New powers for community officers
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Community Support Officers are to get detention powers despite mixed findings about their effectiveness.
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New police powers to prosecute offenders for possession if they test positive for drugs when they are arrested, even if the only drugs they have are in their bloodstream, are to be announced this week.
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New federal legislation would provide grants to help counties and states establish and expand mental health services for people in the legal system or who have been incarcerated.
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By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 16--A significantly watered-down version of a proposed ordinance to strip Miami-Dade Police of powers to investigate corruption at County Hall passed a key committee Thursday after being endorsed by the mayor and police director.
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Legislation gives police greater powers to clamp down on knife crime, sex offending and football hooliganism in Scotland.
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Britainâs top police officer today called for an urgent updating of the law to protect householders who use force to defend their homes against criminals - even if it involves killing the intruder.
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Herndon's decision Tuesday night to seek federal training for some of its police officers so they can enforce federal immigration law is part of a long-term effort by a new mayor and Town Council to aggressively curb the presence of residents who are in the country illegally.
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By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 15--A significantly watered-down version of a proposed ordinance to strip Miami-Dade Police of powers to investigate corruption at County Hall passed a key committee Thursday after being endorsed by the mayor and police director.
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The government is considering a reduction in the current number of  district councils from 26 to seven.
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The best picks from the current leader in our community intelligence service.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government yesterday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews, and house arrest for terror suspects without trial. The measures provoked swift dissent from civil libertarians and opposition politicians.
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In a change that could give new meaning to direct democracy, San Franciscans will soon cast ballots listing their first, second and third-place choices for municipal offices under a new "ranked-choice voting" system that would eliminate separate run-off elections.
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Assembly members are to vote on whether to give local councils powers to block off alleyways behind streets to help curb crime.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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Chief Constable Hugh Orde makes his decision on the future of the full-time police reserve.
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The Lib Dems are to unveil plans to allow communities to decide punishment of some minor offenders.
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The city's police commission unveiled a plan Tuesday aimed at discouraging officers from using flashlights as weapons, except in emergencies.