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Stricter gun laws target violent offenders
Under the new regulations anyone with prior criminal convictions for domestic violence or other violent or drug-related crimes will be not be allowed to own firearms. Currently, Costa Rican law allows individuals to own up to three firearms for
Updated: 01/12/2012 09:34P
Law officials map out strategy to catch more fugitives
At a 90-minute closed-door meeting Thursday, top federal, state and local law enforcement officials laid out plans to improve the government's faltering efforts to apprehend violent fugitives who cross US borders to evade justice in Illinois.
Updated: 01/12/2012 09:15P
New laws to fast-track torture claims probe
To ensure that these new departments and structures conform to international best practices, technical assistance is being sought from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the nodal UN body tasked with criminal justice issues.
Updated: 01/12/2012 09:02P
Don't demonize the store for selling a legal product
We believe the solution lies not in demonizing a private business selling a legal product to legal customers, but in examining a criminal justice system that returns hardened criminals to the street time and time again where they have a noted
Updated: 01/12/2012 08:57P
Patron Saints of the Drug Underworld exposed
Somerton, Arizona January 12, 2012 - Religious items depicting Patron Saints whom drug traffickers and smugglers hold dear represent a danger to law enforcement and the public. US Marshal Robert Almonte teaches "The Patron Saints of the Mexican Drug
Updated: 01/12/2012 08:45P
Caylee's Law moves forward
A bill inspired by the Caylee Anthony case is advancing in the Florida Legislature, just don't call it "Caylee's Law." The Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Thursday approved the measure that would make it a felony to give police false information
Updated: 01/12/2012 08:43P
RRINJ dot Org Urges Creation of New Law
If false allegation of rape were implemented in the Criminal Code of the commomnwealth of nations, prosecutors would not need to find such "tricky" roundabout methods to prosecute these crimes. Moreover, defence attornies for alleged rapists will not
Updated: 01/12/2012 08:30P
Thai Panel Recommends Changing Royal Insult Law
30, recommending that the law be toned down. A copy of the letter was first received by news agencies on Thursday, according to CNN. “It would be appropriate if punishment for offenses against Criminal Penal Code Section 112 were based more on popular
Updated: 01/12/2012 07:46P
Cuomo renews push to expand DNA sampling of offenders
Andrew Cuomo last week called for putting New York "on the cutting edge of criminal justice" by becoming the first state to collect DNA on all crimes under the state's penal laws, noting that since 1996 the database provided leads to 2700 convictions
Updated: 01/12/2012 07:44P
Barbour prisoner pardons spark classroom debate
WLOX talked to Criminal Justice students at USM who are interested in law enforcement, social work, and the court system. If you think they would all be outraged over the pardons by former Governor Haley Barbour, think again.
Updated: 01/12/2012 07:42P
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