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Crime-mapping program for Elkhart County residents
"Our crime-mapping system will encourage enhanced dialogue between law enforcement agencies interested in studying crime patterns and trends, both within and across jurisdictional boundaries," Hill said. The program, offered by RAIDS Online from Bair
Updated: 04/30/2012 06:11A
Aim cuts jail for one class of 'criminals'
By Steve Visser Georgia Bureau of Investigation director Vernon Keenan isn't known for being soft on crime, but he is working to keep one class of “criminals” out of jail. Keenan, like sheriffs statewide, contends law enforcement turns jails into
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:31A
Mali: War Crimes by Northern Rebels
Individuals who willfully commit serious violations of international humanitarian law are responsible for war crimes. Commanders are liable as a matter of command responsibility for crimes committed by their subordinates if they knew or should have
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:24A
EEOC issues new guidance on using criminal background checks
Are there federal or state laws or regulations that require us to prohibit applicants or employees with certain criminal histories? The EEOC guidance makes it clear that an employer may point to a federal law or regulation to defend its policy.
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:21A
New York's trafficking law evolving
“The crimes of murder and robbery have been around a long time.” But, some say, the biggest impediment to toughened anti-trafficking law enforcement may be the long-held belief that a prostitute is, first and foremost, a criminal.
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:09A
Criminal case launched against Lankaran Aliyev 6 years ago updated
Staff service chairman at the Azerbaijan Armed Forces Academy, Major-General Lankaran Aliyev commented on the decision of the court that sustained the Defense Ministry's claim against him and the statement made by chief of the ministry's law department
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:08A
Criminal case launched against Lankaran Aliyev 6 years ago updated
Staff service chairman at the Azerbaijan Armed Forces Academy, Major-General Lankaran Aliyev commented on the decision of the court that sustained the Defense Ministry's claim against him and the statement made by chief of the ministry's law department
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:08A
'International justice' is no justice at all
Last week, Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, was found guilty by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) of aiding and abetting war crimes committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone. He was acquitted of 'personal involvement' in
Updated: 04/30/2012 05:06A
Security Council welcomes conviction in war crimes trial of Charles Taylor
“Serious crimes and violations of international humanitarian law, including murder, rape and enlisting children into armed forces, are of particular concern,” the 15-member Council said in a statement issued to the press. “This verdict is an important
Updated: 04/30/2012 04:39A
Trafficking to come at a cost
Provinces lack the federal authority to amend the Criminal Code, Swan said, so the Manitoba government determined the best way to send a signal was to pass a law that made pimps pay for their crimes. "We've already shown we've been successful through
Updated: 04/30/2012 04:19A
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