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Governor Jindal Announces Legislation to Crack Down on Crime
Since that time we have taken aggressive steps to protect our families and keep crime out of our neighborhoods. We have worked to give law enforcement agencies stronger tools to fight violent criminals and sex predators. The bottom line is that we have
Updated: 03/01/2012 04:00P
Criminal case against guards: Italy assures court
In a bid to persuade India to hand over its two arrested marines charged with murder for killing two fishermen, Italy told the Kerala High Court on Thursday it has initiated criminal proceedings against them under its law that could lead to a prison
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:59P
Pending Law Change Could Have Saved Lombard Directors
Had the Financial Markets Conduct Bill been in force, criminal proceedings may not have been issued against the Lombard directors and – even if charges were laid – the outcome would probably have been very different. This is because the Bill reserves
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:40P
To protect and serve
The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Telecommunications System is a statewide network that serves city, county, state, federal, and military law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. The state information-sharing network provides direct interfaces with
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:39P
20 Infamous Crimes Committed and Solved on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
Facebook has proved to be a powerful tool for law enforcement to locate criminal activity. All Facebook communication leaves a trail, which can come in handy when police need to solve a crime. UK police have reported a 540% increase in Facebook crimes
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:34P
Bid to end death penalty headed to the ballot
Kent Scheidegger, legal director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, said the cost estimates are based on needlessly protracted appeals. He said future cases should take less time and money because of recent restrictions on federal court review
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:27P
Arizona sheriff claims Obama birth certificate is 'fraud and a forgery'
AP / WPEC-CBS12.com PHOENIX -- America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe over alleged abuse of power, Justice Department accusations of racial profiling
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:26P
Twitter provides Boston police and Suffolk prosecutors with subscriber
14 letter, a prosecutor in Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley's office told Twitter the information was needed to assist law enforcement in an “official criminal investigation.'' Attorney Peter Krupp and the American Civil Liberties Union have
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:18P
Peru Sets Prison Sentence Guidelines for Illegal Mining
The Executive, in a move to bring widespread informal mining under control, has incorporated the activity into the Criminal Code and set sentence guidelines for convictions on charges of undertaking unauthorized exploration, extraction and development
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:11P
SB 469 Would Make Civil Disobedience a Felony in Georgia
"They have not fixed the bill, it is still very flawed and a violation of Georgia law,” Debbie Seagraves, Executive Director of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia, told APN. “The bill creates a conflict in Georgia criminal code.
Updated: 03/01/2012 03:10P
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