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Iraq executes 17 people in one day, 51 this year
Iraq has executed 17 convicted criminals in one day, the justice ministry said on Wednesday, bringing to 51 the number of people executed so far this year. "The justice ministry carried out (death) sentences against 17 people condemned for terrorist
Updated: 02/01/2012 05:47A
Linklaters LLP | Belgium - Yahoo! saga continues: Yahoo! must not hand over
Belgium - Yahoo! saga continues: Yahoo! must not hand over personal data to the public prosecutor On 12 October 2011, the Brussels Court of Appeal found Internet provider Yahoo! had not violated the Belgian Code of Criminal Proceedings by refusing to
Updated: 02/01/2012 05:39A
Don't replace the drug laws with therapy laws
The argument made by Branson and other contemporary reform champions is that drug use should be seen as an issue for 'public health' rather than the criminal law. Branson argued that this would free the police up to focus on organised crime and it
Updated: 02/01/2012 05:24A
Law enforcement leaders
Princeton City Manager Wayne Shumate said Powell was selected for the chief position based on his experience in public relations, crime prevention, traffic control and training in law enforcement and departmental organization. In the town of Tazewell,
Updated: 02/01/2012 05:15A
Some 224 international scholars back Campaign 112
A group of 224 international scholars on Wednesday released an open letter supporting the proposed amendment to the lese majeste law and rallying behind the Nitirat acaemic group for spearheading the reform on Article 112 of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 02/01/2012 04:54A
Seminar examines California, Finland's justice system
On Friday, Mikko Aaltonen, a doctoral candidate at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Fullbright scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Population Studies Center, came to the Alice Peters Auditorium to talk about the different ways crime and
Updated: 02/01/2012 03:12A
Seminar examines California, Finland's justice system
On Friday, Mikko Aaltonen, a doctoral candidate at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Fullbright scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Population Studies Center, came to the Alice Peters Auditorium to talk about the different ways crime and
Updated: 02/01/2012 03:12A
DNA database may expand
The database, launched in 1994 and expanded four times since, currently houses 386234 DNA samples, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. Under the Senate bill, an estimated 46000 individuals would be added each year.
Updated: 02/01/2012 02:30A
Scott: History will judge us harshly
As Alexander also notes in the introduction, “One in three young African-American men is currently under the control of the criminal justice system — in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole — yet mass incarceration tends to be categorized as a
Updated: 02/01/2012 01:20A
Zoeller voices support for 'Lifeline Law,' other bills
24 and is now assigned to the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code. “Which means it's on No. 1 with a bullet,” Zoeller said during an interview at The Herald-Times Tuesday afternoon. “It's a remarkable thing led by students, and it shows that
Updated: 02/01/2012 12:23A
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