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'Cop-Crushes' Tourney Continues: Criminal Minds vs. NCIS, Plus Law & Order
We've reached Round 2, Day 6 of our Ultimate Law-Enforcement Crushes Bracket Tournament, highlighted by a battle between hotties from two of CBS' most popular procedurals, and a showdown between a couple of Law & Order detectives.
Updated: 11/06/2011 05:41P
Rape cases need mental change, say law experts
Many Turks were left dumbfounded last week by a court decision to reduce the sentence for 26 men convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl. While politicians from all parties criticized the law in the case, what Turkey really needs are not legal
Updated: 11/06/2011 04:59P
Human trafficking victims: more than virgins and whores
Some women might be compelled to voluntarily accept exploitative work, while an unlawful domestic worker who may find themselves working in exploitative conditions might be unable to 'quit' the way the rest of us quit the burger job at Maccas.
Updated: 11/06/2011 04:11P
Supreme Court to hear GPS surveillance case
"Waiting until this sort of surveillance technology is in use everywhere before setting limits on its use by police is imprudent," the brief says. "No one believes that GPS surveillance by law enforcement is inappropriate," said John Verdi,
Updated: 11/06/2011 04:03P
$9M richer, informant unmasks himself at NY trial
The Guatemalan-born Sagastume did not seem a likely candidate to be a prosecutor's best friend when he began transporting drugs _ after he finished a five-year stint in Guatemala's Army, where he specialized in gathering intelligence on subversive
Updated: 11/06/2011 02:47P
DE LIMA VIOLATING GMA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - ALBAY REP. LAGMAN
Meanwhile, in a You Tube interview, Aquino said his administration has been initiating reform measures to improve the country's justice system, noting that convicting criminals must be the primary consideration. “We are trying to reform the justice
Updated: 11/06/2011 02:42P
'SOLOMONIC' DECISION IS ONE OPTION DOJ SEEKS TO ALLOW GMA LEAVE COUNTRY
“It's not political, it's really the criminal justice system. It's a matter of justice and accountability,” she said. Rep. Arroyo's spokesperson, Ma. Elena Bautista-Horn, expressed dismay that De Lima seems to be using the medical travel request of the
Updated: 11/06/2011 02:42P
Okla. speaker eyes criminal justice changes | The Republic
He acknowledges that tinkering with the criminal justice system is a political challenge during an election year — but says he's optimistic that using data-driven research to reduce spending on prisons and increase public safety will appeal to fiscal
Updated: 11/06/2011 02:31P
Arrested and strip-searched for a 'crime' she knew nothing about
Thousands of people in Britain have been seized by police, imprisoned here and eventually extradited, many for crimes that would never be prosecuted in this country and might not even be criminal offences at all in British law. The Sunday Telegraph has
Updated: 11/06/2011 02:26P
FBI Says End Is Near For Civil Rights Murder Investigations
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 01:59P
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