Hi-tech labs at the crime scene / Independent, 28 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqnn
John Macken
"For forensic scientists, every second counts.
There are key pieces of information about forensic police work that CSI, Waking the Dead and Silent Witness won't tell you. There are, for instance, two fundamental problems with the way that labs work."
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Population in Custody : MONTHLY TABLES : January 2007 : England and Wales / RDS, 28 February 2007
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/prisjan07.pdf
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/prisjan07.pdf
Most IDP children sexually abused- Report / Daily Monitor, 27 February 2007
http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news02272.php
BEN SIMON
"SIXTY-TWO per cent of children living in displaced persons camps in northern Uganda are victims of sexual abuse, a study done by World Vision says.The study focused largely on the lives of displaced children in the Great Lakes Region, administered 304 questionnaires to children below the age of 18 in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda."
The Future in our Hands : children displaced by conflicts in Africa's Great Lakes Region / WorldVision, December 2006
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rqmt
http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news02272.php
BEN SIMON
"SIXTY-TWO per cent of children living in displaced persons camps in northern Uganda are victims of sexual abuse, a study done by World Vision says.The study focused largely on the lives of displaced children in the Great Lakes Region, administered 304 questionnaires to children below the age of 18 in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda."
The Future in our Hands : children displaced by conflicts in Africa's Great Lakes Region / WorldVision, December 2006
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rqmt
[USA] Gangbusters : Increases in violence and other crimes have forced S.C. to address a growing problem / Charleston.net, 25 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqms
GLENN SMITH
"After years of denial and inaction, South Carolina is rushing to contain the spread of street gangs that have taken root in every corner of the state, from urban cores to rural backwaters.
Police departments are forming specialized gang units. Lawmakers are working to institute tougher penalties for gang members."
http://digbig.com/4rqms
GLENN SMITH
"After years of denial and inaction, South Carolina is rushing to contain the spread of street gangs that have taken root in every corner of the state, from urban cores to rural backwaters.
Police departments are forming specialized gang units. Lawmakers are working to institute tougher penalties for gang members."
How Does The Hacker Economy Work? / OptimizeMag, February 2007
http://www.optimizemag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=197008924
Larry Greenemeier and J. Nicholas Hoover
"It's a murky world of chat rooms, malware factories, and sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a look inside. Courtesy of InformationWeek February 2007, Issue 64"
http://www.optimizemag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=197008924
Larry Greenemeier and J. Nicholas Hoover
"It's a murky world of chat rooms, malware factories, and sophisticated phishing schemes. Here's a look inside. Courtesy of InformationWeek February 2007, Issue 64"
Cannabis Based Medicine (Sativex®) Relieves Spasms And Stiffness In People With Multiple Sclerosis / Medical News Today, 28 February 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=64005
"The European Journal of Neurology (EJN) reports a study which shows that Sativex, a cannabis based medicine, significantly reduces intractable spasms and stiffness (spasticity) in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)."
Randomized controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
European Journal of Neurology, Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 290 - March 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqmb
C. Collin, P. Davies, I. K. Mutiboko, S. Ratcliffe [Sub required]
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=64005
"The European Journal of Neurology (EJN) reports a study which shows that Sativex, a cannabis based medicine, significantly reduces intractable spasms and stiffness (spasticity) in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)."
Randomized controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
European Journal of Neurology, Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 290 - March 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqmb
C. Collin, P. Davies, I. K. Mutiboko, S. Ratcliffe [Sub required]
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
German cops and spooks prep own spyware / The Register, 27 February 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/27/german_state_hackers/
Matthias Becker
"Federal Trojan for 'online searches'
Germany's police and secret services are pushing for a legal basis for "online house searches" – carried out without the knowledge of suspects, using spyware similar to a Trojan."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/27/german_state_hackers/
Matthias Becker
"Federal Trojan for 'online searches'
Germany's police and secret services are pushing for a legal basis for "online house searches" – carried out without the knowledge of suspects, using spyware similar to a Trojan."
Report on an unannounced short followup inspection of HMP Haverigg : 21–23 August 2006 : by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 27 Febraruy 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rqew
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rqew
[Spain] Chinese prostitution ring bosses made EUR14m / Expatica, 22 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqeb
"Spanish police arrested 14 Chinese pimps and broke up prostitution rings which advertised the sexual services of Chinese immigrant women in major newspapers.
Police said 20 women working as prostitutes also were arrested, on immigration charges, in the sweeps."
http://digbig.com/4rqeb
"Spanish police arrested 14 Chinese pimps and broke up prostitution rings which advertised the sexual services of Chinese immigrant women in major newspapers.
Police said 20 women working as prostitutes also were arrested, on immigration charges, in the sweeps."
Public performance target: removing more failed asylum seekers than new anticipated unfounded applications / Home Office, 27 February 2007
PDF - http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/tippingpointsresults4.pdf.pdf
PDF - http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/tippingpointsresults4.pdf.pdf
Accession Monitoring Report : May 2004 – December 2006 : A joint online report by the Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue & Customs and Communities and Local Government / Home Office, 27 February 2007
PDF - http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/accessionmonitoringreport10.pdf
Accession Monitoring Report : Immigration and Nationality Directorate : CORRECTIONS / Home Office, 27 February 2007
PDF - http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/aboutus/correctionnote1.pdf
Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2006 : United Kingdom / RDS, 27 February 2007
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/asylumq406.pdf
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/asylumq406.pdf
Mechanism of hallucinogens' effects discovered / EurekAlert!, 31 January 2007
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/cp-moh012507.php
Erin Doonan
"The brain mechanism underlying the mind-bending effects of hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin has been discovered by neuroscientists. They said their discoveries not only shed light on the longtime mystery of how hallucinogens work, but that the findings also offer a pathway to understanding the function of drugs used to treat neuropsychiatric disorders, which are now being used largely without an understanding of their fundamental mechanism."
