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New law to punish squatters
Squatting in residential properties is to become a criminal offence in Britain, after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill received Royal Assent this week. As from September 1, squatting will become a criminal offence,
Updated: 05/13/2012 05:15A

Ex-cons should be allowed to vote
"Where once the criminal law might have stood as a well-understood and indisputable statement of shared norms in American society, now there is only a bloated compendium that looks very much like the dreaded federal tax code.
Updated: 05/13/2012 05:11A

Bangladesh war crimes trial should be done as per country's ...
Dhaka, May 13 (ANI): Experts in Bangladesh maintain that the trial of war criminals should be carried out under the prevailing law of the country. In an interview with Asian News International in Dhaka, Barrsiter Tureen Afroz said that the trail
Updated: 05/13/2012 04:48A

One 'tough lady': Mom, wife, law enforcement officer is 'awesome' at balancing
By that, Bamberg said what she sees on the job is every day people who took a turn down a different path into violence or criminal activity. “I think the job had a lot to do with my parenting skills,” she said. Law enforcement officers see the worst
Updated: 05/13/2012 04:30A

Texas Author and Law Enforcement Veteran Pens New Murder Mystery Novel
Author and law enforcement veteran, Rick White is pleased to announce the release of his new book, The Charon Unit. This book is the first of a fiction crime trilogy that blends criminal investigation, politics, murder, and gangs.
Updated: 05/13/2012 03:05A

All sex offenders to walk free?
The act, which was effected in December 2007, says it is against the law to sexually assault someone - but does not prescribe a punishment. Stephen Tuson, a law professor at Wits University, said the principal of legality means there can be no crime
Updated: 05/13/2012 01:21A

Race, crime and punishment
Frankie Bailey, associate professor at the University at Albany School of Criminal Justice, said the two viewpoints are linked. "To say it has nothing to do with race is untrue, but it's not all race, either," said Bailey, who is a Center for Law and
Updated: 05/13/2012 01:06A

Illegal immigrants charged or convicted in Mass. face deportation
"Secure Communities has proven to be the single most valuable tool in allowing the agency to eliminate the ad hoc approach of the past and focus on criminal aliens and repeat immigration law violators," said Ross Feinstein in a statement emailed to The
Updated: 05/13/2012 12:24A

Keeping the pressure on criminal predators
In the last three years alone, Hillsborough's crime rate dropped roughly 40 percent. Tampa's crime rate dropped 7.4 percent last year, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's report. Since 2003, Tampa's rate has gone down 64 percent.
Updated: 05/13/2012 12:05A

Keeping the pressure on criminal predators
In the last three years alone, Hillsborough's crime rate dropped roughly 40 percent. Tampa's crime rate dropped 7.4 percent last year, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's report. Since 2003, Tampa's rate has gone down 64 percent.
Updated: 05/13/2012 12:05A