Critics of the criminal justice system, however,point out that public defenders are often overworked and underpaid.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

And,the FBI must believe that wide publicity about the criminal might help lead to an arrest.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

The newspaper said Americans shortened and changed the criminal's name Borghese, to bogus.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The criminal might also leave his or her shoe prints.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

The Criminal and Seditious Libel Act criminalizes statements that create disaffection against the government or damage the government's reputation.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

As the criminal investigation got underway, there were many more questions than answers regarding the attempt to bring down an Amsterdam to Detroit airliner on Christmas Day.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

He says Bakiyev's administration is corrupt and the criminal government robbed their people.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

But he says President Calderon has bolstered the nation's confidence and pride by taking on the criminal gangs and the corrupt officials who have allowed them to flourish.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

One of the top U.S.experts on Mexico, William Grayson at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, says Mexicans strongly support Mr.Calderon's fight against the criminal gangs.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

(...) In remarks to French radio, Kouchner called the shootings and reports of rape 'savage' and 'unsupportable.' He said the criminal court's decision to investigate the incidents marked a good step forward for international justice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"Exclusion is at the end of a complicated chain that often begins with poverty and the lack of education, involves the criminal justice system, the penal institution and often ends in isolation, bitterness and disfranchisement."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

It also includes the largest criminal fine ever in any case in the United States, more than one billion dollars.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

The researchers say they found strong evidence that signs of disorder can lead individuals to carry out criminal acts or bad behavior.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

The idea was that if the public knew what a criminal looked like, it would be harder for that person to hide.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

A Pfizer division, Pharmacia & Upjohn, agreed to plead guilty to a criminal violation over the painkiller Bextra.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

Some of his friends who remained in the favelas were killed in gun battles with criminal groups.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

Now,a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Kingpin is often used to describe an important criminal, or the leader of a criminal gang.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

Most states require all the jurors in a criminal case to agree on the verdict.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Some of the professionals who examine evidence gathered during criminal investigations are called forensic scientists.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

A newspaper in Boston,Massachusetts said the word came from a criminal whose name was Borghese.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

At the same time, the Norfolk Police Constabulary is investigating the possibility of criminal activity.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

In the United States, criminal suspects have a right to face their accusers at trial.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

She appeared repeatedly as an expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

The International Criminal Court has yet to complete its first case involving any crime.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

"Public education is our greatest tool - arming people with knowledge about the ways in which common criminal enterprises have tried to take advantage of them."

VOA: special.2011.06.24