Latest Criminal Law News

For a gun-safe New York, worry about the crooks
Marine Ryan Jerome is only stating what New York's legitimate firearms owners have been saying for years (“In the Interests of Justice,” Editorial, Feb. 17). There are over 85000 gun laws on the books, but only law-abiding citizens follow them,
Updated: 02/17/2012 11:19P

'Philippines bank secrecy laws strictest in the world'
Both Philippine and US criminal law enforcement efforts may be negatively affected by this decision. The Philippine Office of the Solicitor General is likely to file a motion by March 14 asking that the entire Supreme Court rehear the case.
Updated: 02/17/2012 11:01P

Jail sentence sought for Padang 'strippers'
"The defendants have been proven guilty of violating the 2008 Pornography Law and the Criminal Code," he said as quoted by Antara. Judges also heard testimonies from Padang Public Order Agency chief Yadrison, the caf's owner and employees,
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:23P

Jail sentence sought for Padang 'strippers'
"The defendants have been proven guilty of violating the 2008 Pornography Law and the Criminal Code," he said as quoted by Antara. Judges also heard testimonies from Padang Public Order Agency chief Yadrison, the caf's owner and employees,
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:23P

training focuses on police officer safety
past three years has shown an increase, and preliminary data from 2011 seem to show the trend continuing, according to Robert Kominski, an associate professor at the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:59P

Justice Dealt Setback in Case Against Ex-Goldman Programmer
Since his arrest nearly three years ago, Sergey Aleynikov, a former programmer at Goldman Sachs, has acknowledged violating the bank's confidentiality policy by downloading source code from company computers. He also insisted that it was not a criminal
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:43P

VALOR training focuses on police officer safety
the past three years has shown an increase and the preliminary data from 2011 seems to continue that trend, according to Robert Kominski, associate professor with the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:18P

BC judges should be asked to do more before another taxpayer handout
The BC government has ordered another review that will produce a report that will be just the latest look inside the province's criminal justice system. Yvon Dandurand, senior associate at the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal
Updated: 02/17/2012 08:38P

Is law a condiment?
History has established that every time a society has tried to tweak this fundamental premise it has upset the delicate balance between safety and efficacy that a criminal justice system needs to strike in order to produce justice.
Updated: 02/17/2012 08:06P

KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports -Judge delays decision on Utah's
Civil rights groups also claim the law violates constitutional protections against unlawful searches and arrests. Waddoups pressured state attorneys to explain how Utah can justify reaching beyond existing federal laws to make it a crime for an illegal
Updated: 02/17/2012 08:01P