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After more than 32 years in community law enforcement, Irondequoit Police
He wasn't actively job-hunting, he said late last week, but he has been an adjunct criminal justice instructor for Keuka College since summer 2007, and has discovered that he enjoys working with students. “I thought I would like to contribute on a
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:53P
Majority of Canadians want 'bullying' criminalized: poll
Two-thirds of Canadians think "bullying" should be considered a Criminal Code offence even if no physical violence is involved, according to a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll released on Pink Shirt Day. Nineteen per cent of respondents said bullying
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:52P
Majority of Canadians want 'bullying' criminalized: poll
Two-thirds of Canadians think "bullying" should be considered a Criminal Code offence even if no physical violence is involved, according to a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll released on Pink Shirt Day. Nineteen per cent of respondents said bullying
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:52P
Good time bill moving forward
By Matt Smith CRANSTON, RI (WPRI) - The criminal justice oversight commission met for the fifth and final time Wednesday to evaluate the good time bill. The commission decided to recommend to general assembly that the bill does have enough merit to be
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:36P
Critics Voice Concern Over Scope of Cuomo-Backed DNA Database Expansion
The governor's proposal would expand the current database to include DNA samples from anyone convicted of any felony or penal law misdemeanor. “Expanding the DNA Databank will protect New Yorkers and modernize our state's criminal justice system,”
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:31P
DR Congo: Q&A on the First Verdict at the International Criminal Court
What should be expected from the Lubanga verdict? Trial Chamber I has been deliberating the verdict in the Lubanga case since late August 2011. The judges also decided that they would issue the decision as soon as it is ready in English instead of
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:28P
Nelson Mullins | Gold Dome Report - 2-28-2012
Bill Hembree (R-Winston), requested that HB 986 be recommitted to the House Insurance and Labor Committee. HB 900 was presented by Rep. Tom Rice (R-Norcross) and seeks to provide for the cancellation of a certificate of title for scrap metal,
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:09P
ProPublica: Did NYPDs Spying On Muslims Violate The Law?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg – who claimed last year that the NYPD does not focus on religion and only follows threats or leads – is now arguing that, as he said last week, "Everything the NYPD has done is legal, it is appropriate, it is constitutional.
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:08P
Criminal Libor probe: US investigates world's biggest banks
NEW YORK - The United States Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate, a person familiar with the matter said. While the Justice Department's inquiry into the setting
Updated: 02/29/2012 04:03P
Panel urges Harper to reconsider pot prohibition
"The kinds of offenders we are targeting are those who are involved in exploiting the addictions of others for personal profit." The email noted that the legislation includes "drug treatment courts so that those who are unfortunately addicted can get
Updated: 02/29/2012 03:56P
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