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Richard McCleary to give lecture on time series experiments
He has taught throughout the United States on various aspects of sociology, specializing in criminal justice. McCleary is working on a book, The Design and Analysis of Time Series Experiments, with David McDowall, criminal justice professor at the
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:45A
Justice Department revises definition of 'rape'
“This change will give law enforcement the ability to report more complete rape offense data, as the new definition reflects the vast majority of state rape statutes,” David Cuthbertson, FBI assistant director for the Criminal Justice Information
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:44A
Spain: Trial of Judge Baltasar Garzn 'a blow to human rights'
Judge Baltasar Garzn, 56, faces trial in Madrid on 24 January on charges he abused his power while leading an investigation into crimes under international law committed during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War and the ensuing decades of dictatorship
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:37A
Mayer Brown's Michael Volkov on Corporate Criminal Liability
I raise Professor John Coffee's objection to getting rid of corporate criminal liability. Coffee says that since the criminal law is saved for society's most egregious acts, denying the ability to criminally prosecute corporations sends the signal that
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:27A
Megaupload, meet Morrison
Bowman, which holds that extraterritorial jurisdiction can be inferred from US criminal laws. As I've reported, another DC federal district judge recently agreed with the government's interpretation of Bowman. A Second Circuit panel has also rebuffed a
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:19A
New Year's Resolution: Enhance Your Career with Saint Leo's Criminal Justice
A nationally recognized leader in online learning, Saint Leo University makes higher education accessible with rolling admissions—no need to wait until September to act on that resolution. Students can enroll any time in the private, liberal arts
Updated: 01/24/2012 11:07A
High court's GPS decision sidesteps larger privacy question: Vanderbilt expert
“Much government tracking does not involve use of a device planted on a car,” said Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School. “It's much more common for tracking to
Updated: 01/24/2012 10:56A
"Caylee's Law" bill moves out of committee, will be considered by Senate
Lobbyist Lindsey Riter-Rapp, for the South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, criticized the bill as unnecessary and overly broad. The parental expectations in the bill, Riter-Rapp said, might make sense for traditional nuclear families
Updated: 01/24/2012 10:37A
Editorial: Toughening Michigan domestic violence law deserves careful thought
To keep court dockets moving and to keep people out of the legal system, many first-time criminals receive chances to avoid or wipe clean their convictions. That is not just true for those who are guilty of domestic violence, but drug possession and
Updated: 01/24/2012 10:35A
French Draft Law On Armenian Genocide Rocks Franco-Turkish Relations
Jean-Pierre Sueur, a member of Socialist-dominated upper house of parliament, challenged the bill with the view “it isn't the business of the law, and especially criminal law, to interview in the field of history and to rule in terms of historical
Updated: 01/24/2012 10:35A
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