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Legal review of bail under way
Anti-stalking laws were introduced in Scotland to help protect victims and to reflect the seriousness of the crime. Before 2010 stalking was prosecuted as a form of harassment under breach of the peace. Prime Minister David Cameron announced earlier
Updated: 04/18/2012 11:44A

New agency to invetigate police officer crimes
Alexandr Bastrykin, the head of the Investigations Committee, has signed an order to create a special department under his supervision that will investigate crimes committed by law enforcement officers, including police, the Federal service for the
Updated: 04/18/2012 11:40A

British Prosecutors Consider Charges Over Phone Hacking
as he laid out new guidelines to help his lawyers assess whether reporters broke the law. Though he declined to say how long deliberations would take, Starmer indicated potential criminal prosecutions over tabloid wrongdoing were drawing near.
Updated: 04/18/2012 11:36A

NGLTF calls for end of racial profiling
The hearing is examining the disturbing presence of racial profiling in law enforcement and exploring proposed solutions, including the End Racial Profiling Act and closing loopholes in the US Department of Justice's racial profiling guidance.
Updated: 04/18/2012 11:16A

F-Secure chief claims CISPA key to stopping cyber criminals
by Alastair Stevenson The controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has been praised by F-Secure's chief researcher officer Mikko Hypponen, who argues it will aid law enforcement in the ongoing war against cyber criminals.
Updated: 04/18/2012 10:51A

UK considers hacking charges
CRIMINAL charges are being considered against 11 people in four cases related to alleged tabloid phone hacking in the UK. Four reporters, one police officer and six other people are involved in the cases, the first to be referred to prosecutors since
Updated: 04/18/2012 10:46A

Anti-crime efforts attain breakthroughs
by Sheila Covarrubias Combined elements from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-9) and Zamboanga City Police Office have apprehended several wanted persons involved in illegal drugs, possession of illegal firearms and other crimes during
Updated: 04/18/2012 10:14A

Editorial: Law and disorder
The country's criminal justice system is teetering amid a barrage of sickening allegations of corruption and nepotism by top bosses within the SA Police Service. The latest scandal over the alleged abuse of the police's secret service account,
Updated: 04/18/2012 10:10A

Editorial: Law and disorder
The country's criminal justice system is teetering amid a barrage of sickening allegations of corruption and nepotism by top bosses within the SA Police Service. The latest scandal over the alleged abuse of the police's secret service account,
Updated: 04/18/2012 10:10A

Zambo anti-crime efforts attain breakthroughs
As this developed, Mayor Celso Lobregat said the series of arrests effected on law offenders forms part of the overall effort to solve crime incidents in the city. The same proves that the authorities with the support of the local government are not
Updated: 04/18/2012 09:51A