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Sutter lobbies for tougher crime laws
Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter is calling on state lawmakers to pass a reconciled crime bill that will strengthen the state's wiretap statute and create a new law targeting gun-related offenses.
Updated: 11/19/2011 12:22A
State attorney general to join investigation of district justice
COURTHOUSE — The investigation of an alleged incident involving Robert Sobeck, recently elected to serve as a district justice in Whitpain, will bw referred to the state attorney general's office by the Montgomery County District
Updated: 11/19/2011 12:09A
Crime in Middlesex County hit 10-year low in 2010
According to the report, New Jersey law-enforcement agencies reported 710 bias incident investigations, resulting in 775 target-type based bias incident offenses in 2010. Harassment accounted for 45 percent of all bias offenses, while criminal mischief
Updated: 11/19/2011 12:07A
District attorneys call for end to Racial Justice Act
Womble, D-Forsyth, one of the sponsors of the act, said that assertions in the letter were untrue because appeals from death row inmates under the law haven't advanced through the court system. "Prisoners will not get out of jail," said Womble said.
Updated: 11/19/2011 12:06A
Political Leadership must unify Criminal Justice Sector
“There is currently a lack of political leadership in the criminal justice sector”, Kim Workman told 350 Australasian Psychiatrists and Psychologists attending a Conference in Wellington on Saturday. We are in danger of having another three years of
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:52P
Shatter warned new abuse laws could 'overload' social services
JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has been warned that mandatory reporting laws to protect children from sexual abuse could "overload" Ireland's cash-strapped social services. In a major blow to the Government's child
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:48P
Agencies must cooperate to fight casino crimes
Given that gambling today is an "international venture", the police and the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) must work closely to "thwart the plans" of those who carry out illegal activities in casinos of Singapore's two integrated resorts.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:39P
Glenview Resident, Ex-Judge Gino DiVito, Gets Criminal Justice Award
(Glenview, IL) – Glenview resident Gino DiVito, an ex-justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, is slated to be honored by a leading Illinois criminal justice group at a ceremony in Chicago on December 6.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:32P
The taking of DNA samples
No one interested in an efficient criminal justice system could argue against clarifying the law to permit the taking of non-intimate samples from suspects in criminal offences. The problem however is in extending the law to cover "intimate" samples.
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:58P
US Law Enforcement Adds Drones to Arsenal
the drones may not be operated outside of an active crime zone and must adhere to rigid altitude restrictions. While the MDPD may be the first to gain an FAA permit, they are not the first civilian law enforcement agency to utilize the technology.
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:10P
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