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Rough justice or banged to rights?
Despite its successes, the House of Commons Parliamentary Justice Committee demanded a review of the law on January 19. Committee chairman Sir Alan Beith said: “This area of law is vital to ensuring the prosecution and conviction of criminals involved
Updated: 02/03/2012 09:37A
Adam Walsh Act reignites debate over sex offender policies
Because North Carolina abstained from adopting provisions of the federal law, known as the Adam Walsh Act, it will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal assistance to crime victims and criminal justice programs, officials said this week.
Updated: 02/03/2012 09:16A
One Nation, Under Guard
In truth, there are more black men in the grip of the criminal-justice system-in prison, on probation, or on parole-than were in slavery then. Over all, there are now more people under "correctional supervision" in America-more than six million-than
Updated: 02/03/2012 09:05A
Laws must be reasonable and above all fair
In Ontario it is illegal, that's right, against provincial law, to indulge in a glass of raw milk. And although I'm sure there could be health considerations at play here, I am just as sure it should not make one a criminal. Life in Ontario has become
Updated: 02/03/2012 08:25A
Sittings of the RA NA Standing Committees Were Held
legislative package “On Amending the RA Family Code,” “On Amending the RA Civil Code,” “On Amending the RA Electoral Code,” “On Amending the RA Labor Code,” “On Amending the RA Criminal Code” and “On Amending the RA Civil Procedure Code,” and up to
Updated: 02/03/2012 08:22A
MCWO describe rape sentence as 'ambiguous'
The confederation explained that according to the Malta Criminal Law Cap 9, Article 198 Of Crimes against the Peace and Honour of Families, and against Morals, the perpetrator of rape or carnal knowledge with violence, is liable on conviction,
Updated: 02/03/2012 08:07A
Parkside community denounces recent hate crimes on campus
On Thursday morning, Aubriana Banks, a senior studying criminal justice and ethnic studies who had found the noose and reported it, received a threatening note and a second noose on her door. Then on Thursday night, the situation further escalated when
Updated: 02/03/2012 08:03A
Anti-corruption law in Chicago seen as good example for Quebec
Bill 35, passed in December, allows a business person who is an officer of a company that is convicted of fraud or another crime to own up to 20 per cent of the shares in another company that does business with government without causing the latter
Updated: 02/03/2012 08:02A
Justice Committee - Jack Straw MP - The budget and structure of the MoJ
The Justice Committee met today as part of its inquiry into the budget and structure of the MoJ, hearing from Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. Witness: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, former Lord Chancellor and
Updated: 02/03/2012 07:23A
Editorial: Senator deserves compassion
Now, however, apologies are due from Martin, Turmel and interim Liberal leader Bob Rae, who at least acknowledged Boisvenu's tragedy, but chimed in that Boisvenu was saying the “prison system break the Criminal Code, which is equally ludicrous.
Updated: 02/03/2012 07:08A
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