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Chemical Castration for Paedophiles? Opinions Differ...
(He hangs up the phone) I have introduced a bill regarding modifications to the RA Criminal Code. The bill envisages two things. The first is voluntary castration by chemical means as performed in a number of countries - Poland, Sweden, Denmark,
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:03A
Dr Lee backs bid to tackle trafficking
Human trafficking is a form of organised crime where women, children and men are treated as commodities and exploited for criminal gain. In July the Govern-ment published a Human Trafficking Strategy. It focuses on four themes: improving identification
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:00A
'Suspects can claim they were drunk and go free'
“A group of judges on the Supreme Court (Hgsta Domstolen - HD) have elevated intoxication to an excuse,” write criminal law professors Madeleine Leijonhufvud and Suzanne Wennberg in an opinion article published on Tuesday in the Svenska Dagbladet
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:57A
Twelve arrested outside Parliament over protest to outlaw squatting
In contrast, squatters are also protected by law, including the Criminal Law Act 1977, which prevents a home owner forcing their way back in because it makes it an offence to use violence to gain access when there is someone on the premises who is
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:52A
Realigning the criminal justice system in California
On Oct. 1, 2011 the California criminal justice system began a massive reform involving transferring responsibility for managing convicted offenders from state to local agencies.
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:20A
Vigilantes should be able to fight crime without being interfered with
America has a certain law that makes little sense: If someone witnesses a non-violent crime, such as a break-in or a theft, they're not allowed to physically interfere. Putting their hands on a criminal could result in assault charges, such as the case
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:07A
SA still to pass DNA data base laws
A DNA policy expert claims a DNA data base of arrested persons would help law enforcement authorities to identify suspects sought for other crimes in addition to simply providing evidence to the courts, says a Business Day report.
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:36A
Chicago's Pot Dilemma (First of four parts)
Last year, Chicago Police officers arrested more than 23000 people on misdemeanor marijuana charges, and most of those cases were dropped. From 2006 through 2010, cases for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana were dismissed 97 percent of the
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:27A
Labour lord attacks proposed legal aid fees cuts
Bach agreed that there had to be cuts to legal aid, but said the government was cutting 'too far and too much' and focusing the cuts on the wrong areas of law. Bach said the government should concentrate on reducing the amount spent on criminal legal
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:18A
MPs debate Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Kenneth Clarke): I have been fascinated by the proceedings while I have been waiting to move the motion. I beg to move, (c) amend section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:18A
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