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Feds: Ariz. sheriff's office promotes a 'culture of bias'
Hispanics were routinely targeted for traffic stops without reasonable cause, and subsequently charged with immigration-related crimes. Legal residents were sometimes treated as if they were illegal immigrants and even jailed. Latino inmates with poor
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:51P
Feds detail pattern of discrimination by Ariz. sheriff
The federal civil-rights probe is unrelated to a separate Justice Department criminal investigation into abuse of power by the Sheriff's Office and the County Attorney's Office under former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. That investigation continues
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:50P
Dept of Justice accuses AZ Sheriff Arpaio of racial discrimination
The federal civil-rights probe is unrelated to a separate Justice Department criminal investigation into abuse of power by the Sheriff's Office and the County Attorney's Office under former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. That investigation continues
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:37P
Vote for Castle for Best Crime Procedural of 2011
Our favorite show is nominated for Best Crime Procedural, a category we should have no problem dominating. The other contenders include Law and Order SVU, Bones, Criminal Minds, and Prime Suspects. Castle currently is in the lead, but Criminal Minds is
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:34P
Attorney General Announces Creation of New Unit Targeting Cyber Crimes
California Department of Justice will house new eCrime team charged with prosecution of technology crimes. State Attorney General Kamala Harris was in San Jose on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to announce the formation of a new unit within the California
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:25P
Bill for Protection of Women's Rights
The Senate, this week, passed two private member bills, The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill 2010 and The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 2008, which prohibits forced marriage, gives women the right to get
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:22P
Calls for new rights for victims of crime
"We all know the horrific, appalling and devastating effect that criminals have on (victims') lives. "But all too often victims and their families feel let down, unrepresented and abandoned, as they are processed through the criminal justice system,"
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:22P
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Targeted Hispanics Unfairly, U.S. Report Says
A separate criminal probe led by the US Attorney's office in Arizona “remains ongoing,” Perez said. Arpaio had refused to cooperate with the Justice Department investigation, prompting the Obama administration to file suit against the sheriff's office
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:19P
PG delegate slapped with another criminal charge
Tiffany Alston was indicted this morning on charges that she arranged for the General Assembly to pay the salary of a employee in her private law practice. Alston, a Prince George's County lawmaker, is also facing charges that she misused her campaign
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:12P
Feds detail pattern of discrimination by Arpaio
The federal civil-rights probe is unrelated to a separate Justice Department criminal investigation into abuse of power by the Sheriff's Office and the County Attorney's Office under former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. That investigation continues
Updated: 12/15/2011 12:11P
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