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Gov. Daniels signs bill to toughen human trafficking laws ahead of Super Bowl
“Let's tell these criminals to take their horrible business somewhere else,” said Daniels. The governor, alongside Sen. Randy Head, the Senate sponsor of the bill, signed the Senate Enrolled Act 4 bill. The newly signed law will take effect immediately
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:54A
Eric Schneiderman Discusses Financial Crimes Unit (VIDEO)
He added, "We're not taking equal justice under law back anywhere. That's American, that is quintessentially American, and that's what we're stepping up on. Everything is on the table." When asked about criminal prosecutions, he said, "certainly the
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:49A
Khan calls for Victims Code to be enshrined in law
Policies to prevent crime were the most effective measure of all in tackling the issue, the Labour Party argued today. Responding to a statement on a strategy for victims and witnesses, Labour Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan said that this was a
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:48A
Are Cartels, Gangs & Terrorists Destabilizing the Americas?
This is now clearly about armed aggression, the interference with law enforcement and judicial processes and the rule of law, as well as the wide spread corruptive influences shaping criminal markets and facilitation of movement.
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:17A
Pennsylvania Justice Network Awarded Grant by National Governors Association
JNET is an integrated portal that provides authorized users with access to public safety and criminal justice information from numerous federal, state and local sources. More than 39000 local, county, state and federal law enforcement and criminal
Updated: 01/30/2012 11:16A
Criminal Acquittals in Cook County Nursing Home Resident Death
That is not to say the resident fall will never result in a criminal charge, but it is must less likely. All of these distinctions exist, because the law generally makes it more difficult for one's liberty to be taken away—such as being put in jail.
Updated: 01/30/2012 09:57A
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP | The Cost of Doing Business? Laws Against Bribery
Instead, this is dealt with in the Criminal Code (Canada), which includes offences relating to the bribery of judicial officers, fraud on the Government, breach of trust by a public officer, municipal corruption, selling or purchasing an office and
Updated: 01/30/2012 09:53A
Hard-hitting role-play event shows youths crime does not pay
Thought to be the first of its kind in the country, the scheme involved taking 12 youths through the complete experience of the criminal justice system, from being held in custody and interviewed by police, to facing up to their misdemeanours in front
Updated: 01/30/2012 08:22A
TU bars lese majeste law moves
of Thammasat University's administrative committee has reached a unanimous resolution to prohibit the use of the university's premises for any campaigns to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese majeste law," the message said.
Updated: 01/30/2012 08:19A
African Dictators: Can't Run, Can't Hide! By Alemayehu G Mariam
In late November 2011, Gbagbo was quietly whisked away to the Hague from house arrest in Korhogo in the north of the country to face justice before the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity (murder, rape and other forms of sexual violence,
Updated: 01/30/2012 07:51A
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