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Trafficked people being treated as criminals by officials, inquiry says
The victims of human trafficking, including women forced into the sex industry or trapped as unpaid domestic servants, are being unfairly treated as criminals and illegal immigrants, an inquiry has found. The investigation by Lady Helena Kennedy QC has
Updated: 11/27/2011 04:40P
Contentious crime bill returns to Commons for final showdown
They seek to eliminate clauses that deal with conditional sentences, mandatory minimums for drug crimes, changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, a plan to replace the term ``pardon'' with ``record suspension'' and the added discretion afforded the
Updated: 11/27/2011 04:24P
Sandusky Charges Bring Focus On Sex Crime Laws
That may sound to many people like a case of rape, but police and prosecutors turned instead to a different section of Pennsylvania's criminal code for the most serious of the sex offenses the former Penn State assistant coach faces.
Updated: 11/27/2011 04:04P
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in Financial Remedy Proceedings Part 2.
In thesecond of a Two Part Article, Christian Jowett and Rhys Taylor, barristers at Temple Chambers, offer insights for the family lawyer into the law and practice of confiscation proceedings and their impact on financial remedy proceedings.
Updated: 11/27/2011 04:01P
No takers in Centre for Omar's new proposal
New Delhi, Nov 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's plan to include certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) by amending the Ranbir Penal Code seems to have created more confusion than addressing the basic issue of revoking controversial
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:33P
Omar paving way for martial law: PDP
Islamabad (Anantnag), Nov 27: Equating Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's proposal to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) with imposition of martial law in the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said the proposed
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:33P
Police chiefs call for balance in Conservative crime agenda
The proposed laws would, among other things, create new offences under the criminal code, introduce mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offences and toughen the youth justice system. The legislation has been vastly criticized for focusing on
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:22P
Push for dedicated ACT bail court
under a proposal from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the ACT Law Society. And the mooted overhaul of the court's lists could also see drunk drivers and other traffic offenders dealt with separately to free up court time.
Updated: 11/27/2011 02:49P
Penn State charges bring focus on Pa. sex crime laws
Gary Asteak, a criminal defense lawyer in Easton, prefers the term rape to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse for clarity's sake. "Let's call it what it is," Asteak said. "IDSI is kind of a long term. ... It's a whole lot easier to say rape.
Updated: 11/27/2011 02:34P
Opponents of crime bill rally on Parliament Hill
Speakers said a democratic rot in federal politics is contributing to Parliament's refusal to tackle inequality they said cuts across societal institutions, including the justice system. “This is not a House of Commons but a house of privilege,” said
Updated: 11/27/2011 01:52P
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