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Legal news in brief - 18 May 2012
Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Max Hill, QC, is to make a speech decrying ministers, describing them as being willing to encourage “cheap, partial justice”. The speech comes in the wake of the coalition funding cuts, as well as controversial
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:29A
How police catch child-porn viewers on the Internet
Crown prosecutor Dan Scanlan, author of Digital Evidence in Criminal Law, says the most common way people were caught with child pornography in the past was by bringing their computer in for repair. If a technician discovered offending images,
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:10A
Fisherman ordered to pay £1m fine in £62m North Sea fraud case
“Our message is very clear that there is no place in Scotland for those who want a lifestyle funded by crime and we will continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies to use Proceeds of Crime laws to make Scotland an increasingly hostile place
Updated: 05/18/2012 07:03A
Hundred Club honors top Fort Pierce law enforcement officers
She's more likely at her desk looking through complex financial records, seeking evidence of fraud and other criminal activities. It may not be an aspect of law enforcement featured on crime shows, but the detective with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's
Updated: 05/18/2012 06:53A
Angola - Court Ignores Media Law in Journalist's Case
The public prosecution, represented by Ms. Teresa Caumba, is basing the accusation solely and exclusively on the Penal Code, ignoring the Media Law, which regulates the sector, in its entirety. The prosecution claims that the defendant "committed the
Updated: 05/18/2012 06:24A
EEOC Creates Additional Hurdles To Use Of Criminal Background Checks By Employers
The Guidance emphatically states that the EEOC considers employers' use of criminal background checks to screen applicants to have an adverse impact on black and Latino applicants. Under existing law, the use of device or criterion that has a disparate
Updated: 05/18/2012 06:16A
New Ariz. website targets crime by gangs, groups
AP Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs. Using a new secure website, retailers and law enforcement authorities will be
Updated: 05/18/2012 05:18A
New Ariz. website targets crime by gangs, groups
AP Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs. Using a new secure website, retailers and law enforcement authorities will be
Updated: 05/18/2012 05:13A
New website aimed teams up Ariz. law enforcement, retailers to target crime by
AP PHOENIX — Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says the site's searchable
Updated: 05/18/2012 05:08A
New website aimed teams up Ariz. law enforcement, retailers to target crime by
AP PHOENIX — Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery says the site's searchable
Updated: 05/18/2012 05:08A
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