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Chief justice says state sentencing laws often leave judges as bystanders
by dermotcole Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti's remarkable address to the Legislature Wednesday was like a graduate school seminar in criminal justice. For that reason, legislators and all other Alaskans interested in crime, punishment and
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:40P

Sheriff Joe on Obama birther probe: 'Doing my job'
Arpaio's probe comes amid a federal grand jury investigation into the sheriff's office on criminal abuse-of-power allegations since at least December 2009, focusing on the sheriff's anti-public corruption squad. Separately, the US Justice Department
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:31P

Sheriff Joe on Obama birther probe: 'Doing my job'
Arpaio's probe comes amid a federal grand jury investigation into the sheriff's office on criminal abuse-of-power allegations since at least December 2009, focusing on the sheriff's anti-public corruption squad. Separately, the US Justice Department
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:31P

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Chinese police may have power to
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> By ALEXA OLESEN AP BEIJING (AP) - China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:25P

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Chinese police may have power to
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> By ALEXA OLESEN AP BEIJING (AP) - China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:25P

Re-Evaluating Mandatory Minimums
Twenty-five years later, he feels responsible for a law that he believes lead to a great deal of injustice. He's joined two dozen former judges, special agents, police, narcotics investigators and other criminal justice professionals who have signed a
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:21P

NYPD's “Muslim-watch” may be legal, but still worth examining
thick binder of information contained under the federal code, 28 CFR Part 23, and get to the heart of it. First and foremost, if an agency intends to gather intelligence on an individual or group, there must be a common theme: Criminal activity.
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:17P

KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | Chinese
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> NYPD monitored students at colleges across Northeast; sent agent on rafting trip, noted prayer. (Graphic by AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) By ALEXA OLESEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - China is
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:09P

Should the death penalty be overturned in California?
Ellen Kreitzberg, Professor of Law, Santa Clara Law School. Part of the organizational committee on the SAFE act Michael D. Rushford, Founder, President, and CEO of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, a nonprofit, public interest law organization
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:09P

Bullying should be a crime: Manitobans
Bullying itself is not an offence under the Criminal Code, but behaviours associated with it, such as harassment, mischief, theft and uttering threats, can lead to criminal charges. The poll also found there's overwhelming support for legislation
Updated: 03/01/2012 01:04P