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Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio unveils probe of Obama's birth
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 08:57P
Chinese cops may get OK to disappear people
By Alexa Olesen AP BEIJING | 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 authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:29P
Gayus gets additional 6 years
Although the total sentence amounts to 28 years, he will probably serve a maximum of 20 years in prison, according to the Criminal Code. Hasril Hertanto, a criminal-law expert from the University of Indonesia, said the maximum prison sentence for a
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:28P
End death penalty measure likely to be on November ballot
Californians historically have strongly supported the death penalty, famously ousting former Chief Justice Rose Bird and two Supreme Court colleagues in 1986 for refusing to uphold death sentences. But at the same time, the state's death penalty system
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:27P
California death penalty ban headed towards November ballot
News and events from community groups and individuals concerned with criminal justice issues. This morning at San Francisco's City Hall, members of the SAFE California Coalition submitted signatures to the Department of Elections to put an initiative
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:14P
TV Crush Tourney heats up as crime-fighters take over
Other contestants representing the right side of the law are Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz, "Bones"), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore, "Criminal Minds"), Ziva David (Cote de Pablo, "NCIS") and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU").
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:13P
Three finalists selected for Port Lavaca police chief job
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Administration in Criminal Justice degree from Mountain State University and a Master of Arts in Homeland Security from American Military University. He is a graduate of the Law Enforcement Management Institute,
Updated: 03/01/2012 08:10P
ISP to take part in drunk driving crackdown
According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, alcoholic beverages continue to be assigned as the primary factor in more than one-third of collisions in the state. Operation Pull Over is a statewide enforcement effort supported by federal funding
Updated: 03/01/2012 07:55P
Statewide Legal Advice Available On Friday For North Carolinians
Legal counsel regarding bankruptcy law, criminal law, estate planning and other inquiries will be available. The Triad's call-center is located in Greensboro and can be reached, toll-free, at 1-877-391-6179.
Updated: 03/01/2012 07:54P
Legislation in line with times
By Xie Bing (China Daily) The Criminal Procedure Law amendment draft is due to be submitted for review to the fifth session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, which will convene in Beijing on Monday.
Updated: 03/01/2012 07:39P
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