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St. Mary's Welcomes 7 Deputies
The graduation ceremony was held at La Plata High School on Friday, November 18. The deputies' training program included instruction on criminal law, constitutional law, traffic law, patrol procedures, firearms, defensive driving, and first aide.
Updated: 12/17/2011 06:31P
The flaws in the Ugandan justice system
By Timothy Kalyegira (email the author) The Kabakumba Masiko saga has reminded me of some other high profile cases over the last two years and the way the criminal justice system in Uganda works is one of the best ways of understanding what is going on
Updated: 12/17/2011 04:10P
Police go back in time to curb crime
A LAW introduced more than 80 years ago to attack organised crime during Sydney's notorious razor gang era is being used again by police - this time to target petty crime in the suburbs. Drafted to attack the cocaine, prostitution, sly grog and illegal
Updated: 12/17/2011 11:34A
Police go back in time to curb crime
A LAW introduced more than 80 years ago to attack organised crime during Sydney's notorious razor gang era is being used again by police - this time to target petty crime in the suburbs. Drafted to attack the cocaine, prostitution, sly grog and illegal
Updated: 12/17/2011 11:31A
Police go back in time to curb crime
A LAW introduced more than 80 years ago to attack organised crime during Sydney's notorious razor gang era is being used again by police - this time to target petty crime in the suburbs. Drafted to attack the cocaine, prostitution, sly grog and illegal
Updated: 12/17/2011 11:31A
Judge hears 'Sister Wives' challenge of Utah law
Kody Brown and wives Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn filed a lawsuit in Salt Lake City's US District Court in July 2011. The stars say the law is unconstitutional because it prohibits them from living together and criminalizes their private sexual
Updated: 12/17/2011 09:39A
Judge hears 'Sister Wives' challenge of Utah law
Authorities were alerted to Easterday's multiple marriage as part of a custody battle during his divorce from his first wife. He ultimately pleaded no contest to adultery because the divorce was finalized before the bigamy case went to trial.
Updated: 12/17/2011 08:35A
This Woman Learned The Hard Way That Background Checks May Contain Huge Errors
Employers are required by law to tell job applicants when they've been rejected because of negative information in a background check. But many do not. Even the vaunted FBI criminal records database has problems. The FBI database has information on
Updated: 12/17/2011 07:46A
This Woman Learned The Hard Way That Background Checks May Contain Huge Errors
Employers are required by law to tell job applicants when they've been rejected because of negative information in a background check. But many do not. Even the vaunted FBI criminal records database has problems. The FBI database has information on
Updated: 12/17/2011 07:46A
Tingley case unique: experts
Many complicating factors involved in prosecution, say law professors By Craig Babstock By Craig Babstock By Craig Babstock Legal experts say the criminal case against members of the Tingley family may simply have been too big and too complex to go to
Updated: 12/17/2011 05:04A