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Source: Google News Alert Service, July 10, 2009.

NEWS:

How well does the government protect us?
Examiner.com - USA
"Now let's place that discussion into context: When it comes to fighting crime, the criminal justice system (CJS) can only do so much. ..."
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Other alternatives to Imprisonment
Indlaw.com - New Delhi,India
"It does not prevent further crime or reduce the rate of criminal activity. It does not rehabilitate offenders and is not the single answer to the prison ..."
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Do background checks unfairly weed out some volunteers?
Twin Cities Planet - Minneapolis,Minnesota,USA
"While proponents argue that it's a necessary move to safeguard children against potentially dangerous people, others say the ?systemic bias of the criminal ..."
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Admiral Clears Up Govt's Terror Trial Confusion
Antiwar.com - Redwood City,CA,USA
"If you as members of this Committee believe or suspect that the Federal Rule of Evidence or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure should be amended to ..."
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Another Bush, Another Push for Immigration Reform
Politics Daily - Washington,DC,USA
"We cannot continue to absorb millions of people per year without it having a negative impact on: the economy, taxes, crime, healthcare, eduction, ..."
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BLOGS:

CCJHR Blog: What role deterrence as a factor in imposing imprisonment?
By Fiona Donson
"The following is a discussion of two cases decided in June 2009 that consider the role of deterrence in imposing prison sentences. The material was first published in the June Edition of Firstlaw's Criminal Law Online Service. .... under the Competition Acts. While there is no fear of Irish courts ever imposing 150 year sentences as in the Madoff case in the US, this clear warning to company directors that white collar crime is serious crime is long overdue and welcome. ..."
CCJHR Blog - http://www.ucc.ie/law/blogs/ccjhr/

Justice Denied to Eric Frimpong Ť Closing Argument: a blog on ...
By Matt Jerzyk
"At the bedrock of our criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty ?beyond a reasonable doubt.? The rules of procedure in our criminal justice system ... Judge Brian Hill, citing Frimpong's clean record and ?a lot of community support,? delivers his sentence: six years in state prison. As Frimpong is led away, many people in the gallery are crying. Out in the hall, Paul and Loni Monahan ..."
Closing Argument: a blog on truth,... - http://rijustice.wordpress.com/

North Country Gazette ť AG Busts Bronx Health Care Fraud Scheme
By North Country Gazette
"Two hospital employees are charged with bribe receiving and official misconduct in separate criminal complaints filed today in Bronx Criminal Court. They face a maximum sentence of 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison. ?This criminal enterprise allegedly reaped ... In New York State, a person injured in a motor vehicle accident is automatically covered by the Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Reparations Act, commonly referred to as the no-fault law. No-fault carriers provide ..."
North Country Gazette - http://www.northcountrygazette.org/

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on July 10, 2009 (boomark / email).