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Bombastic voices aiming to shout down the Attorney-General
Part his speech was about the crisis of confidence faced by the criminal justice system. ''Community trust in the system is eroding. Much of this distrust is fuelled by misinformation that is propagated by sections of the media who prefer to inflame
Updated: 02/09/2012 08:09A
voices aiming to shout down the Attorney-General
Part his speech was about the crisis of confidence faced by the criminal justice system. ''Community trust in the system is eroding. Much of this distrust is fuelled by misinformation that is propagated by sections of the media who prefer to inflame
Updated: 02/09/2012 08:05A
Magnitsky's defense refuses to consider case materials
His death sparked a public outcry and resulted in amendments to the Criminal Code and a reshuffling of officials in the penal system. On November 24, the council and the security services discussed the progress in the case.
Updated: 02/09/2012 07:28A
Clark seeks fixes for BC court system
The government insists it has increased criminal justice spending by hundreds of millions of dollars, though critics note it has also closed or downsized 24 courthouses as well. The court crisis is the fault of a Liberal government's 11 years in power,
Updated: 02/09/2012 07:24A
Training simulator dedicated to slain officer's memory
Michael Simpson, chair of the criminal justice program at Kaplan Career Institute, and Amanda Glover, executive director of Kaplan, hand Linda Nehasil an American flag at Tuesday's dedication honoring Larry Nehasil. The Kaplan Career Institute in
Updated: 02/09/2012 07:13A
Lt. Gov. pleased with victims vote
Illinois is the only state in the union that does not provide such a remedy for its crime victims. “The criminal justice system affords many protections for crime victims, but without proper enforcement, the protections are barely of any use,” Simon
Updated: 02/09/2012 07:12A
EX PARTE JACKSON
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967).
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:52A
Mother Nature to Blame for City Crime Spike, Cops Say
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. MANHATTAN — Crime has spiked in the
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:44A
Rada passes at first reading president's draft Criminal Procedure Code
The Verkhovna Rada has passed at first reading a new draft of the Criminal Procedure Code submitted by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. In addition, the parliament decided on Thursday to set up a working group to prepare the draft Criminal Code
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:23A
Colonial and repressive
With some changes, the libel laws remained in place even after 1932 when the Revised Penal Code went into effect. It has since been in the RPC despite calls for its decriminalization from journalists, free expression, and media advocacy groups.
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:21A
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