March 01, 2013 - There was a 53.2 percent increase in the number of Sudanese and Eritreans suspected in crimes and a 45% increase in the opening of criminal cases against them in 2012, according to figures presented by the Tel Aviv District Police on Wednesday. The figures state that there were 1,048 Sudanese and Eritreans named as suspects in crimes in 2012, as opposed to 684 in 2011, and 1,092 criminal cases opened against them in 2012 as opposed to 2011. The report does not include specific categories for other foreigners. The district, home to the majority of the more than 60,000 African migrants in Israel, released the figures as part of their annual statistical round-up on crime in the district. The figures on African migrants were the...
February 03, 2013 - The home secretary, Theresa May, is facing urgent pressure to overhaul the criminal records system after an appeal court ruled that the way it oper...
February 03, 2013 - It is probably a bit premature to use the term "landmark ruling" to describe the court of appeal's judgment on the scope of the crimi...
January 15, 2013 - As she nibbled on strawberry shortcake, Jessica LaShawn, a flight attendant from Chicago, tried not to get ahead of herself and imagine this first...
January 01, 2013 - With around 1,000 cases of rape pending in the trial courts, the plan to set up five fast-track courts to ensure speedy trials in cases of sexual o...
January 01, 2013 - Straightline International has compiled over 100,000 Mumbai arrest records over the last 5 years . "It is an unprecedented task," quo...
December 26, 2012 - A new law has come into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry a breathalyser kit in their vehicles or risk an on-the-spot fine....
December 26, 2012 - Young drivers in France could break the law if they are found with any alcohol in their blood, in a new zero-tolerance approach to drink-driving be...
December 26, 2012 - Frankfurt has been declared the most dangerous city in Germany according to crime statistics, which apparently show the city had the largest number...
December 24, 2012 - The An Bord Altranais, Irish Nursing Board, offers a free online search of the Nursing Register. The register holds details of all...
December 24, 2012 - More than one-third of offenders who received probation or community service in 2007 were convicted of a further offence within two years, the firs...
December 24, 2012 - Setting up an official register of sex offenders, as happens in the US and Britain, does not reduce the re-offending rate, a report for the Dutch j...
December 19, 2012 - The RCMP are making changes to how much information will be dug up when it comes to doing basic criminal records in order to help speed up administ...
December 11, 2012 - Steven Brownstein is probably the most traveled to courts and judiciaries in history. If you're not using Straightline International you ar...
December 11, 2012 - by Steve Brownstein What is a local police check? It is a check of a police station's records for an arrest at that station. Tha...
December 06, 2012 - The Government of Kano state, northwest Nigeria has identified 135 fake workers in the civil service. The Head of Service, Alhaji Umar Shehu Mi...
December 04, 2012 - Happy Holidays from the staff at The Background Investigator...
December 03, 2012 - Canadian retailers are losing about $4 billion a year to “shrinkage” — a loss of inventory caused by different sources such as th...
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