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SOWELL: James Q. Wilson's writings saved lives
James Q. Wilson was a scholar who studied crime. He saved lives because his penetrating analyses of crime, and the effect of the criminal law, debunked the theories of other intellectuals, which had led judges and legislators to ease up on criminals
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:28A
Andover lawman Carl Enterkin files for office of Butler County Sheriff
As an adjunct professor, Enterkin has instructed college students in both Criminal Justice, Human Resource Management, and Adult Continuing Education. He also served on the Friends University Criminal Justice Advisory Committee.
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:09A
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Warns against Over-Criminalization Tendency
During the presentation of the fourth issue of the Legal Barometer survey on Wednesday, he suggested introducing constitutional restrictions to curb the attempts at over-criminalization in Bulgarian criminal law. "The only conclusion I can make is that
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:05A
Bermuda Police Service Adds SAS(R) Enterprise Solution for Custody
CARY, NC, Mar 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Bermuda Police Service (BPS) will deploy a new SAS Enterprise Law Enforcement solution for custody, intelligence, crime, and case management. The Bermuda Police Service has long used the Memex intelligence
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:02A
Prosecutors get tougher on pursuing criminal appeals
CRIMINAL prosecutors have become more aggressive in pursuing appeals against sentences, analysis of Court of Appeal cases suggests. Amid heated debates on law and order in tabloid and talkback media, an objective assessment has found that Crown appeals
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:01A
Snyder set to announce new Michigan resources for public safety
Snyder told reporters last week he plans to propose a "comprehensive answer" that goes beyond simply hiring more police to "deal with the whole cycle of crime." He has said that includes crime prevention and criminal justice reforms to help former
Updated: 03/07/2012 07:55A
IN THE MATTER OF BRISTOL
However, if, instead, this Court determines that the automatic disbarment provision of Judiciary Law § 90(4)(e) does not apply to respondent's federal conviction, and that instead the federal felony must be deemed to constitute a serious crime as
Updated: 03/07/2012 07:46A
PEOPLE v. McNEIL
Code, § 1237.5.) 1 Pursuant to a negotiated plea, appellant entered a no contest plea to six criminal threats counts (§ 422) and three counts of attempted criminal threats (§§ 664/422), and admitted suffering a Three Strikes prior strike conviction
Updated: 03/07/2012 07:43A
PEOPLE v. McNEIL
Code, § 1237.5.) 1 Pursuant to a negotiated plea, appellant entered a no contest plea to six criminal threats counts (§ 422) and three counts of attempted criminal threats (§§ 664/422), and admitted suffering a Three Strikes prior strike conviction
Updated: 03/07/2012 07:43A
STATE v. RAMIREZ
Thomas C. Horne, Arizona Attorney General, Phoenix, By Kent E. Cattani, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation Section, Attorneys for Appellee. The Hopkins Law Office, PC, Tucson, By Cedric Martin Hopkins, Attorney for Appellant.
Updated: 03/07/2012 07:43A
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