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Secret detentions to be 'strictly limited': gov't
BEIJING--China said Sunday that secret detentions will be “strictly limited” despite planned changes to the criminal law which will allow police not to tell suspects' families where they are being held. The rubber-stamp National People's Congress,
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:38P
Man of Reason
What was needed, declared the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, was a massive government effort to eliminate the alleged root causes of crime: poverty and racism. The report relegated policing to a mere
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:18P
30 years later, federal sentences still vary widely
He said TRAC doggedly pursued the data because it's vital the public and the courts have evidence that could improve the justice system. "Criminal defense attorneys, for example, have long relied on anecdotal, sometimes gossipy information to advise
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:13P
Shamah libel case breaks law - Journalism Council
"While the practice of justice persists in ignoring these rules, as confirmed by the action of Eighth Circuit Attorny, Adela Cedeno, who admitted and ordered the opening of criminal proceedings against the negative effect on freedom of expression
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:23P
Shamah libel case breaks law - Journalism Council
"While the practice of justice persists in ignoring these rules, as confirmed by the action of Eighth Circuit Attorny, Adela Cedeno, who admitted and ordered the opening of criminal proceedings against the negative effect on freedom of expression
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:23P
China to "limit secret detentions"
BEIJING: China said Sunday that secret detentions will be "strictly limited" despite planned changes to the criminal law which will allow police not to tell suspects' families where they are being held. The rubber-stamp National People's Congress,
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:21P
Lindsay Lohan makes light of legal woes on 'Saturday Night Live'
Lindsay Lohan's appearance on "Saturday Night Live" not unexpectedly included some references to her experiences in the Los Angeles criminal justice system. Lohan's appearance had been billed as the beginning of a career comeback after several years of
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:50A
Citing Afghan's Death, Amnesty Urges End to Torture
The death last week of an Afghan asylum seeker in Indonesian custody must prompt the government to revise the Criminal Code to outlaw all forms of torture, Amnesty International said over the weekend. “The use of torture and other forms of
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:34A
Knox: Only worst drunk drivers are charged in B.C
Criminal Justice Branch statistics show the number of drunk driving charges has actually dipped a bit - an average of 177 a month provincewide in December and January. Why? Because Crown policy is still to approve criminal charges against only the
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:20A
Knox: Only worst drunk drivers are charged in BC
Some people assumed that until the law was rewritten, police and prosecutors would revert to the old system, laying criminal charges in place of the immediate bans. Hasn't happened. Criminal Justice Branch statistics show the number of drunk driving
Updated: 03/04/2012 11:13A
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