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Judge tosses 4 murder convictions, sets new trial
CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in a 17-year-old murder after new DNA evidence linked someone else to the crime. Judge Paul Biebel on Wednesday also ordered a new trial for all four men: Michael Saunders,
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:50P
Phil Goff Address to Police Association Conference
Instead of on a path to your door and to the criminal justice system. Investing in our children, as we propose to do, will lead to better and happier lives for the children. It will also help achieve safer and healthier communities .
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:49P
Officials Vow To Prosecute Wage Theft In El Paso
"By agreeing to investigate and prosecute employers under the Texas Penal Code, our local law enforcement will ensure that thousands of hardworking El Pasoans receive their promised pay. This also ensures that employers will be held liable if they
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:32P
ICC Chief: More Alliances Between Justice And Development
The head of the International Criminal Court (ICC) called for the creation of more synergies between the international justice and development spheres, citing the devastating effects of conflicts and large-scale violence on development.
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:29P
Criminal name changes to stop
Mr Smith said he hoped his ten-point plan would be agreed to by other states and territories in Launceston on Thursday, ahead of a meeting of the Standing Council on Law and Justice the following day. Under the changes, all serious sex offenders would
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:25P
Collins' 'soft on crime' comments anger lobby group
Workman said claims that the controversial 'three strikes' law led to a recent drop in crime was refuted by expert commentators. "There was no evidence for it, and criminal justice professionals fell about laughing at the idea. "
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:05P
Assembly passes pro-women bill
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday congratulated all parliamentarians, particularly women, for the unanimous passage of the Anti-Women Practices Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2008. Among other things, the bill aims to put an end to practices
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:03P
US Builds New Partnerships to Uproot Transnational Organized Crime
These criminal groups “respect no borders and are very global, partnering and entering into joint ventures with each other, exploiting weak borders,” said David Luna, director of Anticrime Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
Updated: 11/16/2011 03:00P
Collins' 'soft on crime' comments anger
Workman said claims that the controversial 'three strikes' law led to a recent drop in crime was refuted by expert commentators. "There was no evidence for it, and criminal justice professionals fell about laughing at the idea. "
Updated: 11/16/2011 02:56P
Drone Gives Texas Law Enforcement Bird's-Eye View on Crime
The ShadowHawk helicopter is six-feet long, weighs fifty pounds and fits in the back of an SUV. “We can put it over a fire, put it over ahazmat spill, put it over a house with a suspect barricaded inside and literally give the incident commander the
Updated: 11/16/2011 02:54P
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