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State of the State: Snyder vows to focus on lowering crime rates
Though the speech was thin on specifics, Snyder said reducing crime, particularly in those four cities, would be a priority for his administration in 2012, and that he would soon offer a plan focusing on three elements: Increasing law enforcement,
Updated: 01/18/2012 08:04P
State of the State: Snyder vows to focus on lowering crime rates
Though the speech was thin on specifics, Snyder said reducing crime, particularly in those four cities, would be a priority for his administration in 2012, and that he would soon offer a plan focusing on three elements: Increasing law enforcement,
Updated: 01/18/2012 08:04P
Editorial: When it's not broken…
But our Founding Fathers also knew that balancing public and private interests is an unavoidable and necessary function of law in a civilized society. For example, criminal laws keep us safe, but individuals are protected against unreasonable searches
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:43P
Simons: Mental-health system failed Sherry and Noel Lavery
Under Canadian law, however, it's hard to view this as manslaughter. The Criminal Code says a culpable homicide charge can be reduced to manslaughter if the person who commits the act does so in the “heat of passion”, due to sudden provocation or
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:37P
Simons: Mental-health system failed Sherry and Noel Lavery
Under Canadian law, however, it's hard to view this as manslaughter. The Criminal Code says a culpable homicide charge can be reduced to manslaughter if the person who commits the act does so in the “heat of passion”, due to sudden provocation or
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:33P
New prosecutor appointed for Bountiful, BC allegations
Peter Wilson has been appointed to examine possible charges related to the movement of teen brides across the US border to marry much older men, the province's criminal justice branch announced Wednesday. The branch noted Wilson was not asked to
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:29P
Mental-health system failed Sherry and Noel Lavery
Under Canadian law, however, it's hard to view this as manslaughter. The Criminal Code says a culpable homicide charge can be reduced to manslaughter if the person who commits the act does so in the “heat of passion”, due to sudden provocation or
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:28P
Attorney General Lisa Madigan sues Westwood College
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a law suit against Westwood College for what she calls deceptive practices. The lawsuit is based on student complaints that the school's Criminal Justice Program was misleading about its accreditation.
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:23P
Carissa Byrne Hessick Byrne Hessick discusses sentencing policy on KJZZ
Hessick teaches Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, and Federal Crimes. Her research focuses on aggravation and mitigation in criminal sentencing, the criminalization and punishment associated with child pornography, and other political and doctrinal
Updated: 01/18/2012 07:04P
Illinois files suit against Westwood College
We have hundreds of successful graduates working in the private and public criminal justice field throughout the state of Illinois.'' Westwood officials said criminal justice jobs include parole officers, social workers, law enforcement officers and
Updated: 01/18/2012 06:44P
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