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Cloud hangs over crime agencies as chiefs step down
“The key issue is keeping financial crime from being sucked into general criminal law,” he said. “We need specialists because it's complex.” The SFO and OFT, in particular, have gone after “big scalps”: investigations that grab headlines and explain a
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:50P
2 men, 1 woman named as Indiana Supreme Court finalists
Bradford is an Indiana Court of Appeals judge, Massa is executive director of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and Seigel is executive director of the Indiana Judicial Center. Overall principles of jurisprudence along with potential merits of
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:50P
LEAP Urges Canada to Reject Harsh Crime Bill
The group, composed of current and former members of law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals, sent a letter Wednesday to Canadian parliamentarians, warning them of the consequences of adopting a harsh approach and urging them to
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:48P
Heroin Use In Michigan On The Rise
On Wednesday law enforcement officials announced they broke up a crime ring directly related to heroin use in Ingham County. "It impacts the criminal justice system, the hospitals, and the whole community," said Judi Kates, program director at the
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:28P
Heroin Use In Michigan On The Rise
On Wednesday law enforcement officials announced they broke up a crime ring directly related to heroin use in Ingham County. "It impacts the criminal justice system, the hospitals, and the whole community," said Judi Kates, program director at the
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:28P
AP Interview: Texas DA seeks death penalty review
Dallas County has exonerated 22 people through DNA evidence since 2001 — by far the most of any Texas county and more than all but two states. An additional five people have been exonerated outside of DNA testing. Most of those exonerations occurred
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:28P
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Updated: 02/23/2012 05:11P
A lying shame: Justices question law criminalizing impostors
But should such claims be criminal? Under the Stolen Valor Act, signed into law in 2006, a person who lies about having been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces, or receiving any service medal or badge,
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:09P
Underage drinking laws reduce future criminal behavior
A recent study finds that strictly enforcing possession of alcohol under the legal age or PULA (also known as PAULA) laws on teenagers reduces the likelihood that they will engage in alcohol-related crime as adults. This study was documented in the
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:06P
NYPD spied on Muslims using tactics normally reserved for criminal organizations
The agency's inspector general recently found that relationship problematic but said no laws were broken. Shortly after that report, the CIA decided to cut short the yearlong tour of an operative who was recently assigned to the NYPD.
Updated: 02/23/2012 05:02P
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