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SEC to Change Policy on Companies' Admission of Guilt
The SEC will continue to use the “neither admit nor deny” settlement process when it alone reaches a deal with a company in a case of civil securities law violations, the people briefed on the policy said. Those types of cases make up the majority of
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:16P
US Broadens Archaic Definition Of Rape
The push for a revision started with the Women's Law Project over a decade ago. Tracey had a letter written to FBI Director Robert Mueller that was slated to be mailed on September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks that day changed everything.
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:15P
Obama administration plans change for some immigrants applying for legal status
To that end, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced plans last year to review some 300000 pending deportation cases in an effort to target criminal illegal immigrants, repeat immigration law violators and those who pose a national
Updated: 01/06/2012 02:00P
Justice delayed, denied
That would need wide-ranging changes in the various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure which guide our justice system. It is not that the problem is unknown to our policy-makers; at various functions and seminars,
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:59P
FBI: Men can be rape victims
The Criminal Justice Information Services Assistant Director David Cuthbertson said in a statement on the FBI website that the new definition “reflects the vast majority of state rape statutes,” and that the FBI “is confident that the number of victims
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:32P
Firearms-related Deaths of Law Enforcement Officers Continue to Rise
"Our law enforcement officers are being asked to do more with less and we must provide them the necessary tools to do their jobs effectively and safely," said Mr. Floyd. "And we need a tougher criminal justice system that will protect our country's
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:32P
FBI scraps long-standing definition of rape to include men as victims
Men can now be victims of rape in eye of the law. In a landmark decision that advocates say has been long overdue, the FBI has changed its definition of rape to include males. “This long-awaited change to the definition of rape is a victory for women
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:32P
BOE Completes Background Checks
More than 300 school board members in New Jersey have been forced to resign due to not having criminal background checks completed by the end of 2011 as required by a new law. The state has said it may release the names of affected school board members
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:28P
BOE Completes Background Checks
More than 300 school board members in New Jersey have been forced to resign due to not having criminal background checks completed by the end of 2011 as required by a new law. The state has said it may release the names of affected school board members
Updated: 01/06/2012 01:28P
Attorney General Revises UCR's Definition of Rape
The UCR data are reported nationally and used to measure and understand crime trends. In addition, the UCR program will also collect data based on the historical definition of rape, enabling law enforcement to track consistent trend data until the
Updated: 01/06/2012 12:30P
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