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New App May Create Additional Surveillance of Drivers

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

A new smartphone app created by a professor at the University of California-Riverside may make it easier for passersby to report drivers whom they believe are driving drunk, according to a recent report in ITWorld. The app, called “DUICam,” is … Continue reading →

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Playing telephone tag

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

When cities and counties across Texas began implementing “No Refusal Weekends,” obtaining search warrants to strap down motorists and jab needles in their arms became all the rage. Prosecutors managed to recruit judges to volunteer to sit at the police … Continue reading →

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Probation revocations decline slightly: Target resources, strategies toward revocation reduction

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Here are a few details from TDCJ’s “Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board on the Monitoring of Community Supervision Diversion Funds” published on Dec. 1, for those interested: In FY 2012, 23,449 felony offenders in Texas had their … Continue reading →

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