Criminal Justice

Study Led by UCLA Researcher Highlights Shortcomings of Mexican Criminal Justice Reform Effort (UCLA School of Law)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Oct 2016

A Report on the Operation of the Adversarial Criminal Justice System' is a collaboration led by Máximo Langer, director of the Transnational Program on Criminal Justice at the UCLA School of Law; Gustavo Fondevila of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Marcelo Bergman of the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Carlos Vilalta and Alberto Mejía of CIDE....

South Africa Serves Notice to Leave International Criminal Court

Edit Topix 22 Oct 2016

South Africa served notice of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court in a year's time, after accusing the Hague-based tribunal of bias and unfairly targeting African leaders. "The decision to exit the International Criminal Court was taken by cabinet this week," Justice Minister Michael Masutha told reporters in Pretoria on Friday ... ....

‘We’ll deliberate on Kairana’

Edit The Hindu 22 Oct 2016

NHRC chairperson Justice (retd.) H.L ... The NHRC had conducted an enquiry after receiving a complaint by a lawyer, Monika Arora, that people of a certain religious community were leaving Kairana in Uttar Pradesh due to the fear of criminals ... On Friday, Justice Dattu said that the Commission had ......

The crime wave is a myth

Edit Business Insider 22 Oct 2016

The latest edition of the National Criminal Victimization Survey, or NCVS, found that the rate of violent crime victimization in 2015 was statistically the same as the year before ... “There was little confidence in the police, at the same time, people were pouring a lot of money into the police to make them better,” said Lynch, who now chairs the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland....

’Fake sheikh’ jailed for 15 months

Edit Arabnews 22 Oct 2016

Mahmood, 53, whose elaborate disguises have duped criminals, celebrities, and even royalty, plotted to get his driver to change a police statement during the drugs prosecution of Tulisa Contostavlos, a singer and former judge of the British version of the “X Factor” TV talent show ... “His work has led to the exposure of criminality and wrongdoing....

Supreme Court to hear plea to stop TN arrests

Edit The Hindu 22 Oct 2016

A Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra will hear on October 24 an application filed by Tamil Nadu resident K.R ... government for filing “frivolous” criminal defamation cases....

U.S. to seek ex-HSBC executive's extradition from Britain

Edit Yahoo Daily News 22 Oct 2016

By Nate Raymond ... The U.S. Justice Department has begun the process of preparing an extradition package for the State Department to submit to the United Kingdom, the letter said ... The men are believed to be the first individuals to face U.S. criminal charges arising from a probe of foreign-exchange rigging at banks ... Justice Department has continued to investigate, and HSBC has set aside $1.2 billion to cover various forex-related matters ... v....

FIR against Hussain quashed

Edit The Hindu 22 Oct 2016

Justices Vipin Sanghi allowed the plea of the AAP MLA and the others after the complainant in the case said he had arrived at a settlement with the parties and did not want to pursue the matter further....

Pittsburgh Man Admits Defrauding Citizens and First Niagara Banks (United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Oct 2016

(Source ... Hickton announced today. Alvin R ... Ambrose ... Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the criminal history, if any, of the defendant ... Simmons ... Original documenthttps.//www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pittsburgh-man-admits-defrauding-citizens-and-first-niagara-banks ... (noodl....

Ex-NSA worker accused of stealing secrets to stay in custody

Edit The Roanoke Times 22 Oct 2016

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former National Security Agency contractor accused in a massive theft of classified information will remain in custody as prosecutors continue building a criminal case against him, a federal judge ruled Friday ... The Justice Department presented a vastly different portrait ... But Myers said in court Friday that the Justice Department ......

Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses (United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Oct 2016

(Source. United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania). JOHNSTOWN, Pa ... Gibson ... Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant ... Original documenthttps.//www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/johnstown-man-pleads-guilty-federal-drug-offenses ... (noodl....

Middletown Rally Sends Message Chilling Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (ACLU of New Jersey)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Oct 2016

It is a disservice to students and players that an event that should focus on them, their families, and their communities is being used to send a message that people who express concerns about disparities in the criminal justice system are unwelcome, disloyal or unpatriotic ... And indeed, efforts to criticize voices that demand justice and equality speak to the impulses of our country at its worst....

What you need to know about California’s 17 ballot measures

Edit Sacramento Bee 22 Oct 2016

The Nov. 8 election is upon us, and Californians are already voting in record numbers. They face 17 ballot measures – tax increases, condom requirements, ammunition controls and marijuana legalization among them. What to do?. Our complete voter guide is available here. But below you can find direct links to a brief rundown of what each measure does, what it costs and who’s taken a position on it and why ... Proposition 57 – Criminal justice ... ....

Criminal Justice (TV series)

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