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State senator wants to add criminal penalties to child abuse reporting laws
In the wake of the allegations of child sexual abuse that has rocked the Penn State campus, a Maryland senator is hoping to stiffen the laws that require educators and other professionals to report suspected abuse.
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:56P
Stalking may become criminal offence
Stalking is likely to become a new criminal offence, after a Home Office minister admitted people are being “let down” by the current laws. By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent Lynne Featherstone, minister for equalities, yesterday unveiled a
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:51P
FBI Reports Dramatic Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Violence
At the same time, the new FBI statistics showed a rise of almost 11% in anti-Latino hate crimes. The increase may be related to anti-immigrant rhetoric deployed as Arizona passed a harsh law targeting immigrants in 2010.
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:36P
Anti-Hacking Law Criminalizes Most Computer Users, Former Prosecutor Says
The nation's premier anti-hacking law poses a threat to the civil liberties of millions of Americans who use computers and the internet and could lead to the arrest and prosecution of many users who violate the law on a regular basis,
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:32P
Law enforcement trained to read body language
(CNS): A mixed group of law enforcement officials including immigration, prison and police officers have been undertaking specialist training to help them to detect the subtleties in the body language of travellers that may be involved in crime.
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:26P
Sen. Jacobs eyes changes in Md. law after Penn State scandal.
Nancy Jacobs of Harford County says Maryland law does not have criminal penalties for failing to report child abuse. Maryland and Virginia have mandatory reporting requirements punishable by fines for failing to report abuse.
Updated: 11/14/2011 02:07P
BC court to hear assisted suicide case
14 (UPI) -- A 63-year-old woman with a fatal neurodegenerative disease says she wants the British Columbia Supreme Court to overturn Canada's laws on assisted suicide. Gloria Taylor of West Kelowna has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:39P
Court Orders KCM To Pay K 10 Billion In Compensation
Judge Musonda said he agreed with the residents' pleadings that KCM was protected from criminal prosecution by political connections and financial influence, which he said put them beyond the pale of criminal justice. He said the fine on KCM was to
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:37P
Jane Barrett on the Need for a Federal Workplace Homicide Law
Barrett, a former state and federal state prosecutor, currently teaches environmental law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. In the United States, there are very few – a declining number actually – of criminal prosecutions
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:36P
FBI Releases 2010 Hate Crime Statistics 2010
14, 2011 - Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released Hate Crime Statistics, 2010 based on information submitted by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. These data indicate that 6628 criminal incidents involving 7699 offenses were
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:26P
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