Psychiatrists Say They Don't Want to Take Part in Assessment Panels

Psychiatrists say they don't want to take part in assessment panels

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Eilish O'Regan and Fionnan Sheahan – 25 April 2013. A GROUP of almost 70 psychiatrists will this morning tell TDs and senators they are "deeply concerned" at the Government's plan to legislate for abortion where there is a threat of suicide.
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Nation's Drug Czar to Outline Drug Policy Reform

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Officials say the plan is designed to steer law enforcement resources to more serious offenses. Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/MCT. Gil Kerlikowske … ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama's new strategy for fighting the nation's drug problem will …
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Editorial: Why isn't state tracking rates of recidivism?

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Sacramento County's first plan allocated 69 percent of funds to the sheriff and 29 percent to the Probation Department. Fortunately … Instead of pursuing criminal convictions, too often counties opted to administratively send parolees back to state …
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