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New special prosecutor named in Bountiful polygamy probe
The current investigation will look at possible charges such as sexual assault and sexual exploitation, but will not consider polygamy-related offences, said a release from Neil MacKenzie of the Criminal Justice Branch Wednesday.
Updated: 01/18/2012 02:17P
New special prosecutor named in Bountiful polygamy probe
The current investigation will look at possible charges such as sexual assault and sexual exploitation, but will not consider polygamy-related offences, said a release from Neil MacKenzie of the Criminal Justice Branch Wednesday.
Updated: 01/18/2012 02:17P
University Issues Reminder on Reporting Crimes
The memorandum, sent by General Counsel Joseph M. Herlihy, cites the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law requiring universities to compile and publish crime statistics on an annual basis for
Updated: 01/18/2012 02:12P
Ill. AG suing Westwood College
BY BRYAN COHEN CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a national for-profit college for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices that left Chicago-area students with debt for degrees and
Updated: 01/18/2012 02:09P
Police get crime-busting help from psychologists
University of Sussex researchers have been commissioned to find out why burglars in Brighton and Hove are reluctant to admit crimes. Sussex solicitor Rodney Warren, director of the Criminal Law Solicitors' Association, said crimes taken into
Updated: 01/18/2012 01:41P
Ending legal aid for millionaire defendants
Readers may not be aware of an extraordinary anomaly in our criminal justice system which has led to a significant drain on the legal aid fund. The former Director of Public Prosecutions, Lord MacDonald QC, is trying to address this issue.
Updated: 01/18/2012 01:32P
Indicus Analytics: Crimes and punishment
According to the official procedure, cases are registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and related sections of the Indian Penal Code, and investigations carried out under the norms stipulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure lead to a final
Updated: 01/18/2012 01:30P
Paris TN: The Henry County Commission questions criminals' mental exam payments
The commission voted Tuesday night to approve a resolution asking the state overturn a law passed in June 2009 which made counties responsible for court-ordered mental evaluations for criminal defendants charged only with misdemeanor offenses.
Updated: 01/18/2012 01:24P
Mexican states must end impunity for enforced disappearances
Authorities across Mexico must pass and implement laws making enforced disappearance a criminal offence in accordance with international human rights law, Amnesty International said as one state considers a bill to outlaw the practice.
Updated: 01/18/2012 01:19P
Alta Colleges Sued by Illinois Over Law-Enforcement Degree Job Promises
“Many Illinois students who tried to better themselves through a criminal-justice education at Westwood now find themselves saddled with more than $50000 in student loans and no way to pursue a law-enforcement job because their Westwood education was
Updated: 01/18/2012 12:42P
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