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City council puts exhibition charge changes on hold
Glasgow City Council had this week said it would try to work around the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act of 2010, but now its licensing chief has announced that for six months from April 1 it will put the Act on hold, review the effects,
Updated: 02/16/2012 10:06P

A step toward drying up the swamp
In fact, prostitution is one of the only areas that comes to mind in which law-abiding Israeli citizens happily pay into the coffers of organized crime. For this reason, the Knesset made an important and courageous decision on Wednesday when it gave
Updated: 02/16/2012 10:05P

Sheriff to speak to statewide law enforcement grads
By Mike Ellis Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper will give a speech to law enforcement graduates in Columbia today. Skipper will speak about basic law enforcement in the keynote address for the graduates of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:50P

Calif. AG to review findings on SF foreclosures
By MARCUS WOHLSEN SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday that her office was reviewing a new report that found most residential mortgages in foreclosure in San Francisco are missing documents or signatures or
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:48P

Cries for Justice Amid the Tears in Honduras
But with corruption plaguing many judicial systems and prosecutors overwhelmed with drug cases, many who are accused of crimes spend far longer than they expect in legal limbo, leaving prisons like Comayagua's grossly overcrowded.
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:33P

Report cites disparity in arrests of minorities
Green highlighted the statistics as she made recommendations in the 26-page report, "The Disproportionate Impact of the Criminal Justice System on People of Color in the Capital Region." Green said drug use is no less rampant among whites than
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:09P

Report cites disparity in arrests of minorities
Green highlighted the statistics as she made recommendations in the 26-page report, "The Disproportionate Impact of the Criminal Justice System on People of Color in the Capital Region." Green said drug use is no less rampant among whites than
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:09P

New DNA tests link suspects to 132 other crimes, DeWine says
Ohio law-enforcement officials have prime suspects in 132 "cold-case" crimes because of DNA testing permitted under a new state law, Attorney General Mike DeWine said. The samples are usually taken via a mouth swab. Senate Bill 77, which took effect
Updated: 02/16/2012 09:07P

Serious crime in resort drops 8.9 percent, according to report
17, 2012) From a law enforcement standpoint, 2011 was one of those years when crime took a little bit of a vacation in Ocean City, with the final crime tally by the Ocean City Police Department showing an 8.9 percent decrease in serious crime when
Updated: 02/16/2012 08:55P

Serious crime in resort drops 8.9 percent, according to report
17, 2012) From a law enforcement standpoint, 2011 was one of those years when crime took a little bit of a vacation in Ocean City, with the final crime tally by the Ocean City Police Department showing an 8.9 percent decrease in serious crime when
Updated: 02/16/2012 08:55P