Protecting Crime Victims in State Constitutions: The Example of the New Marsy’s Law for Florida

Protecting Crime Victims in State Constitutions: The Example of the New Marsy's Law for Florida A majority of states have adopted state constitutional amendments protecting crime victims’ rights. Most of…
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Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Arrested on Criminal Complaint for Role in Fraud Scheme Involving Municipal Bonds

Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Arrested on Criminal Complaint for Role in Fraud Scheme Involving Municipal Bonds A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution was arrested…
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Former New Jersey Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry

Former New Jersey Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry A former sales representative of a Lyndhurst, industrial pipe supply company pleaded guilty today…
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Kaua‘i Island Utility Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Agrees to Help Protect Threatened Seabirds

Kaua‘i Island Utility Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Agrees to Help Protect Threatened Seabirds The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) entered a plea…
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Themes in sentencing young adults charged with serious violent crime involving alcohol and other drugs

Themes in sentencing young adults charged with serious violent crime involving alcohol and other drugs Australian &New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print. Siobhan M Lawler Read the syndicated…
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Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework

Family Separation Under the Trump Administration: Applying an International Criminal Law Framework In April 2018, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the “Zero Tolerance Policy.” The policy significantly increased criminal…
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Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law

Eyewitness Identification and the Problematics of Blackstonian Reform of the Criminal Law A substantial number of wrongful convictions are attributable to inaccurate identifications of perpetrators, stemming from the difficulties that…
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