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'Tiger' jail term proposed
A MINIMUM jail term of 10 years for criminals convicted of robberies where family members are held hostage has been proposed by Fianna Fil. Party whip Sean Fearghal yesterday published the Criminal Justice (Aggravated False Imprisonment) Bill 2012
Updated: 01/26/2012 07:36P
Jones Day | Glyn Powell, former head of Fraud Business Area in U.K. Serious
Mr. Powell also has been involved in criminal justice system policy developments, consulting on changes to UK confiscation and restraint legislation and proposals to reform the disclosure regime. He was the Serious Fraud Office's representative on the
Updated: 01/26/2012 06:29P
Four new police officers are take the oath in Teaneck
They are Philip Apreda, 23, who studied criminal justice at Bergen Community College and William Paterson University; Kester Osaigbovo, 22, who studied criminal justice at Passaic County Community College; Michael Ayala, 23, who has an associate's
Updated: 01/26/2012 06:29P
Delay in passing sex offender law has cost VI $92000
In the last two years, the VI Police Depart-ment received $299000; the Justice Department received $400000; and the VI Corrections Bureau received $150000, Browne said. That grant "supports all components of the criminal justice system,
Updated: 01/26/2012 06:09P
Rogers uses charter claim to fight truth-in-advertising law.
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News January 26, 2012 2:47 PM Rogers Communications Inc. is asking an Ontario court to strike down part of a federal law requiring a company to have "adequate and proper" tests of a product's performance before advertising
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:50P
Appeal delays let Casey keep mum in civil cases
FDLE allows you to search by county, city, ZIP code and/or pattern for a last name. By Anthony Colarossi More than six months after Casey Anthony's attorneys filed notice they intend to appeal her criminal convictions, they have yet to submit an
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:42P
EXCLUSIVE - Chevron to face criminal charges over Brazil spill
By Jeb Blount and Joshua Schneyer | CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its local managers within weeks, adding the threat of prison sentences to an $11 billion civil lawsuit
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:30P
The New Yorker Has a Sobering Look at the Whys of America's Prison-Industrial
William J. Stuntz, a professor at Harvard Law School who died shortly before his masterwork, “The Collapse of American Criminal Justice,” was published, last fall, is the most forceful advocate for the view that the scandal of our prisons derives from
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:23P
Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Captured
An anonymous tipster will receive a $7500 reward from the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office for providing information leading to his arrest. Agents from the DPS Criminal Investigations Division, as well as partners from the US Marshals
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:23P
Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Captured
An anonymous tipster will receive a $7500 reward from the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office for providing information leading to his arrest. Agents from the DPS Criminal Investigations Division, as well as partners from the US Marshals
Updated: 01/26/2012 05:23P
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