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Law will allow police to monitor citizens online
Entitled "an Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and others Acts," the law would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to install equipment that would allow them to
Updated: 02/12/2012 03:32A
Task Force: meth, coke, heroin, commercial MJ its focus
"We're using those funds now as a bridge to continue work we started with the Major Crimes Task Force," Dewey said, "along with the relationship we have with the Department of Justice, until the state budget situation is sorted out.
Updated: 02/12/2012 03:11A
Habitual offender law complex, unfair, many believe
Under Indiana law, it must be served consecutively to the underlying conviction. Following is a breakdown of the additional time a defendant can receive. Class C felony (reckless homicide, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, forgery,
Updated: 02/12/2012 02:11A
Crime Stoppers Corner
Send tips:Text "BBCS" plus your message to CRIMES. Sign up for alerts at www.BBCSI.org:Receive text message and/or email alerts about crime, fugitives, Amber Alerts and other emergencies. People wanted by local law-enforcement agencies and Big Bend
Updated: 02/12/2012 02:03A
NHRC slams Chavan over justice for 'encounter' victim
The victim's family was denied justice on the grounds that he was a hardened criminal. A criminal is shot dead in cold blood by the police, there is no inquiry even for appearance's sake and the state government virtually justifies the action.
Updated: 02/12/2012 01:34A
Black market in guns under fire
A spate of shootings, mainly in New South Wales, has prompted federal Justice Minister Jason Clare to have the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) target the Australian black market in guns. The ACC will begin a national intelligence assessment on the
Updated: 02/12/2012 01:31A
Crime Commission to target illegal guns
The alarming figures in NSW and elsewhere have prompted federal Justice Minister Jason Clare to have the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) target the Australian black market in guns. The ACC will begin a national intelligence assessment on the illegal
Updated: 02/12/2012 01:25A
We want justice!
Of the seven Caribbean countries included in the survey, Jamaica recorded the third-highest percentage in the 'judges are corrupt' category, second in the 'justice system is corrupt category', second in the 'powerful criminals go free' category and
Updated: 02/12/2012 01:01A
Are Pennsylvania's child-abuse laws failing children?
“I think the Penn State case ... has helped people understand how arbitrary the statute-of-limitations law is,” Palm said. “You can have a child who experiences the same crime at the hands of a perpetrator, but because of the year, their access to
Updated: 02/12/2012 12:13A
Is it time for bail reform?
“The focus of the criminal justice system is on the criminal. Victims get re-victimized in the system.” Richard Pompelio of the New Jersey Crime Victims Law Center. “I've had a number of acquittals of people who have sat in jail, waiting for trial.
Updated: 02/12/2012 12:10A
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