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On crime policy, Santa Clara County takes a cutting-edge -- some say risky
He has gone so far as to say that US citizens and illegal immigrants "should be treated equally" in the criminal justice system. The policy also was pushed by a well-organized alliance of groups, including PACT, the Asian Law Alliance, the Service for
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:29A
New law adds criminal record to driver's license
or other violent crime. In July a state law went into effect requiring people with a violent record to bear a special mark on their driver's license or ID card so that police officers know if they're apprehending someone with a history of violence.
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:21A
Guatemala presidential election is tinged with fear and pessimism
Guatemalan voters pick a president Sunday at a moment when deepening drug crime threatens the nation's feeble justice system and doubts hang over both candidates. Rampant violence by encroaching Mexican drug
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:20A
Three charged in Penn State sex crime case
Bruce Antkowiak, who heads the criminology and law program at St. Vincent College in Unity, said the allegations against Sandusky obviously are disturbing because they involve crimes against children. The charges against the administrators are
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:11A
Immigrant data shatter crime misconceptions
The way some people talk, illegal immigrants are inherently more dangerous to society than most law-abiding Americans. "You're dealing with a criminal culture that where they're from, no one ever gets charged," said William Gheen, president of
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:08A
Occupiers find their legal hero in Night Court Commissioner Tom Nelson
In 1989, he left a job as the administrative affairs director at the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and started a solo law practice that focused primarily on criminal defense work. The practice struggled at times, and Nelson declared bankruptcy twice
Updated: 11/05/2011 11:24P
Harford's crime rates are low, sheriff tells town meeting, but gangs still a
Keith Warren briefly discussed the Youth Services Division of the sheriff's office that strives to give young people in the community more understanding and insight into having a career in the criminal justice field, either through law enforcement or
Updated: 11/05/2011 11:07P
Father Jon Pedigo and Richard Konda: Community trust in police is crucial to
Victims have begun a destructive pattern of not reporting crimes because they are too afraid to come forward as witnesses. To be clear, because there are already existing safeguards within the criminal justice system against the release of hardened
Updated: 11/05/2011 11:02P
Bid to change marijuana laws brings concern
Linn said he also backs proposals to make petty possession of marijuana a violation that results in a ticket but no criminal charges. Some people, however, are concerned about the various moves recently to take marijuana use less seriously.
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:57P
Anti-Gang Act flawed—Ramesh
The definition is circular and that is the route of the matter because if gang and gang related activities cannot be properly defined in criminal law that is the end of the matter. This is not something that could be done rushed because we are going to
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:55P
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