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Surveillance cameras alone don't reduce crime at parking facilities
Surveillance cameras and related signage in parking facilities had no effect on car-related crime, or crime in general, in a study (.pdf) the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center conducted with a
DOJ confronts Arpaio and Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona has a "chronic culture of disregard for basic legal and constitutional obligations," according to a Dec. 15 Justice Department report (.pdf) that
Supreme Court to review Arizona immigration law
The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 12 to hear a challenge by the state of Arizona against a lower court's decision to overturn most of its controversial immigration law, known as SB 1070. In an order
DOJ CIO gets less money than requested
A multi-agency funding bill signed into law Nov. 18 by President Obama makes cuts to the amount of money the Justice Department chief information officer will have at command during this fiscal year....
DHS starts review of deportation cases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement began Nov. 17 a nationwide review of incoming deportation cases and a training program for ICE officials on how to implement the policy of prosecutorial discretion
DOJ seeks to expand Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Congress should expand the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act so that violations no longer incur penalties that are weaker than those of analogous offline crimes, said Richard Downing, the Justice
Congress poised to pass fiscal 2012 'minibus'
House and Senate appropriators unveiled Nov. 14 a "minibus" bill that would fund the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, as well as NASA,
Senators press Holder on Fast and Furious, guns in Mexico
Attorney General Eric Holder expressed regret over Operation Fast and Furious but defended efforts to prevent guns from being trafficked to Mexico at a Nov. 8 hearing of the Senate Judiciary
Community policing not cost effective response to budget cuts, says DOJ
State and local law enforcement should not abandon community policing due to fewer resources as a result of the economic turndown, says a report from the Justice Department's office of community
Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative not a high OJP priority, says Robinson
The Office of Justice Programs didn't request fiscal 2012 funding for the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative because other efforts have higher priority under a shrinking budget, OJP head Laurie
