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• Investigating Criminals: Why They Reoffend And What To Do About It

  January 24, 2014 - On any given day, one of the busiest places in any town will be the building that houses the District Court. These complexes are routinely thronged with people on either side of the law. The ultimate intention is that the punishments meted out during the daily sittings are enough to ensure that the people facing charges do not come back. For many, these rooms are the final straw or the embarrassing result of a once-off indiscretion. However, there is a minority for whom these courts become an all too familiar function room. People are paraded before the same judges as the courtrooms become the reluctant nursery for a succession of similar trips. These are the career criminals who become comfortable with the surroundings b...

• Number Of Cops Abusing Police National Computer Access On The Rise

  January 16, 2014 - The number of Metropolitan Police officers investigated for misusing a controversial police database has more than doubled in the past five years,...

• Crime associated with higher mortality rates

  January 14, 2014 - A new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that people with drug-related criminal records in Norway have a mortality rate that can be up...

• Ontario revamps public access to court documents

  January 02, 2014 - In a move to make Ontario’s justice system more open and transparent, the Ministry of the Attorney General has revamped its policy on public...

• France Investigating Ikea on Spying Allegations

  December 30, 2013 - Prosecutors have placed three senior Ikea executives in France under investigation amid allegations that they authorized illegal spying on employee...

• Israeli Bill Would Wipe Clean Criminal Record Of Combat Soldiers

  December 17, 2013 - Combat soldiers with a criminal past will be given a “second chance,” according to a bill approved by the Knesset plenum. The bill,...

• In India, Maharashtra tops list of women arrested for crime

  December 13, 2013 - Maharashtra has witnessed more women being arrested in criminal cases from 2010 to 2012 than any other Indian state. Statistics compiled by the...

• Shanghai Intermediate court launches mobile app

  December 09, 2013 - Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court has launched its mobile online litigation service application as part of its effort to make its court...

• Calgary Looking To Move Police Information Checks Online

  December 05, 2013 - Police information checks are often required for job applications and volunteer positions, and Calgary is looking to make the process easier for ci...

• UK Women To Get Right To Check Police Records Of New Boyfriends

  December 03, 2013 - Women across the country are to have the right to find out if their boyfriend has a secret violent past. Clare’s Law, which enables them...

• Malaysian Call For Verification Centre To Hire Security Guards

  November 25, 2013 - A centre which is able to provide complete and valid information, including an individual’s past criminal records, must be established during...

• Crime Associated With Higher Mortality Rates In National Study

  November 21, 2013 - A new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE shows that people with drug-related criminal records in Norway have a mortality rate that can be up...

• B.C. Province to implement free criminal record checks for some volunteers

  November 14, 2013 - At the end of November, volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults in B.C. will be eligible for free criminal record checks. Starti...

• Full UK court listings could be online by April

  November 13, 2013 - Advance listings of hearings in all criminal courts could be available online from next year, under an amendment proposed to the Criminal Procedure...

• Romania Ambassador To Britain: Distorted and biased information ruining the lives of Romanians in th

  November 07, 2013 - Romania’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has recently launched an attack on elements of the British press and political sphere for their &l...

• Cambodian Database looks at court flaws

  November 01, 2013 - Nearly half of defendants lack legal representation, 80 per cent are held in pretrial detention, and a sizeable chunk confess before they get a hea...

• Online credit record search grows in China

  October 31, 2013 - Pilot program expands from 3 provincial-level governments to 9 People in nine provinces can now search online for their credit information as...

• Mumbai- Drivers With Criminal Records Cannot Apply For Auto Permit

  October 30, 2013 - Those persons against whom criminal cases have been lodged in the past year will be barred from applying for the new 32,000 autorickshaw permits. T...