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Toe the line on crime, Harper tells provinces
"This is a fundamental responsibility of government to make sure there's a criminal justice system to do what it can to protect people," he said, arguing that measures within Bill C-10, which roles nine crime bills into one legislation, has the support
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:49P
Drug dealer-turned-informant in NY gets $9M over 15 years and delivers the
"At the time, that was very controversial," said Anthony S. Barkow, a former federal Terrorism prosecutor who is now executive director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at the New York University School of Law.
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:44P
UM will provide athletes with legal problems help
There's the student conduct code. Another conduct code for athletes. And then there's the law. "If a criminal activity occurs on campus" — as it did with Ream — "there's parallel student conduct code jurisdiction," Aronofsky said.
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:42P
Last updated at 5:13 PM on 6th November 2011
The Department of Justice, under its five-year-old 'Cold Case Initiative' and the 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, has combed through that dark period of American history, seeking any cases that could still be prosecuted.
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:51P
Canadians expect provinces to help federal government fight crime: Stephen Harper
“And this is a fundamental responsibility of government to make sure there's a criminal justice system that does what it can to protect people. And all the data I've seen has suggested that whether it's Quebec, Ontario or anywhere else in the country,
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:17P
Provinces have 'constitutional responsibilities' to enforce crime bill: Harper
The bills would, among other things, introduce mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offences and beef up the youth justice system. Much of the cost burden associated with the inevitable uptick in inmates will fall to the provinces.
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:16P
FBI claims end is near in 'Cold Case Initiative' civil rights-era prosecutions
But if justice has an enemy, it is time. And now, officials are conceding that the spectacle of juries passing judgment on such aging killers is just about past. The Department of Justice, under its five-year-old 'Cold Case Initiative' and the 2007
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:14P
Agencies junk calls to lower age of discernment
Departments of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Justice (DOJ) officials said lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to nine is not an option they are eyeing as of the moment. DSWD Undersecretary Alicia Bala explained
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:10P
Provinces have 'constitutional responsibilities' to act on crime: Harper
“And this is a fundamental responsibility of government to make sure there's a criminal justice system that does what it can to protect people. And all the data I've seen has suggested that whether it's Quebec, Ontario or anywhere else in the country,
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:07P
Civil rights era prosecutions are nearly over, FBI says
The Department of Justice, under its 5-year-old "Cold Case Initiative" and the 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, has combed through that dark period of American history, seeking any cases that could still be prosecuted.
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:01P
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