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Governor Snyder To Deliver Public Safety Speech
His plan's expected to include an additional $15 million for what he has called "enhancement" of law enforcement. He also says changes must include crime prevention and criminal justice reforms to help former criminals gain skills and jobs.
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:59P

Court insists Atuche has a case of fraud to answer
He added that the EFCC, acting for the Attorney-General of the Federation, can only prosecute a crime under a Federal Law, and not under the Administration of the Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State. Justice Onigbanjo in his ruling dismissed all the
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:57P

Michigan governor to spell out ways to lower crime Wednesday during speech in
His plan's expected to include an additional $15 million for what he has called "enhancement" of law enforcement. He also says changes must include crime prevention and criminal justice reforms to help former criminals gain skills and jobs.
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:56P

Wall Street's Broken Windows
Corruption is likely to spread in incidence and severity precisely because it undermines community and the rule of law and it is likely to grow more pervasive and harmful the more we “tolera[te]” it. “Broken windows” theory, in the white collar crime
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:41P

Wall Street's Broken Windows
Corruption is likely to spread in incidence and severity precisely because it undermines community and the rule of law and it is likely to grow more pervasive and harmful the more we “tolera[te]” it. “Broken windows” theory, in the white collar crime
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:41P

Courts attempt to deter civil protestors
The Criminal Code of Canada states that “[a] sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender.” The purpose of sentencing is “… to contribute, along with crime prevention initiatives,
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:37P

Teen charged in alleged bullying case of boy who committed suicide is acquitted
Justice Mary Teresa Devlin gave her verdict in an Oshawa courtroom Monday morning. The 13-year-old defendant cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Mitchell was out for a walk in Nov. 2010 when his stepmother found him lying facedown on
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:29P

Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria
CHICAGO – Justice will be a long time coming in Syria, but it can begin with a Security Council referral of the situation in that wounded country to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation and, ultimately, prosecution.
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:25P

Law and Order: Probation allegedly finds felon with shotguns
Eric Charles Zglinicki, 49, of Alleghany Road, Darien Center, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon 4th. Zglinicki was allegedly found in possession of three shotguns following an investigation and search of his residence by the Genesee
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:25P

Study: Sentences in US vary on similar crimes
AP via Corpus Christi Caller-Times WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results, but the differences don't line up with the party
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:19P