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Misaskim Conducts Law-Enforcement Training in Bergen County
The objective of the training session was to inform members of the law-enforcement community about Jewish traditions relating to death. Most of the participants were from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:11A
#Trayvon Martin and a Look at “Stand Your Ground”
Section 776.032 makes a user of justifiable force immune from criminal prosecution and civil action, and defines “criminal prosecution” to include arrests, detention and even charging the defendant. Further it goes on to state that law enforcement may
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:08A
Tuscarawas County Child Advocacy Center hosting open house
The center has a team of professionals with backgrounds in law enforcement, mental health and criminal law, and aims to provide a safe atmosphere in which children can discuss their experiences. The Child Advocacy Center is located at 152 Second St. NE
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:02A
Defense ministry stands firm on Lin Yifu issue
Lin has been wanted on charges of desertion under the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces, defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he said in response to remarks by China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Yang Yi. Yang said earlier in the day that
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:02A
Defense ministry stands firm on Lin Yifu issue
Lin has been wanted on charges of desertion under the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces, defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he said in response to remarks by China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Yang Yi. Yang said earlier in the day that
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:02A
EU plans tougher penalties for hackers
Launching a cyber attack on any IT system could become a criminal offence punishable by at least two years in prison, in the EU manages to pass tough new laws. The EU Civil Liberties Committee has backed a draft law that would update existing EU
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:02A
Bill seeks to seal criminal records to keep some ex-offenders from becoming
“We realized there were so many people we couldn't help, because they had convictions,” said Williams, executive director of the Wiley Resource Center and chairperson of the NAACP Criminal Justice Committee's Chicago Westside Branch.
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:00A
Chilean President Reacts to Murder of Gay Man, Says Government 'Won't Rest
The case has prompted a national debate in Chile over hate crimes, and his death prompted Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to say from Asia that his government won't rest until a proposed anti-discrimination law is passed. Four suspects are jailed,
Updated: 03/28/2012 10:57A
Chilean President Reacts to Murder of Gay Man, Says Government 'Won't Rest
The case has prompted a national debate in Chile over hate crimes, and his death prompted Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to say from Asia that his government won't rest until a proposed anti-discrimination law is passed. Four suspects are jailed,
Updated: 03/28/2012 10:57A
My Encounter With Convicted War Criminals
I visited the prison together with a few colleagues to interview individuals convicted of crimes committed during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, as part of the research for a story on the laws applied in war crimes trials. Bosnia and Herzegovina currently has
Updated: 03/28/2012 10:50A
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