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Canadian Sex Offense Victims Distrust Justice System
May 08, 2013 - A majority of sexual assault victims have little to no confidence in the police, the courts or the criminal justice system, according to a new government survey that echoes what advocates have been saying for years. The responses in the Justice Canada survey indicate that two-thirds of the men and women who took part had no faith in the justice system, the process of filing a complaint against their abuser and the prospect of seeing a conviction. The majority of victims of both child and adult sexual abuse did not even bother filing a complaint with the police, fearing they would be blamed or wouldn’t be taken seriously, the document says. “Survivors also often feel they are not believed and are somehow to blame,&...
Foreigners In China With Criminal Records
May 03, 2013 - More efficient measures should be taken to ensure that foreigners with criminal records are banned from working in China, senior officia...
UK Background Check Changes
May 03, 2013 - by Melanie Carter The new Disclosure and Barring Service has now become operational. Introduced in an attempt to scale back the number of crimi...
Penang records lowest number of criminal cases in Indonesia
May 02, 2013 - Penang has recorded a drastic drop in the street crime index of 67.2% between January and last month, compared to the same period last year. Fe...
Saudi Arabia woman, Shaima Jastaina, spared 10 lashes for driving
May 02, 2013 - A woman in Saudi Arabia will be spared a whipping for driving a car, a member of the royal family says. King Abdullah has "canceled"...
Want A Make-Believe Japanese Criminal Search?
May 01, 2013 - Then use the JCS (Japanese Criminality Search), a made up search of rag tag information from anonymous and/or incomplete sources. Those that to...
Taiwan Police Clearances
April 30, 2013 - Now Available From Straightline International - Taiwan Police Clearances Persons who are domiciled now or have once been domiciled in the Taiwa...
Cheap Record Searches
April 29, 2013 - Straightline International has the lowest prices in the international records arena. But I am wrong. There are cheaper sources today. I exp...
USA Rape More Than Double World Average
April 28, 2013 - Rape per 100,000. 1. United States 34.20 2. England and Wales 14.69 3. France 13.38 Taiwan 8.82 South Korea 4.38 Spain 3.23 Japan 1.4...
The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Hong Kong
April 26, 2013 - The current law in Hong Kong is that no child under the age of seven can be guilty of an offence. The law also presumes that a child between the ag...
Age of Criminal Responsibilty - England
April 24, 2013 - This means that children under 10 can’t be arrested or charged with a crime. There are other punishments that can be given to children under...
Bermuda Passport Discrepancy
April 23, 2013 - The Bermuda passport itself does not meet the passport requirements of the INA because it does not indicate nationality and entitlement to enter Be...
Marriage Certificates In India
April 22, 2013 - The Hindu and Muslim communities do not usually register marriages, however, marriages by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs may be voluntarily regi...
Drinking In Russia Will Cost You More If Convicted
April 19, 2013 - The Russian government has forwarded a bill to the State Duma which proposes to categorize drinking and drug intoxication as aggravating circumstan...
Russia Adds Bankruptcty To Court Hearings
April 18, 2013 - In anticipation of the creation of personal bankruptcy under Russian law, the Supreme Court has approved amendments to the Civil Procedure Code sti...
Russia Denies Entry To Some With Criminal Records
April 17, 2013 - The government has sent proposals to the State Duma to limit entry for deported foreigners and foreigners with a recent criminal record, the cabine...
Aadhar News
April 14, 2013 - Aadhaar cards will henceforth bear date of birth of the holder, facilitating people to avail benefits of several government and non-governmental sc...
India - What is Aadhaar?
April 14, 2013 - Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Government of India....
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