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NEWS ABOUT: criminal justice

criminal justice stories: 8 news summaries

China Says It Will Slash Executions

With 72% of the world's capital punishment, they've got a ways to go

Jul 29, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - China holds more executions yearly than any other country—but this week, state media announced China will be more forgiving, the New York Times reports. Only “an extremely small number” should be executed, said the vice president of the Supreme People’s Court. In 2008, Amnesty International claims, China... More »

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China • death penalty • execution • Amnesty International • criminal justice

Greek Convicts Stage Daring Prison Break—Again

Fugitives use helicopter to escape Athens facility, as they did in 2006

Feb 22, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Greek criminals escaped the most secure prison in Athens for the second time, the BBC reports. Vassilis Paleokostas and Alket Rizai fled the Korydallos prison after accomplices picked them up using a helicopter they landed on the building’s roof. The escape is similar to their 2006 breakout, when... More »

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prison • convict • Greece • fugitive • escape • criminal justice • criminal justice system

 Bush 'Murder' Book a Bestseller, Despite Blackout

Neglected by mainstream media, tome sells 130K copies

Jul 7, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - When he served as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, Vincent Bugliosi racked up a perfect record in 21 murder trials, including the Charles Manson case in 1971. As a writer, he's scored three No. 1 bestsellers; his last, about the Kennedy assassination, is being made into an HBO miniseries. But... More »

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criminal • criminal justice • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Vincent Bugliosi

Cold Case 101: College Sleuths Try Their Hands

Holloway, Levy cases among high-profile whodunits for students

Jun 11, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A college club is using cold cases to instruct criminal-justice students in techniques of investigation—and perhaps uncover that crucial piece of evidence missed by police, CNN reports. The Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, counting students at three Southern schools, uses high-profile cases like Natalee Holloway and Chandra Levy, to... More »

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investigation • murder • Natalee Holloway • college • cold cases • criminal justice • criminal investigation • Chandra Levy

 Sharpton: Bell Verdict 
 'Abortion of Justice' 

Feds will look into civil-rights charges against NYPD officers

Apr 25, 08 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rev. Al Sharpton blasted today's acquittal of three NYPD officers who killed an unarmed man in a 50-slug fusillade in 2006, CNN reports. "Justice didn't miscarry," Sharpton said. "This was an abortion of justice. Justice was aborted." Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged citizens to respect the “... More »

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Al Sharpton • police • Michael Bloomberg • civil rights • police brutality • criminal justice • undercover • New York City Police Department • Sean Bell • Marc Cooper

 DNA Used to Nab Criminal Kin 

But questions arise over genetic privacy of innocent relatives

Apr 21, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Law-enforcement agencies are using DNA of family members—often without their consent—to identify and convict criminals, the Washington Post reports. Privacy advocates object that it turns family members into unwitting informants, and subjects innocent relatives to “lifelong genetic surveillance” because someone in their family committed a crime. But... More »

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FBI • crime • genetics • law enforcement • murder • DNA • Massachusetts • Colorado • DNA database • DNA evidence • criminal justice

Lover Airs NIU Shooter's Letter

'Don't forget me,' killer told girlfriend in final love letter

Feb 18, 08 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The girlfriend of the gunman who murdered five students at Northern Illinois University Thursday talked to him every day last week, including the night before the shooting spree, and detected nothing amiss. "He wasn't erratic. He wasn't delusional. He was Steve; he was normal," Jessica Baty, 28, told... More »

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antidepressant • Disney World • murder-suicide • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • Jessica Baty • Urbana-Champaign • shotgun • handgun • love letter • The Antichrist • Friedrich Nietzsche • campus shooting

Police Piece Together Shooter's Trail

Kazmierczak spent
two days in motel room before shooting

Feb 16, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Before his shooting rampage at NIU, Steven Kazmierczak spent two days in a motel, taking cold medicine and drinking Red Bull, the Chicago Tribune reports. He left behind no note, only a sealed duffel bag filled with gun ammo. Kazmierczak, who had stopped taking medication for anxiety, also sent his... More »

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University of Illinois • school shooting • Illinois • scholar • DeKalb • sociology • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • anxiety disorder • psychiatric treatment center • guns

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