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Tories' crime bill clears Commons
Quebec even proposed, unsuccessfully, its own amendments to address some of the Youth Criminal Justice Act changes it felt didn't take into account the province's unique approach to young offenders. Nicholson insisted Monday that Quebec has nothing to
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:08A
Tory crime bill clears Commons
In noting his support for Bill C-10, Chief Dale McFee of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police also indicated that there is a need for both a hard and soft approach to criminal justice, though he doesn't like speaking in such terms.
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:07A
Sheriffs to lawmakers: Continue support of home visit programs
Child abuse victims are 29 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime either as juveniles or adults, according to Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice research. “If we can reduce cases of neglect and child abuse, we will reduce
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:06A
'Mandatory life sentences are unjust': Call for judges to be allowed to show
Prof Mitchell, from Coventry University, and Oxford University's Prof Roberts said they wanted to test the assumption that anything less than automatic indefinite jail terms would undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:03A
'Life should not mean life': Call for judges to be allowed to show discretion
Prof Mitchell, from Coventry University, and Oxford University's Prof Roberts said they wanted to test the assumption that anything less than automatic indefinite jail terms would undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:03A
British police face a 'perfect storm' of cuts says Cooper
"We are going to look at the criminal justice system, see how that relationship is, we are going to look at how the police are held to account. "We are going to look at national, local, international priorities and structures.
Updated: 12/06/2011 05:00A
Mandatory life sentences for murder unjust, law group says
Mitchell, from Coventry University, and Roberts, of Oxford University, said they wanted to test the assumption that anything less than automatic indefinite jail terms would undermine public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Updated: 12/06/2011 04:59A
Tories rushing ahead with flawed drinking law
The Alberta government is convinced that its law is sufficiently different from BC's, so that the issues laid out in the ruling would not apply here. Others aren't so sure. The president of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association has indicated that his
Updated: 12/06/2011 04:55A
Tomenko Claims Law-Enforcement Agencies' Intention To Open New Case Against
Verkhovna Rada Deputy Chairman Mykola Tomenko claims that law-enforcement agencies are intending to open a new criminal case against Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister and current leader of the Batkivschyna All-Ukrainian Association party,
Updated: 12/06/2011 04:38A
US DHS Secretary's Remarks on "Importance of International Policing and
And the reason is clear: state and local law enforcement partners are often in the best position to recognize warning signs and indicators of potential terrorist or criminal activity. And they must have information, tools, training, and resources to
Updated: 12/06/2011 04:34A
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