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Inside the courts: what happens to defendants, visualised
The criminal justice system of England and Wales sentenced over two million people in the twelve months to June this year. So, what happened to them in the courts? Thanks to the huge Ministry of Justice data releases of last week, we can now show how
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:46A
Zahra's Law to go into effect this week
HICKORY, NC -- A new law sparked by the death of Zahra Baker goes into effect this week. The law will make it a criminal act to dismember human remains. Also, it makes it a felony to conceal a death or secretly dispose of a body.
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:38A
Decade later, Snow's fight continues
(Photo by Ryan Denham/WJBC) JOLIET – Jamie Snow claims the criminal justice system failed him 10 years ago, that police and prosecutors used unfair tactics, that witnesses lied or mistakenly identified him, and that his own attorneys bungled his
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:32A
Hard-line Geelani threatens Kashmir agitation
"They (security forces) have pointed out that in all other states of the country, army enjoys protection under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which is not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir's RPC. We are ready to amend the RPC to make it on par with
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:12A
Junked vehicle law headed to courtroom
8, an attorney for the city is scheduled to take a deposition from Marcus Bruno, who once headed up the city's now defunct Criminal Justice Support Services division, which oversaw enforcement of the ordinance.
Updated: 11/28/2011 07:04A
Malaysian PM defends new protest law
Prime Minister Najib Razak said the public misread the Peaceful Assembly Bill, and blames the opposition for confusing people. In a bid to stave off public protests, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said there'll be a shorter notice period for
Updated: 11/28/2011 06:44A
Mexico & the Question of Militarizing Police in the Americas
However, we should think that one over again, with the increasing numbers of tunnels being found and alternate smuggling routes of drugs and human trafficking - along with tall ladders. Jerry Brewer is CEO of Criminal Justice International Associates,
Updated: 11/28/2011 06:38A
The law imposing criminal liability for establishing companies by illegal
The amendments provide two new articles to be incorporated in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the “Code”). The law imposes liability for establishing (incorporating or reorganizing) companies through front persons. According to the law
Updated: 11/28/2011 06:33A
Locking up profits
And on the federal level, the numbers of prisoners just keep growing; Congress, meanwhile, can't even manage to pass a bill to study criminal justice reforms, much less make them. What is it that's keeping some 2.3 million people in prisons and jails
Updated: 11/28/2011 06:11A
Four Hackers with Alleged Terrorist Links Arrested in Philippines
According to the Philippines Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, it has arrested three men and one woman suspected of hacking AT&T customers in the US and were paid by a group in Saudi Arabia which finances terrorist activities across Asia.
Updated: 11/28/2011 05:52A
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