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Identity Theft Training for Kentucky Law Enforcement Provided by LifeLock
A multiple award-winning organization for two consecutive years, LifeLock has been recognized by Inc. magazine on their annual list of top 500 fastest growing privately held businesses in the United States and by the American Business Awards as having
Updated: 11/07/2011 08:28A
Sending letters to victims, FBI says end near in civil rights-era prosecutions
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: 11/07/2011 08:17A
Arrests by New Orleans police continue to decline amid focus on felonies
"That is a plus for the criminal justice system. We're not squandering police man-hours or public dollars," he said of the trend lines. "There is a recognition that if we're going to attack our crime problem more strategically, it has to be felony
Updated: 11/07/2011 08:13A
'Garbage man' swindler skirts law with scheme
“He's very smooth, but in some cases, it doesn't rise to the level of a criminal offense,” said Detective Allen Davies of the Titusville Police Department. “It's very much like an elaborate panhandling scheme.” The man in his late 50s approaches people
Updated: 11/07/2011 08:04A
Law enforces use data to 'follow' passengers
TTA chief executive Bernie Carolan said information was only released to police where an authorised officer certified in writing disclosure was "reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law". Mr Carolan said the number of data-sharing
Updated: 11/07/2011 08:00A
Panel to review criminal good behavior 'time-off'
A commission will meet Monday to study Rhode Island's law that gives criminals "time off" their sentence for good behavior. The panel was created as a result of the case involving child killer Michael Woodmansee. Woodmansee was convicted of killing
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:40A
Law changes will crack down on gang violence, seize property from criminals
Offenders sentenced to less than two years will have to serve a minimum 12 months before being eligible for parole, following a shake-up of the Criminal Code Act, added the Premier. And the level of punishment for drugs offences will soon depend more
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:29A
Crime victim rights advocates seek constitutional amendment
The Illinois Coalition for Enforceable Victims Rights has proposed its version of a constitutional amendment approved by California voters in 2008, called Marsy's Law. For years, the criminal justice system worked at making the process fair for the
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:27A
Crime and Courts: Police to offer ultimatum to 10 worst offenders: Go straight
The message will be simple: Screw up again, and we'll unleash all the fury of the justice system to figure out how best to send you away for the longest time possible. But also in the room will be community members, people who can enlist job trainers,
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:16A
Police GPS Device Use Triggers Privacy Clash at US High Court
The efficiency of GPS tracking is also an argument in its favor, said Anthony Barkow, executive director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law. His office filed a brief urging the court to rule that
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:14A
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