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May 31, 2023, 12:57 AM ET (AP)
Takeaways from AP's report on legislative reforms to victim compensation programs
Across the country, violent crime victims are using their stories to push for changes to state compensation programs meant to help them with medical bills, relocation, funerals or other expenses
May 26, 2023, 6:08 PM ET (AP)
US cities hope crime strategies keep homicide numbers dropping and prevent summer surge
An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more visible and engaging with community groups, in some cases leaning on civilians to enforce curfews and keep the peace
May 22, 2023, 5:26 PM ET (AP)
Spanish acknowledge they have a racism problem after more abuse of Vinícius Júnior
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May 18, 2023, 10:48 AM ET (AP)
Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime
Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime, a move prompted by the killing of a prominent journalist
crime, the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under criminal law. Most countries have enacted a criminal code in which all of the criminal law can be found, though English law—the source of many other criminal-law systems—remains uncodified. The definitions of particular crimes contained in a code must be interpreted in the light of many principles, some of which may not actually be expressed in the code itself. For example, many legal systems take into account the mental state of the accused person at the time the alleged crime ...(100 of 12542 words)