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Omnibus crime bill
Quebec Opposition Leader Pauline Marois questions the government over Federal bill C-10 to amend the Criminal Code, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the legislature in Quebec City. (JACQUES BOISSINOT / CP) MUCH as during the long-form census debate,
Updated: 03/05/2012 05:26A
NSU offers homeland security degree
Joe Morris, head of the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Sciences, says the university started developing the program after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. According to Monday's Times ( ) courses will cover a variety of security issues
Updated: 03/05/2012 05:21A
Interior ministers: Legislation, law-enforcement to be used adequately in case
“When there is a road accident, the legislation and the law-enforcement will be adequate,” said Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, speaking at a discussion on the legal amendments to the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, connected to the
Updated: 03/05/2012 04:47A
Study: Sentencings widely differ, don't align with parties
AP 2007 For similar crimes, US convicts in some states are likelier to get stiffer sentences than in other states, the study shows. WASHINGTON - A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30
Updated: 03/05/2012 04:24A
Study: Sentencings widely differ, don't align with parties
AP 2007 For similar crimes, US convicts in some states are likelier to get stiffer sentences than in other states, the study shows. WASHINGTON - A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30
Updated: 03/05/2012 04:24A
Lohan pokes fun at criminal past on SNL
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: 03/05/2012 04:20A
Officials get creative with court funding
That's the basic answer to the funding issues facing Alabama's courts and criminal justice system, according to the officials who work for those agencies. But more money isn't likely to come the way of the courts, state forensics labs and prisons,
Updated: 03/05/2012 04:01A
Officials get creative with court funding
That's the basic answer to the funding issues facing Alabama's courts and criminal justice system, according to the officials who work for those agencies. But more money isn't likely to come the way of the courts, state forensics labs and prisons,
Updated: 03/05/2012 04:01A
No Charges to be Held Against Imhoff and Associates Client Wrongfully Accused
With the help of the Imhoff and Associates Criminal Defense law firm, the potential sex crime case against Luis Galicia, a San Diego resident wrongfully convicted of child molestation, has been officially closed with no charges re-filed.
Updated: 03/05/2012 03:03A
Federal sentences vary widely, but no link to partisan politics is found
By Nedra Pickler AP Judges don't impose the same time for the same crime, but partisan politics appears to play no role. (Associated Press file) WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar
Updated: 03/05/2012 03:01A
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