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Editorial: DAs must give new justice-reform laws a chance
North Carolina's smart criminal justice reform law is only 2 months old, but already some critics are unfairly attacking it by raising fears about public safety. The General Assembly, in one of its few bipartisan moves of 2011, passed the law with
Updated: 02/05/2012 12:09A
Public Safety Should Come 1st
He has proved his ability to lower our crime rate by making public safety his main priority, and that means locking up the criminals. We need to look before we leap with changes in our law-enforcement system such as privatization of our prisons.
Updated: 02/05/2012 12:07A
Anger at Polish builders squatting in Army homes - and using British law to
Mr Choma then pointed to a 'Legal Warning' notice taped to the hall wall, advising visitors of squatters' rights under Section 6 of the 1977 Criminal Law Act. The notice – downloaded from the internet – had been stuck to the front door earlier in the
Updated: 02/04/2012 11:23P
Bill would open juvenile court records
By John Diedrich of the Journal Sentinel Police, prosecutors and judges across Wisconsin would get greater access to juvenile court records under a bill pending in Madison, eliminating a potentially dangerous blind spot in the criminal justice system.
Updated: 02/04/2012 11:01P
Handgun restrictions being loosened in Va.?
He received his law degree from Ohio State University and a master of laws degree from George Washington University. Dry will take over Wiechering's position as deputy criminal chief. Dry previously served as the district-wide corporate and securities
Updated: 02/04/2012 09:51P
Violent crime down; burglary cases surge in Pittsylvania County
Taylor credits a strong criminal justice system — law enforcement, prosecution and juries — in Pittsylvania County for the decrease in robberies, aggravated assaults and other crimes. “They're fair but they're firm,” Taylor said of the court system.
Updated: 02/04/2012 08:55P
Turkish gov't pushes for new law to prevent terrorism financing
Turkey has been under pressure from its allies and international organizations to overhaul its legislation in financial crimes, especially with regard to anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorists known by the acronym AML/CFT.
Updated: 02/04/2012 08:27P
Debate over criminal 'intent' a balancing act in Utah Legislature
That world — based on a short story by Philip K. Dick — is one in which cops can determine the intent to commit crime and, thereby, prevent crime. In the book and movie, it's called PreCrime. The concept of intent came before the Utah Legislature this
Updated: 02/04/2012 08:17P
Law enforcement Saturday
Marc Silvio Chicklero, 21, 1729 Wall Street, two counts first-degree criminal mischief, two counts second-degree burglary, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, first-degree theft, held in lieu of $60000 bail. Danny Gene Eades Jr., 29, 520 12th Street,
Updated: 02/04/2012 08:06P
Assemblyman Blankenbush backs bill allowing police to take DNA samples from
“DNA identification science has become more sophisticated and accurate, and it's a tool that New York law enforcement must use to its full advantage in order to help the victims of violent crimes,” said Blankenbush. “As criminology improves, we have
Updated: 02/04/2012 07:21P
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