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Japanese Auto Suppliers Fined in US Price-Fixing Case
Another Japanese supplier, the Denso Corporation, based in Kariya, agreed to pay a $78 million fine to settle two price-fixing and bid-rigging charges, the Justice Department said. “This criminal activity has a significant impact on the automotive
Updated: 01/30/2012 05:04P
Georgetown sheriff attends SC sherrifs' conference
Additionally, the sheriffs were given training by Brandy Duncan, General Counsel to the SC Criminal Justice Academy. Several officials attended the Thursday luncheon: SLED Director Chief Mark Keel, Director Hubert Harrell of the SC Criminal Justice
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:49P
Digging Deeper: Law Enforcers push new laws to curb metal theft
Police say it happens at least several times a week and the state needs tougher laws to combat the crime. "We need every tool we can get to try and combat these because it is too rampant," said Dougherty County Police Captain Jimmy Sexton.
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:44P
Smarter Cities grant helps St. Louis get smarter on crime
By Dale Singer, Beacon staff In the criminal justice system, the people of St. Louis are represented by more than just two separate but equally important groups. Sure, there are the police who investigate crime and the attorneys who prosecute the
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:28P
Should nonresidents who are denied concealed weapons permits in other states
LD 1728 was debated during a public hearing Monday before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Most who spoke were in favor of the proposed change in law. Bill Harwood of Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence said his group
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:27P
"Not by the Color of Their Skin"
Racial profiling refers to the practice used primarily by law enforcement officials of targeting and/or treating individuals unfairly based on their perceived race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin. The act of racial profiling was wrong when
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:26P
Associated Press interviews UB law expert about revealing the crime records of
Charles Ewing, professor of law, is quoted in an Associated Press article about the New Orleans Police Department's policy of releasing the criminal records of murder victims. Releasing all crime records might have unintended consequences, he said,
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:22P
Why Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan must die by hanging – court
Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)-- “The defendants are hereby sentenced to the mandatory punishment in accordant to section 319 of the Criminal Code law of Lagos State, they are to be hanged on the neck until they are death”. With these, Justice Mojishola
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:13P
Why Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan must die by hanging ' court
Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)-- “The defendants are hereby sentenced to the mandatory punishment in accordant to section 319 of the Criminal Code law of Lagos State, they are to be hanged on the neck until they are death”. With these, Justice Mojishola
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:13P
PMC Sexual Violence: It's Still a Problem
It details and analyzes the possibility of responding to PMC sexual violence against civilians outside of war zones under US military law, US criminal law, criminal law where the crime occurs, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law,
Updated: 01/30/2012 04:05P
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