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Crime plan is a good first step
Budget cuts have left Michigan with 3400 fewer law enforcement officers than it had 10 years ago. Four cities — Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw — are among the 10 most dangerous in the nation when it comes to violent crime. Gov.
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:57P
TVLine Items: Homeland and Harry's Law Cast News, Jersey Shore Meets Pop-Up
The Law & Order: Criminal Intent vet recurred in Season 1 as Vice President William Walden. Over on NBC's sophomore legal dramedy, Justine Lupe, who recently joined the show as the firm's newest hire, Phoebe, has been promoted to series regular status,
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:47P
Caylee's Law now headed to Gov. Scott
A bill inspired by one of the Florida's most notorious criminal cases, the disappearance and death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, went to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. The legislation would increase the penalty for making a false statement to police
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:45P
Amarillo College Police Academy graduations tonight
Students who successfully complete the program receive a certificate in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement along with 24 academic credit hours that may be applied toward an associate degree in Applied Science in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement.
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:40P
Caylee's Law goes to Gov. Scott
A bill inspired by one of the Florida's most notorious criminal cases, the disappearance and death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, went to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. The legislation would increase the penalty for making a false statement to police
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:20P
China unveils new powers for dissident detentions
Police powers to hold suspects facing subversion and other state security accusations are set out in revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law presented to parliament, the National People's Congress, now in annual full session.
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:19P
Caylee's Law goes to Gov. Rick Scott
A bill inspired by one of the Florida's most notorious criminal cases, the disappearance and death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, went to Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. The legislation would increase the penalty for making a false statement to police
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:14P
Case would let thousands of criminals vote
"The Legislature gave no indication that it intended realignment to remove an entire class of convicted felons from the coverage of laws that disqualify convicted felons" from voting while they are serving their sentences or released under supervision,
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:09P
Beijing to restrict secret detentions - on paper
BEIJING - The Chinese government is restricting the police's power to secretly detain people, at least on paper, announcing stricter revisions to a key criminal law yesterday after a wave of public complaints. The formal introduction of the revised
Updated: 03/08/2012 05:03P
US Draft Resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC ignores LTTE war crimes
The following quote is extremely important: “Under international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute, the death of civilians during an armed conflict, no matter how grave and regrettable, does not in itself constitute a war crime…
Updated: 03/08/2012 04:57P
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