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Assessment OK'd for young Regina man
If the Crown ultimately succeeds in having Pascal declared a legal danger under criteria set out in the Criminal Code, he would be the youngest person in this province to have received such a designation. Pascal's youth was not lost on Court of Queen's
Updated: 03/03/2012 02:24A
Heather Yakin: DNA databank bill good move for justice
The state Senate has passed S 5560-A, a bill which mandates that people convicted of a felony under any New York law or any Penal Law misdemeanor (Class A and Class B) submit a DNA sample for the state databank. The law wouldn't include youthful
Updated: 03/03/2012 02:19A
'Broken windows' theory scientist dies
Wilson wrote more than two dozen books on American government, criminal justice and moral issues. AP FILE PHOTO In 2003, Wilson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush. The cause was complications of leukemia,
Updated: 03/03/2012 01:17A
'Broken windows' theory scientist dies
Wilson wrote more than two dozen books on American government, criminal justice and moral issues. AP FILE PHOTO In 2003, Wilson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush. The cause was complications of leukemia,
Updated: 03/03/2012 01:17A
It's time to make our state safer
After city and county law enforcement departments and State Police numbers have dwindled for years, he said it is time the state responds to the violent crime that plagues some of our biggest cities. Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw are among the
Updated: 03/03/2012 01:14A
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: UCR professor says three-strikes law doesn't do justice
Parker is director of the Presley Center for Crime and Justice Studies at UCR. His latest study concludes California's three-strikes law has not been a factor in violent crime reduction during the past two decades. BY RICHARD K. De ATLEY California's
Updated: 03/03/2012 01:05A
Two past jail escapees in trouble behind bars again
He now faces additional charges of possessing a weapon in jail, assault on a law enforcement officer and damage to jail property. Collins was held on charges of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, first-degree
Updated: 03/03/2012 01:03A
SC State confronts 'criminal' issues
As the board plans to begin a search for a new leader, the university continues its ongoing internal investigation involving "criminal allegations," according to lawyer Reggie Lloyd, former chief of the State Law Enforcement Division.
Updated: 03/03/2012 12:26A
OFL Accuses Vale of Whitewashing Investigation Into Double Fatality, Calls for
"There have been four fatalities at Vale mines in Canada in under a year yet no charges have been laid under the criminal code. It is time for the law to crack down on corporate greed that puts lives at risk." Without the cooperation of management,
Updated: 03/03/2012 12:20A
New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Condemns Muslim
New York City reported 350 New York hate crime incidents in 2010, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Anti-Islamic bias accounted for 22 out of 119 New York hate crime incidents (18%). New York's hate crime law allows
Updated: 03/03/2012 12:15A
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