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Waynesboro reserve police chief meets with state agency mandating more reserve
Hatfield is convinced the state Department of Criminal Justice Services is “interpreting the law to its fullest extent.” He said that Waynesboro has had a reserve program for more than 40 years, and that the training reserve officers receive qualifies
Updated: 01/28/2012 07:32A
Crime spinoffs aren't paying
But perhaps the best indicator of this trend is that over the last 12 months, spinoffs of three venerable crime shows -- "Law and Order," "Bones" and "Criminal Minds" -- have failed to click with auds. Sure, "Bones" offshoot "The Finder" just bowed
Updated: 01/28/2012 07:06A
Mexican Community Takes Taboo Stance On Guns
By John Burnett In Mexico, where criminals are armed to the teeth with high-powered weapons smuggled from the United States, it may come as a surprise that the country has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world. Law-abiding Mexicans who
Updated: 01/28/2012 06:50A
State agency offers grants for police cars
By AP CHICAGO – An Illinois state agency is offering more than $460000 in grants to law enforcement agencies that need new vehicles. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals from law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 01/28/2012 06:35A
Urge legislators to solve the Massachusetts parolee problem
By Jordan Deschenes/SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE For centuries, the civilized human race has been able to establish at least one concrete rule: Criminals are morally obligated to be brought to justice. The punishment must be in accordance with the crime,
Updated: 01/28/2012 05:42A
Guideposts for impeachment
BERGER cites Blackstone as saying an impeachable offense must be a violation of existing criminal law. Maybe yes, maybe no. But if yes, you have a stronger case for impeachment and conviction for sure. An impeachment, said Blackstone, is a prosecution
Updated: 01/28/2012 05:36A
Justice long denied to innocent man
Most people don't believe they could be sent to prison for a crime they did not commit. We trust justice will prevail. Imagine someone accuses you of rape, two years after the crime. You didn't do it and deny it. You offer to take a lie detector test,
Updated: 01/28/2012 05:30A
Commentary: Taking the 'Red Scare' off the law books
By Peter Callaghan Last week's hearing on Washington state House Bill 2251 didn't take long, a few minutes to explain that it was a simple bill to repeal a law ruled unconstitutional nearly four decades ago. "I think it devalues our criminal code to
Updated: 01/28/2012 04:42A
China Paper Refutes HRW Criticisms of Judicial Reforms
In its annual World Report published last week, the New York-based organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed that China's "police dominate the criminal justice system, which relies disproportionately on defendants' confessions.
Updated: 01/28/2012 03:56A
Viewpoints: Cuts to mental health programs shift burden to law enforcement
As mental health budgets around the country are continuously targeted for cuts, the severely ill who suffer from conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are increasingly entering the criminal justice system rather than mental health
Updated: 01/28/2012 03:08A
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