Law and order debate shakes British justice system
The British criminal justice system faces intense critique from police, judges, and politicians over rights of defendants and crime controls. Critics urge trimming defenses, while supporters warn of erosion of fair trial. The Criminal Law Revision Committee proposes ending the right to silence, restricting confessions, and allowing testimony by spouses in some cases, signaling potential shifts in liberty and procedure.
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Alvin Shuster
New York Times
London
Britain
U.S
United States
Supreme Court
America
Nixon Court
Law and Order
Robert Mark
Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
Widgery
Criminal Law Revision Committee
Charles Laughton
Justices of the Peace
Civil Liberties Council
Home Office
Illinois police to test crime prevention programs in 10 departments
Ten Illinois police departments will assign an officer to lead crime prevention efforts and train at the National Crime Prevention Center in Louisville. Grants totaling about 25 000 dollars annually for up to three years fund the program, aiming to deter burglaries and auto theft while recognizing limits against crimes rooted in psychological disorders or momentary anger.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Ilinois Law Enforcement Commission
Illinois
National Crime Prevention Center
University of Louisville
Kentucky
Decatur
Harold Lindsten
Lindston
Lindsten
Chicago
Arthur Bilek
Tllinois Law Enforcement Commission
Bilek
Richard Speck
Ralph T. Smith Remembered For Compromise In Illinois House
Editorial reflects on Ralph Tyler Smith a longtime baseball fan and Illinois politician who faced a bitter implied consent bill in 1959 delaying his income tax package. As Speaker he won respect for his tense two sessions guiding the House with a knack for compromise amid acrimony and a stint in Washington marked by political missteps.
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Ralph T. Smith
Smith
Ilingis
United States Senate
Adlai EB. Stevenson III
Mr. Smith
Ralph T
Ralph Tyler Smith
House
W. Robert Blair
More bureaucracy won t help children in Johnny Lindquist case
The case of six year old Johnny Lindquist, gravely beaten while in state care, prompts critique of the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services and calls for court involvement before removing or returning a child. Sen. Phillip J. Rock questions current procedures, urging careful study before proposed changes to juvenile code.
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Johnny Lindquist
Johnny
Chicago
Illinois Department of Child and Family Services
Phillip J. Rock
Children and Family Services
Ment
Rock
Sen. Rock
Child and Family Services Department
Lindquist
Vacation rights under law respond to employer bets
A reader asks if paid vacations are legally required. The Illinois State Bar Association notes no state or federal law obligates employers to provide paid vacations. Entitlement exists only if guaranteed by union contract or private agreement with the employer.
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Illinois State Bar Assn
Tinois State Bar. Assn
Thinvis State Bar Center
Springfield
Letter to the editor defends Herrin leadership and past projects
The writer challenges Mayor McVey's critiques, recalling 20 years of administration in Herrin. He claims improvements included old age housing, parking lots, a strengthened police and fire force, donated landfill land, a transformed City Park, cemetery cleanup, better sewers, water system, master sewer plan, a building commission, and a half cent sales tax. He asserts he operated on limited finances, paid staff modestly, and will not be ridiculed. He denies seeking further political ambitions.
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Southern
Trindian
John McVey
McVey
Shoemake
Herrin
Building Commission
Nursing Home
Nising Homes
Rend Lake
Crab Orchard
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