Crime and Justice

May 18, 2012
Overtime pay soars for state-run police force
An unusually high number of officers at the state’s facilities for the developmentally disabled have doubled their salaries by working extra hours.
Ryan Gabrielson

Agustin Armendariz
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- California Watch
- Crime and Justice
- Money and Politics
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May 17, 2012
Homeland security watchdog may close troubled Texas office
The Homeland Security Department’s beleaguered watchdog might close a troubled Texas office amid a federal probe into its agents’ investigative practices.
Andrew Becker
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- Crossing the Line
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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May 11, 2012
Border Patrol tackles corruption in new strategic blueprint
In issuing its first new national strategy in eight years, the U.S. Border Patrol acknowledged this week an embarrassing but serious concern within its ranks: corruption.
Andrew Becker
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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May 07, 2012
Homeland security office to unload hundreds of corruption probes
Facing an overwhelming backlog of corruption probes, the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog agency will unload almost half of its investigations of employees suspected of wrongdoing, officials said last week.
Andrew Becker
Project(s):
- Crossing the Line
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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May 07, 2012
Court decision on police GPS spying lacks clarity, experts say
Could the ruling impact the growing use of drones by police in the United States?
G.W. Schulz
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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May 04, 2012
Prosecutors failed to disclose coroner's 'unreasonable' findings
Reporter tells attorneys for 7 people convicted of murder about contradictory autopsy report
Mihir Zaveri
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- The Bay Citizen
- Crime and Justice
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May 04, 2012
How Guantanamo's 'war court' differs from federal system
Five men accused of planning the 9/11 terror attacks will be arraigned in a military courtroom at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Stephanie Rice
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May 01, 2012
Ex-ICE intelligence chief pleads guilty to embezzlement
A former chief of intelligence for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guilty today to embezzlement charges stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that has cost the government more than $600,000.
Andrew Becker
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- Crossing the Line
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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Apr 25, 2012
Citizens fear reporting 'suspicious activity' will hurt the innocent
When survey respondents were asked why they still might hesitate to report suspicious activity, 43 percent said they were worried about getting innocent people in trouble.
G.W. Schulz

Andrew Becker
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- America's War Within
- Crime and Justice
- National Security
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Apr 19, 2012
Few answers in abuse probes at homes for disabled
On NPR's "Morning Edition": Some 400 people with developmental disabilities live at Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.. And while minor scratches and bruises are not uncommon for these patients, over the years, the center has seen scores of serious injuries and even deaths.
Michael Montgomery
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- California Watch
- Crime and Justice
- Health and Welfare
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