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Police Reserve Officers in Limbo After State Legal Ruling
All of them have been, in effect, suspended from duty, since a December ruling from the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Some 5000 auxiliary officers serve departments across Virginia. Last month the DCJS clarified a decades-old state
Updated: 01/27/2012 06:22P
Knox County Criminal Court clerk suspended — but not over gun remark
A Knox County Criminal Court clerk who said she "ought to go home and get my husband's gun" after a confrontation over her work performance left the office and returned later the same day with nary an alert to building security or law enforcement,
Updated: 01/27/2012 06:13P
Federal Indictment Charges 15 Men from Albuquerque and Edgewood with Drug
Lee, Special Agent in Charge of the Albuquerque Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Dawn Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Division of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS).
Updated: 01/27/2012 06:06P
Maine Bill Targeting Gangs Raises Civil Liberties Concerns
"Our members are deeply concerned with any law that incarcerates adults or minors for asking, 'Will you join my street gang?' There are volumes of research data that show 'enhanced sentencing, and upgraded crime classification including but not limited
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:58P
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. Each week, we feature our some of the most exciting and relevant
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:52P
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights
And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness. Across the country, the criminal justice reform conversation is heating up. Each week, we feature our some of the most exciting and relevant
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:52P
New York State Bar Association proposes sealing legislation
As a result, according to the report, convicted criminals are often unable to care for themselves and their families, and lapse into recidivism. The report, which was released by the association's criminal justice section last month,
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:50P
Police Chief, Palmer PA
Qualifications: Minimum five years experience in law enforcement management required at the level of Lieutenant or above. Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or a related field required, Master's degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:48P
Harvard Prof: MegaUpload Shutdown is an Attempt to Kill Technology
Benkler criticizes the actions of the Department of Justice, which he characterizes as “aggressive.” “What is a surprise is how aggressive the move is, how much it uses extensions of criminal law enforcement and copyright liability to go after and
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:38P
High Court: Police Tracking of Suspect Via GPS Requires Warrant
Crime in the suites crimeinthesuites.com Ifrah Law Firm www.ifrahlaw.com High Court: Police Tracking of Suspect Via GPS Requires Warrant January 27, 2012 Last November, we discussed the US Supreme Court's oral argument in United States v.
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:33P
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