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New narco report says Jamaica police facing political roadblocks
Law enforcement authorities are moderately effective in combating illicit trafficking with competent and dedicated leadership, but their efforts are undercut by a slow and marginally-effective criminal justice system, a lack of sufficient resources,
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:57P
'Caylee's Law' Gets Unanimous Support Despite Concerns
As often happens with such high-profile cases, legislators have rushed to pass laws named after Caylee. Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, is sponsoring one of the proposals. “Currently in Illinois it's not a criminal offense if a parent or guardian fails to
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:40P
Perry appoints Reyes to council
Rick Perry has named Judge Ruben Reyes the chair of the Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Council. According to a statement from Perry's office, the council will advise the governor on the creation, staffing, operations and performance of specialty
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:39P
A chance to serve justice — and receive $25
IDThisPerson.com was created to assist law enforcement in identifying suspects or persons of interest related to criminal activity. Those helping identify subjects on the site can receive a $25 reward. Images of unidentified suspects or persons of
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:20P
Criminal profiler speaking at UNK
KEARNEY — Criminal profiling will be the topic at the 23rd-annual Criminal Justice Conference at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event, which will take place in Ponderosa Room in the Nebraskan Student Union, is free and open to the public.
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:17P
Prosecutor General Criticizes GERB for “Over-Criminalization”
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 05:04P
Spicy foods instigate juvenile crime: Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has justified the opposition to a change in law that would allow the criminal age of responsibility in Pakistan to be raised from seven to 12, using another one of his ingenious explanations, this time blaming “curry” the
Updated: 03/07/2012 05:03P
Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd Publishes Series on Prosecutorial
"Based on the public record, I have little doubt that Judge Anderson engaged in prosecutorial misconduct and perhaps criminal offenses in what appears to be a cover-up," said Houston Criminal Defense Attorney John Floyd. "I only hope that the findings
Updated: 03/07/2012 04:40P
Coal City may disband police force
By Christina Chapman — cchapman@morrisdailyherald.com COAL CITY — The village of Coal City is considering replacing their local law enforcement with services from the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. The village went before the Grundy County Criminal
Updated: 03/07/2012 04:39P
Criminal investigation into officer completed
Law Director Jim Melle said today he could not comment on whether or not he is considering any criminal charges. Wiersma said he believes Dohanos violated city policies under the personnel manual headings “Work Place Violence” and “Threatening,
Updated: 03/07/2012 04:38P
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