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Review slams justice official
Ted Stevens, a criminal case that imploded. The prosecution was supervised by William Welch and, although he is credited with trying to correct many problems, the new report portrays Welch as out of the loop and preoccupied, even as others alerted him
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:04A
Webcam Spying Case Triggers Questions Over Effectiveness of Hate Crime Laws
She believes hate crime laws are needed, because otherwise, bullying, intimidation and even violence against sexual minorities will continue. “All of this activity is important because it says we're really examining the question and we're really coming
Updated: 03/16/2012 12:02A
Sex crimes and youth are focus of talk in Norwich
Carino, the supervisory juvenile prosecutor for the state's Division of Criminal Justice, was in Norwich on Thursday to lead a discussion called “Sex, Kids and the Law.” Norwich Youth and Family Services organized Carino's visit.
Updated: 03/15/2012 11:36P
Piedmont agrees to pay legal fees in fraud investigation
Though no criminal charges have been filed, the Piedmont City Council voted Wednesday evening to pay the legal fees for Betsy Rice, town clerk, in regard to allegations of fraud with six Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers.
Updated: 03/15/2012 11:33P
Justice Delayed
In the decision of the Supreme Court the presiding judge sentenced Paul to three months prison under the criminal code. This means that the lower court's demand of 6 months from public prosecutor Nyoman Sucitrawan was reduced to just 3 months in the
Updated: 03/15/2012 11:26P
NPA: Number of yakuza members drops sharply in 2011
In 1992, the year that the Anti-Organized Crime Law came into effect, the total number of gang members was over 90000. The NPA credits the ongoing legislative push to eradicate criminal organizations as the reason for the decline.
Updated: 03/15/2012 11:08P
Eleven with criminal record find berth in UP cabinet
Seemingly chastened, his son Akhilesh Yadav - the architect of the party's thumping victory in the recent assembly elections - listed law and order as his top priority while ascending the chief minister's throne on Thursday. Yet outlaws make up almost
Updated: 03/15/2012 11:02P
Health care, law enforcement team up for forensics conference
Meticulous evidence collection can make all the difference when cracking criminal cases. From the crime scene to the courtroom, collaboration between health care providers, first responders, law enforcement and victims' advocates is vital for
Updated: 03/15/2012 10:07P
ACLU renews calls for Arundel County Council to investigate Leopold
But the county noted in response to the records request that some documents were being withheld because they were from the state's Criminal Justice Information System, a database used by police departments around the state to run criminal history
Updated: 03/15/2012 10:03P
Security and the Transformation of the US-Canada Border
The meetings were used as an opportunity to further advance US-Canada cooperation in areas of law enforcement, criminal justice and intelligence. This ties in with my previous article which detailed the Obama administration's new counter-narcotics
Updated: 03/15/2012 09:46P
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