Sentences with phrase «at issues of crime»

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Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry has become a much bigger issue than any observer would have predicted at the outset — or even at the start of last week.

Because of the distribution of crime by race — why that's the case isn't at issue here — there will be more policemen with guns in predominantly black neighborhoods than white ones.

The days and weeks of commemoration organized at the secular level by bodies such as the United Nations Organization and its related agencies can help orient the eucharistic communities also to issues such as children's rights, women's emancipation, the aged, foreign debt, peace, environment, food, employment, AIDS, drugs, crime, cancer... etc..

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the -LSB-...]

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the Napa County District Attorney's office, as well as experts from the banking and accounting sectors of the wine business.

A politics of fairness and equality is about both (i) making an argument across the whole of society that a fairer and more equal society is in our collective enlightened self - interest, using the arguments of Richard Wilkinson, etc on issues like crime, general well - being, and that there are benefits of fairness for those at the top too.

The Home Affairs Committee heard harrowing evidence of hate crimes following the Brexit vote at its latest hearing into the issue.

The crime ring issued fraudulently obtained but legitimate US visas and false identification documents, including birth certificates at a cost of $ 6,000 each, the statement said.

While a cursory look at the «Americas» section on either the BBC or the New York Times websites would tend to corroborate his stance, I can't help but wonder if zoning - in on organised crime represents a band - aid solution to the regions problems, instead of a holistic approach to dealing with the security issues posed by these organisations across the region.

After his brief history and bringing to shore how serious the issue is, he admitted it has become a «developmental issue» and the nation is already at the «tipping point», but insisted, «officers of state have no right to commit a crime».

In March, home affairs ministers from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland met at the German resort of Heiligendamm, where they discussed the key issues of terrorism, integration and illegal immigration, and drugs and organised crime.

At 6:30 p.m., the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC will hold its annual fundraiser at 320 Park Ave (50th Street), featuring a conversation on criminal justice issues with three 2013 NYC mayoral contenders: Christine Quinn, Bill de Blasio and John LiAt 6:30 p.m., the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC will hold its annual fundraiser at 320 Park Ave (50th Street), featuring a conversation on criminal justice issues with three 2013 NYC mayoral contenders: Christine Quinn, Bill de Blasio and John Liat 320 Park Ave (50th Street), featuring a conversation on criminal justice issues with three 2013 NYC mayoral contenders: Christine Quinn, Bill de Blasio and John Liu.

Over half the British public cited crime as a key national issue at that point in time, reflecting widespread reaction to the tragic, high profile murders of Rhys Jones and Garry Newlove as well as significant resonance with calls to clamp down on anti-social behaviour and hoodies.

A local nonprofit legal foundation is ready to begin issuing unofficial City of Kingston identification cards that supporters hope will boost public safety by encouraging undocumented immigrants and others at society's margins to come forward and report crimes.

Information to be posted on the blog would include data concerning: inflation, the cost of living, employment and unemployment, heath issues, education, youth at risk data, crime, agriculture, religious affiliations, grant writing, and many more.

After the news broke that a child admitted he and a friend committed the crime, Mr. Grimm issued a calmer statement, declaring he was «very relieved to know this is not politically motivated» and said he assumed the broken windows were connected to a «consistent pattern» of his lawn signs being damaged and the computer problems at his office.

[7] The Conservative campaign focused on local issues, such as crime and antisocial behaviour, closure of post offices and problems at Leighton Hospital, where two women in labour were turned away, as well as national issues - referring to Dunwoody as «Gordon Brown's candidate» and capitalising on dissatisfaction with the Labour government, in particular the removal of the 10p tax rate.

Fariña reported that attendance has dropped at parent - teacher meetings in the weeks since Trump issued executive orders subjecting any foreign national accused of any crime to deportation.

When Senate Republicans balked at raising the age for teenagers accused of serious crimes to be sent to state prison from 16 to 18, Cuomo issued an executive order to remove 16 - and 17 - year - olds from the jails and place them in youth detention instead.

«At the end of the day, if there's a serious crime committed by a kid, it's because they themselves have a serious issue that needs to be dealt with.

They issued a report last November, attacking CFS for an «almost complete abdication of its responsibility» after major problems surfaced at the Nassau County Crime Lab.

He's a professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and he studies the use of empirical research to inform legal policy; and he's the author of an article in the August issue of Scientific American titled, «How New York Beat Crime», about the reasons for the huge drops in crime over the last couple of decades in America's largest Crime», about the reasons for the huge drops in crime over the last couple of decades in America's largest crime over the last couple of decades in America's largest city.

The main storyline involves a nefarious crime lord, played by Marvin «Krondon» Jones III, whose gang, The 100, is terrifying the city, but it's Black Lightning's journey into social issues — the character quotes Martin Luther King Jr. at one point in the premiere — that separates him from the rest of the superhero pack.

Rather, by presenting the issue as a personal ordeal in which a heroic figure is tortured because his superiority threatens a sadistic figure's ego, her movie joins several other current releases — including Fury, The Interview and American Sniper — in promoting myths about the American military - intelligence apparatus at a time when the crimes of the latter need to be systematically exposed.

