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Catch-all charge will end family 'code of silence'
Child advocates are hailing new laws giving wide-sweeping power to prosecute all those turning a blind eye to assaults on the very young. The Crimes Amendment Act (No3) becomes law on March 19 and will allow police to charge everyone in a household
Updated: 12/06/2011 09:33P
FBI Takes Major Step Toward Updating Narrow Definition Of Rape
At a meeting in Albuquerque, NM on Tuesday, the FBI's Criminal Justice Advisory Policy Board voted to change the definition of rape in its Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary Reporting System. The new terminology says rape is "penetration,
Updated: 12/06/2011 09:27P
Controversial prosecutor called to jury duty
While a prosecutor serving on a jury may be unusual, it's not prohibited by law or ethics, said DePaul University law professor Leonard Cavise. Cavise himself was chosen to serve on a jury several years ago despite teaching criminal law.
Updated: 12/06/2011 09:18P
Civil liberties pledge 'abandoned'
Writing in Criminal Justice Matters, guest editors professors Lee Bridges and Ed Cape said: "It's as if the Government's commitment to 'fundamental human freedoms' is one that implies its own freedom from due process and the rule of law.
Updated: 12/06/2011 08:22P
Anthony Robinson: Federal crime bill supported by Christy Clark will only
The problem is particularly acute in the British Columbia provincial court, which handles the vast majority of criminal trials. “The Provincial Court finds itself in even more dire straits than does the Supreme Court,” Justice Bauman said.
Updated: 12/06/2011 08:20P
Singer Ricky Martin Outraged at Senate of Puerto Rico's Plan to Amend Hate
Singer Ricky Martin showed his disapproval of a move by Puerto Rico's Senate to amend the island's hate-crime law to eliminate protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. “I'm very sad about the turn the discussion on Criminal Law is
Updated: 12/06/2011 08:16P
District attorney's forfeiture money to benefit Crime Stoppers
In 2010, the cash rewards program resulted in the arrest of 825 felons and the payment of $747500 in cash rewards. “What better poetic justice could there be - using money collected from criminal activity to locate and arrest the crooks,” said Lykos.
Updated: 12/06/2011 07:11P
Top court tests reach of defendant's rights
By a 5-4 vote in a 2009 Massachusetts case, the court said defendants have the right to cross-examine the person who prepares such blood, ballistic and other laboratory reports used at trial. The new dispute, closely watched by prosecutors and defense
Updated: 12/06/2011 06:43P
Judge Courtney to be commended for Steven Ellis sentence
It assists in steering the criminal justice system back in a direction that will see it working for those who obey the law rather than the criminals who break it. The Sensible Sentencing Trust continues to advocate for cumulative rather than concurrent
Updated: 12/06/2011 06:38P
Clarke calls for legal aid to ease economy
“No country should decline to extradite people suspected of crime to countries where they have a proper system of law,” the justice secretary said. “There's a slight tendency […] to believe that all British people accused of crimes are innocent and
Updated: 12/06/2011 06:20P
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