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UNDP report says crime biggest challenge to regional economies
the report says that Caribbean governments can reverse the trend, calling for regional governments to beef up public institutions to tackle crime and violence -- including the criminal justice system — while boosting preventive measures.
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:12A
Home Office: targeting illegal firearms
The UK has some of the toughest gun laws in the world and, as a result, firearm offences continue to make up a small proportion of overall recorded crime. However, gun crime associated with street gangs and organised criminals, particularly in our
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:01A
Clark seeks fixes for B.C. 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 05:58A
Okla. lawmakers to discuss criminal justice plan
The proposal calls for spending a total of $110 million through 2021. Supporters say that without the changes included in the plan, the state would have to spend $259 million on criminal justice during the same period.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:52A
The Challenges Ahead for Guatemala's New President
Despite concerns over newly-elected President Otto Perez's ties to the notoriously corrupt Guatemalan military, the early signals from his administration bode well for the future of security and criminal justice in the country.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:28A
Justice Taskforce meets in Qld
"Just Futures aims to tackle the over-representation of Indigenous people in Queensland's criminal justice system, as both offenders and victims," Mr Pitt said. The strategy, Mr Pitt said, would include practical, on-the-ground actions to address the
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:24A
Godhra riots: Zakia Jafri's complaint & her SIT travails
2006, filed a mammoth 119-page complaint with the Director General of Police, Gujarat, making out a case for criminal conspiracy to commit mass murder, destruction of evidence and intimidation and subversion of the criminal justice system.
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:24A
Justice Taskforce meets in Qld
"Just Futures aims to tackle the over-representation of Indigenous people in Queensland's criminal justice system, as both offenders and victims," Mr Pitt said. The strategy, Mr Pitt said, would include practical, on-the-ground actions to address the
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:24A
Acquittals over controversial short story confirmed on appeal
The two were charged with breaching Article 208 of the Criminal Code, which concerns the distribution of pornographic material, as well as offending public morals. Under the provisions of Article 208, the two faced a jail term of up to 6 months and/or
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:01A
If you disagree with the RIAA, you are a criminal
He claimed that Wikipedia and and others had fed people with misinformation about what the two laws meant. It was being claimed that the two laws amounted to internet censorship which would put the US on a par with China. Sherman said that was not the
Updated: 02/09/2012 03:57A
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