Ever since winning big at the Emmys last year for American Crime, ABC has been investing a lot of energy in the development of limited - series events that tackle big social issues and its latest attempt, When We Rise, has now found its cast.

And you have two movies about race relations, each starring Sidney Poitier, but coming at the issue from different angles — the social comedy - drama «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» and the crime drama «In the Heat of the Night.»

Lee's movies have examined race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues from his perch at «Da World Headquarters of 40 Acres and Mule Filmworks located in the home of his beloved borough of Brooklyn.

The biggest issues facing schools at this moment in time are knife crime, gun crime and radicalisation of students.

The mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff members at a Florida high school thrusts the Broward County school system into a hornet's nest of legal issues including the complexities of a crime scene, the privacy of student records, and the threat of liability.

At the same time, there are still citizens — especially dual - income households without children who tend to populate cities, as well as those concerned with other issues — for which education policy doesn't weigh in as a deciding factor largely because they see little concrete connection between low graduation rates and the levels of crime in their communities.

There are three story arcs that are a good read on their own: issues 1 - 5, in which the staff investigates the disappearance of another reporter and ends up unmasking the Green Goblin; issues 11 - 13, in which Jessica has her baby during rather tumultuous circumstances; and issue 14, the final issue in the series, in which she tells her baby about one other time she tried to be a superhero, but set it aside to protect two children who were left at a crime scene.

The latest issue of Monkey Brain «s digital first comic High Crimes is available at Comixology.

As long as you are a citizen or permanent resident who has not been convicted of a crime, you can apply, provide your fingerprints and documents at an enrollment center, and you will be issued a program registration number called a Known Traveler Number.

For example, an English court held that a warrant could not be issued for the arrest of Robert Mugabe on charges of international crimes on the basis that he was a presently serving Head of State at the time the proceedings were brought.

Even though this opinion could seem at first disappointing for those who were expecting the AG to condemn PNR schemes, it appears that this «implicit acceptance» of PNR schemes follows the general principles created by the Court but simply innovates and addresses the new issues that had not been addressed so far with more consideration for the necessity to provide for effective tools to fight terrorism and serious crime.

At Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C., our attorneys handle a wide variety of civil rights issues, including injury claims brought by crime victims.

It is part of insurance fraud crime which is targeted at securing free medical insurance to treat health issues that are costly.

Addressing an important and essentially new issue of sentencing procedure, the Ninth Circuit today in Kenna v. US District Court for the Central District of California, No. 05 - 73467 (available here), addresses «whether the Crime Victims» Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771, gives victims the right to allocute at sentencing.»

An expert witness gives hearsay evidence (that is to say, he gives an opinion, not an eye - witness's evidence): necessarily so, because he was not present at the scene of the crime (or, in a civil case, he did not see the events at issue occur).

The City of London Law Society has recently formed a new specialist working group: the corporate crime and corruption committee, which will look at issues relating to corporate criminal responsibility.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

In December 2009, an arrest warrant was issued by a district judge at Westminster magistrates» court against Tsipi Livni, leader of the opposition in the Israeli parliament, who was accused of committing war crimes: planning the assault on Gaza in December 2008 in which about 1,300 Palestinians were killed.

This session looks at how regulators and prosecutors are addressing financial crime issues, and the litigation and jurisdictional risks that arise from cyber-crime, including civil and criminal fraud, and the need for all businesses to deal with the diverse and complex issues arising from the risks of data extraction, data destruction, data manipulation and data denial.

In this session, we will consider the likely overall direction of travel of key criminal enforcement agencies, looking at future developments from prosecutors, like the Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice, and their Asian and European equivalents, and the latest policy, case law and sentencing issues affecting the business crime arena, as well as the prospects for private practitioners.

Now, the further placement (after Article 3 of Regulation EC, EURATOM No 2988/95 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests) of a limitation period at the EU level (with the adoption of Directive EU / 2017/1371 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests) makes its European - oriented upgrade still necessary, and leaves the controversial issues concerning its real nature and its adequate regulation for crimes affecting the EU financial interests open to further debate.

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A good piece of advice if you have been harmed as a crime victim, is to at least speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer before you file a claim to learn about some of the issues that can arise with these claims, including the type of evidence needed to prove a claim and the type and amount of damages you can recover.

If you've been charged with one of these crimes or need assistance with general criminal defense issues, do not hesitate to call attorney Michael McKneely at for a free, initial consultation.

In U.S. v. Lawson, on the other hand, the federal Fourth Circuit addressed at length the reliability concerns presented by reliance on Wikipedia.32 The issue arose when, despite the trial court's explicit instruction not to conduct research on the internet or otherwise, a juror reviewed, during deliberations, a Wikipedia definition of an element of the crime with which the defendant was charged.33 The juror no longer had the original Wikipedia entry but obtained a printout two weeks later in anticipation of his appearance before the court on complaints of juror misconduct.

But whereas rape trials may no more be sullied by stereotypes about victim behaviour than is the case with Saturday night GBH, race hatred, mugging, and mini-market shoplifting, the sensitive political issues surrounding the crime of rape may drive pressures for the introduction of sui generis measures aimed at removing myths from the minds of jurors.