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NEWS:

Being 'smart' and 'tough' on crime
Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati,OH,USA
"Advocates of criminal justice reform call alternative sentencing and treatment programs being "smart on crime" as opposed to being "tough on crime. ..."
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Relatives of murdered Iraqi girl demand execution of US soldier
Independent - London,England,UK
"So they decided this criminal was guilty, but we don't expect he'll be executed. Only if he's executed, will we know that the right thing was done," a ...
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IGP: Let the law deal with criminals
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
?Under the Criminal Procedure Code, policemen are allowed to ask help from the public to watch a suspect, to assist in giving information that leads to an ..."
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WorldNetDaily

'Pedophile Protection Act' stirs 200K letters to Senate
WorldNetDaily - Washington,DC,USA
"The additional criminal fines and prison sentences that would be created by HR 1913 are based not on whether the defendant intended to commit the act but ..."
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Recommended 'Best Practice' Guidelines for Background Screening in ...
Pre-Employ.com - Anderson,CA,USA
"Danger to Staff: If an employee with a violent criminal past is hired, fellow staff members are extremely vulnerable, as they are often busy caring for ..."
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What the North Dakota Legislature did in 2009
Dickinson Press - Dickinson,ND,USA
"(SB2174) BACKGROUND CHECKS: Newly hired workers at day care centers will have to undergo criminal background checks, along with all new hires at the state ..."
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American Chronicle

Ecoterra - Somali Marine & Coastal Monitor ? XXXII. Reconnaissance ...
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
"Perhaps the striking part of the film could be the transformation from harmless victim to criminal, putting together the tools needed for his new and ...'
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BLOGS:

New role for 'Daily Show' reporter - Patrick Gavin - POLITICO.com
By Patrick Gavin
"Mandvi: The situation down at the Guantanamo prison is something that I have felt very strongly about. When Sig [Libowitz] came to me with this project, it was clear that letting people know what was going on in these tribunals was .... Those with the policymaking powers in the Executive Branch manipulated the law in order to find cover for illegal war crimes through terribly written legal opinions. That is the criminal violation. Pelosi hearing about the tactics after ..."
TOP 10 Blogs - http://www.politico.com/

Police Officer and Mother Imprisoned for Defending her Community ...
By michiganredneck
"Due to the racial tactics the prosecution used, Stephanie was convicted of a federal criminal rights violation and given a maximum 10-year prison sentence. Stephanie is now serving her sixth year of the ten year prison sentence. ... We strongly believe that Mohr has been wrongly accused and innocent of this crime. Stephanie followed all the police procedures as she was trained to do. In order to protect the public, which was her main concern, she released her dog Valk to ..."
Michigan Redneck II - http://michiganredneck.wordpress.com/

timesofmalta.com - Alfie Rizzo's murderer has sentence reduced
"He argued that the verdict had been affected by irregularities in the procedure and the misinterpretation and misapplication of the law. The Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed all but one of Mr Shnishah's claims. ... The first court had taken into consideration that he was already serving a six year prison term when he tried to leave the island and punished him for that. The appeals court said he had already been punished for that crime and one had to be proportionate in ..."
timesofmalta.com - http://www.timesofmalta.com/

THE CRUEL AND THE UNUSUAL | dickday's Blog
By dickday
"Some feel this has the effect of turning prisons into "institutions of higher criminal learning." Ok. So basically we rape, beat, and inject disease into our prisoners. Sounds like torture to me, huh? A lot of pain, a lot of disease, ... This procedure yielded an evaluation from the observing superior officer, Capt. Christopher Brinson: "CPL [Charles] Graner, you are doing a fine job....Continue to perform at this level and it will help us succeed at our overall mission. ..."
Cafe Talk Aggregator - http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/

The Australian Heroin Diaries: Indonesian Disgrace
By Terry Wright
"Although most dependant drug users rarely consider the legal consequences when desperate for their next dose, once caught, it all changes if they are facing a firing squad or decades in prison. .... To ICDPR members' dismay, neither decriminalisation nor a raft of other crucial reforms were addressed in the proposed amendment to the Narcotics Law. If anything, this amendment will upgrade the criminal status of drug users and equip police with new powers to deal with them. ..".
The Australian Heroin Diaries - http://theaustralianheroindiaries.blogspot.com/

Top N.D. Legislature action, from A to Z | Grand Forks Herald ...
"Background checks: Newly hired workers at day care centers will have to undergo criminal background checks, along with all new hires at the state Department of Human Services. The measure will require an .... Internet drugs: State and local law enforcement will be able to prosecute Internet pharmacies that supply narcotics without an in-person medical evaluation of the recipient. Violations are a felony, punishable by five years in prison and a $5000 fine. (SB2218) ..."
Local News | Grand Forks Herald... - http://www.grandforksherald.com/

So Who Or What Is A Grad Jury? Why They Are Being Held Weely To ...
By jcscuba
?A runaway grand jury, loosely defined as a grand jury which resists the accusatory choices of a government prosecutor, has been virtually eliminated by modern criminal procedure. Today's ?runaway' grand jury is ... Only to perpetuate a myth that Americans live under a system where no man is above the law. There is no other reason. As the American Judicial system now operates, judges and prosecutors can pick and choose who they send to prison. And they guarantee that they ..."
Stop Socialism Now - http://stopsocialism.wordpress.com/

» Paladin Didn't Charge Split Fees. -- Defending People -- Houston ...
By Mark Bennett
"They Like Me. They Really Like Me. :. 2008 ABA Journal Top Crime Blawg ... blog post (a staple of criminal law blawgs: the post suggesting to potential clients criteria they should look for in hiring a lawyer, and explaining how the blogger fits those criteria; I may have written that post a time or two myself), Mississippi criminal defense lawyer Remy Orozco (Hostis Civitas) writes: In my office I operate on a standard flat fee for evaluation and preparation. ..."
Defending People - http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/

World News Journal: Charges Against Karadzic Questioned.
By David Barouski
"Judge Iain Bonomy raised concerns relating to the prosecution's allegations that Karadzic took part in three separate criminal conspiracies, known as ?joint criminal enterprises?, in Bosnia between 1992 and 1995. According to the prosecution's ... This was because judges would not support a charge for the killing of up to 140 detainees at the Susica prison camp in the Bosnian town of Vlasenica because prosecutors had mistakenly not submitted the necessary evidence. ..."
World News Journal - http://africannewsanalysis.blogspot.com/

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on May 11, 2009 (boomark / email).