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Study finds 2000 exonerated after false convictions
There is no official record-keeping system for exonerations of convicted criminals in the country, so academics set one up. The new national registry, or database, painstakingly assembled by the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on
Updated: 05/22/2012 01:10A

Theresa May to press ahead with tougher antisocial behaviour laws
The home secretary, Theresa May, is to confirm in a criminal justice white paper published on Tuesday that she wants to press ahead with proposals first outlined 15 months ago to replace the current alphabet soup of 19 different powers, including asbos
Updated: 05/22/2012 01:00A

Registry Counts 873 Wrongful Convictions, Only a Fraction of Problem
"What this shows is that the criminal justice system makes mistakes, and they are more common than people think," said University of Michigan law Prof. Samuel Gross, the registry's editor. "It is not the rule, but we won't learn to get better unless we
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:09A

Registry Counts 873 Wrongful Convictions, Only a Fraction of Problem
"What this shows is that the criminal justice system makes mistakes, and they are more common than people think," said University of Michigan law Prof. Samuel Gross, the registry's editor. "It is not the rule, but we won't learn to get better unless we
Updated: 05/22/2012 12:09A

Cooley LLP | EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding Employers' Consideration of
The EEOC's position is that an arrest record is not evidence that an individual actually engaged in criminal conduct, and therefore the use of arrest records in employment decisions typically will not pass muster. Further, some states have adopted laws
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:46P

Uninsured vehicles now considered a criminal act in UK
The current laws in the UK forbid motorists from driving uninsured vehicles, but the new law asserts that the simple ownership of an uninsured vehicle, operational or not, is criminal. The only way to avoid purchasing insurance coverage for vehicles is
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:44P

National registry lists people exonerated of serious crimes
"The more we learn about false convictions, the better we'll be at preventing them," a law professor said. Koua Fong Lee, who was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide, was ordered released from prison in August 2010.
Updated: 05/21/2012 11:03P

Crime mapping can lead to more effective law enforcement
This fragmentation has the potential to reduce the ability of law enforcement agencies to collectively combat crime and disorder and provide effective community services. Having said this, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis
Updated: 05/21/2012 10:54P

Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 pm CDT
(AP) — Minnesota is betting big that bringing technology to small-dollar bar gambling will draw a surge of new players whose wagers will help build a $975 million football stadium for the Vikings. But even those involved in the charitable gambling
Updated: 05/21/2012 10:11P

Law on freedom of expression passed
The Shura Council yesterday approved an amendment to the Penal Code that will allow people to exercise freedom of expression and speech in line with the Constitution and the National Action Charter, without any repercussions.
Updated: 05/21/2012 10:03P