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New Orleans policy of releasing criminal records for murder victims called
Releasing crime records selectively might have unintended consequences, said Charles Ewing of the University of Buffalo Law School. "One of which is to say to the average citizen that this is not going to happen to you," Ewing said.
Updated: 01/29/2012 10:12A
Chuck Hobbs Excites Pre-Law Student Group
For members of the Hatchet Pre-Law Society, a visit from the right person can change their outlook on all future endeavors. Criminal defense attorney Chuck Hobbs describes it as, "keeping it real." Thursday evening's session was truly a dose of reality
Updated: 01/29/2012 10:00A
Revealing slain victims' rap sheets draws fire
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Updated: 01/29/2012 09:57A
Mugesera deportation buoys Rwanda justice system
Picture: Cyril Ndegeya By GAAKI KIGAMBO (email the author) The deportation of Leon Mugesera from Canada to Rwanda on Tuesday, January 24, and the expected transfer to Kigali of Pastor Jean Uwinkindi from the Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal
Updated: 01/29/2012 09:48A
Reported crimes up in Morgan County
“It just shows you what you can do as a witness and as a citizen to help law enforcement out by reporting what you see and by realizing what is normal and what is out of place.” There were 11 criminal sexual assault cases last year, which is higher
Updated: 01/29/2012 08:56A
Reported crimes up in Morgan County
“It just shows you what you can do as a witness and as a citizen to help law enforcement out by reporting what you see and by realizing what is normal and what is out of place.” There were 11 criminal sexual assault cases last year, which is higher
Updated: 01/29/2012 08:56A
Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Bill seeks end to sobriety checkpoints
But this week, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a public hearing on House Bill 1452, which would prohibit sobriety checkpoints. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 am in Room 204 of the Legislative Office Building
Updated: 01/29/2012 08:29A
Enforcing one rule of law for all
But as Harvard professor William Stuntz, a giant in the field of criminal justice, famously concluded from his study of African-Americans at high risk of offending, incarceration rates are greatest precisely where the police presence is weakest and
Updated: 01/29/2012 08:06A
Offender gets a second chance through treatment
State sentencing reforms that became law at the end of September extended the intervention option to defendants with mental illness or intellectual disabilities. I have to get away. That's as close as Ottaviano gets in putting words to how he feels
Updated: 01/29/2012 07:09A
Supreme Court was right to place limits on GPS tracking by police (editorial)
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. New technology makes it easier for police to catch bad guys and solve crimes. But agencies cannot overstep the law
Updated: 01/29/2012 06:14A
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