch-based international criminal law attorney, said Saif al-Islam could challenge the ICC case on two main fronts — that it was a political show trial aimed at justifying Western-backed regime change, or by proving there was no
Updated: 10/27/2011 03:10P
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