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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, initiated by MK Orly Levy-Abecassis (Likud Beytenu), who is the chairwoman of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, would allow at-risk youth who underwent rehabilitation during their military service and were recruited into combat positions to have their criminal record wiped clean. Levy-Abecassis explained that when these soldiers complete their military service and go into the workforce, they encounter difficulties in terms of finding jobs. Their past “stain,” she said, prevents them from working as security personnel or in any other position that would require carr...
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...
Workplace Violence In Europe
October 28, 2013 - Around 5% of European workers have experienced violence, bullying or harassment in the workplace. However exposure to workplace violence and threat...
Test For International Background Check Companies
October 28, 2013 - Find below a short quiz on how well you might understand international criminal record retieval, especially for background checks and pr...
Minor criminal records can stop border crossing
October 25, 2013 - While a notorious sex offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant entered the United States despite a massive manhunt, lesser-known wannabe visitors -...
In China - Internet firms sentenced for publishing rumors
October 25, 2013 - Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court handed down sentences on to two Internet companies that published rumors claiming a female Sinopec off...
Lifestyle checks eyed in Philippines judiciary
October 24, 2013 - Judges and court personnel may be subject to lifestyle checks as part of efforts of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Office of the Ombudsman to rid t...
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