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Hating the Hate Crimes Bill

A hate crimes bill has passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate as early as this week. Conservative Christian leaders such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Donald Wildmon hate it. In June, 60 religious conservatives signed a l [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Countries Need To Fight Global Crime And Terrorism

Countries need to cooperate more closely with one another to effectively tackle transnational crime and terrorism, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday. He said that by sharing intelligence, watching for international fugit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Crimes in cyber space

Law enforcement and security officials know it, and so do insurance professionals. In fact, they expect cyber liability to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the national property and casualty market. "It's not something that i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Another Hate Crime bill passes in the House

For the second time in six months, the US House of Representatives has voted to dramatically increase the amount of "hate crimes" covered by federal law. The new bill, passed on Thursday, is being named after Matthew Shepard and J [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Sex crime charges shock Oregon wine country town

Darrin Daily's neighbors say they had no reason to suspect the depravity that police and court documents describe in the one-story apartment on River Street. Daily, 44, of Newberg, was accused of rape, sodomy and other sex-related crimes, i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Crime? It's all in the name

In the dark underbelly of crime, some things transcend barriers of time and geography. The issue of a snappy and sinister nickname, for example. If America had trembled at the mention of a certain "Scarface Al" Capone or a " [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Super Snoopers Paid To Fight Crime On Web

A new internet site allows would-be super snoopers to plug into CCTV online and report the crimes they come across.The network of citizen crime watchers who sign up to the site will have four random CCTV streams sent to them live - and are [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Crimes by foreigners surge locally

Crimes by foreigners have surged by almost 400 percent in the past five years, with this year’s annual tally expected to surpass 40,000, according to the Justice Ministry yesterday. Data sent by the ministry to the Legislation & J [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

One in five Aussies a victim of identity crime

Have you been a victim of identity theft? Identity theft sounds like one of those things that only happens in the movies, but it's more common than you'd think. The Veda Advantage Identity Crimes Report reveals more than 1.5 million Austra [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Crime Labs in US Come Under a Microscope

he use of scientific knowledge in legal cases is called forensics, from the Latin term for a public forum. The public may get the idea from TV that forensic science can solve almost any mystery. Yet the methods used in crime laboratories ar [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Condemning crime

The apex court, in its detailed judgment on the actions of November 3 2007 by former president Pervez Musharraf, has stated that they could not be condoned. It has also said that while Article 6 remained on the statute books, parliament cou [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Crime victims getting stimulus money amid downturn

The government's economic stimulus money isn't just for hard hats, contractors and teachers. It's also keeping battered women's advocates on the job and compensating crime victims for lost wages and uncovered medical costs. The governmen [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Race crimes not a problem in Alice police

Five men are on remand in the Alice Springs jail, awaiting trial over the death of Kwementyaye Ryder. A cross erected near where the 39-year-old's body was found has been burnt, sparking concerns from his family that Alice Springs has beco [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Fewer crimes in Capital during and after Eid days

Quite a few crimes were reported in the capital city during and after Eidul Fitr days. According to a spokesperson for police, this happened due to the policemen’s effective patrolling, strict checking of people entering or leaving t [...]