Hallucinogens Recruit Specific Cortical 5-HT2A Receptor-Mediated Signaling Pathways to Affect Behavior
Neuron, Vol 53, 439-452, 01 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcg
Javier González-Maeso, Noelia V. Weisstaub, Mingming Zhou, Pokman Chan, Lidija Ivic, Rosalind Ang, Alena Lira, Maria Bradley-Moore, Yongchao Ge, Qiang Zhou, Stuart C. Sealfon, and Jay A. Gingrich [Sub required]
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-01/cp-moh012507.php
Erin Doonan
"The brain mechanism underlying the mind-bending effects of hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin has been discovered by neuroscientists. They said their discoveries not only shed light on the longtime mystery of how hallucinogens work, but that the findings also offer a pathway to understanding the function of drugs used to treat neuropsychiatric disorders, which are now being used largely without an understanding of their fundamental mechanism."
Hallucinogens Recruit Specific Cortical 5-HT2A Receptor-Mediated Signaling Pathways to Affect Behavior
Neuron, Vol 53, 439-452, 01 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcg
Javier González-Maeso, Noelia V. Weisstaub, Mingming Zhou, Pokman Chan, Lidija Ivic, Rosalind Ang, Alena Lira, Maria Bradley-Moore, Yongchao Ge, Qiang Zhou, Stuart C. Sealfon, and Jay A. Gingrich [Sub required]
[New Zealand] Migration and mental health : evidence from a natural experiment / World Bank, 16 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcf
Stillman, Steven; McKenzie, David; Gibson, John
Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 4138
"People migrate to improve their well-being, whether through an expansion of economic and social opportunities or a reduction in persecution. Yet a large literature suggests that migration can be a stressful process, with potentially negative impacts on mental health, reducing the net benefits of migration. To truly understand the effect of migration on mental health one must compare the mental health of migrants to what their mental health would have been had they stayed in their home country. This paper examines a migrant lottery program. New Zealand allows a quota of Tongans to immigrate each year with a lottery used to choose among the excess number of applicants. Migration is found to lead to improvements in mental health, particularly for women and those with poor mental health in their home country."
http://digbig.com/4rqcf
Stillman, Steven; McKenzie, David; Gibson, John
Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 4138
"People migrate to improve their well-being, whether through an expansion of economic and social opportunities or a reduction in persecution. Yet a large literature suggests that migration can be a stressful process, with potentially negative impacts on mental health, reducing the net benefits of migration. To truly understand the effect of migration on mental health one must compare the mental health of migrants to what their mental health would have been had they stayed in their home country. This paper examines a migrant lottery program. New Zealand allows a quota of Tongans to immigrate each year with a lottery used to choose among the excess number of applicants. Migration is found to lead to improvements in mental health, particularly for women and those with poor mental health in their home country."
Migrants have lifted economy, says study / Guardian, 27 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcc
Angela Balakrishnan
"· Influx of labour 'has kept interest rates down'
· British-born workers have not been disadvantaged
The flow of migrant workers into the UK has boosted economic growth and helped keep a lid on inflation without undermining the jobs of British-born workers"
UK Economic Outlook / PricewaterhouseCoopers, February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcd
"This is the March 2007 issue of PricewaterhouseCoopers UK Economic Outlook report. In addition to our usual coverage of UK and global economic trends and prospects, this issue includes special articles on global city GDP rankings and the economic impact of migration."
http://digbig.com/4rqcc
Angela Balakrishnan
"· Influx of labour 'has kept interest rates down'
· British-born workers have not been disadvantaged
The flow of migrant workers into the UK has boosted economic growth and helped keep a lid on inflation without undermining the jobs of British-born workers"
UK Economic Outlook / PricewaterhouseCoopers, February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rqcd
"This is the March 2007 issue of PricewaterhouseCoopers UK Economic Outlook report. In addition to our usual coverage of UK and global economic trends and prospects, this issue includes special articles on global city GDP rankings and the economic impact of migration."
Monday, February 26, 2007
Comment : Drugs in prison : who's controlling who? / drinkanddrugs.net, 26 February 2007
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/drugs_in_prison.pdf
Neil McKeganey
"Drugs are taking over the prison system and a strategy overhaul is dangerously overdue."
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/drugs_in_prison.pdf
Neil McKeganey
"Drugs are taking over the prison system and a strategy overhaul is dangerously overdue."
Licensed to BOOZE / drinkanddrugs.net, 26 February 2007
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/licensed_to_booze.pdf
Don Shenker
"Has the Licensing Act simply reinforced our heavy drinking culture?"
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/licensed_to_booze.pdf
Don Shenker
"Has the Licensing Act simply reinforced our heavy drinking culture?"
SCHOOLS AND JOBS – THE ANSWER TO GUN CRIME / The Voice, 26 Feb 2007
Dominic Bascombe
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=10963
"The current scourge of gun crime on the streets of Britain came under the spotlight at an Editor’s forum held at the offices of The Voice. Much has been said about the causes of gun crime: poor education, institutional racism, absent fathers, and a lack of parenting, are just some of the factors that immediately spring to mind. However, the panel felt that stereotypes were too often applied to understanding the problem. More interestingly, they all agreed that the problem was nothing new."
Dominic Bascombe
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=10963
"The current scourge of gun crime on the streets of Britain came under the spotlight at an Editor’s forum held at the offices of The Voice. Much has been said about the causes of gun crime: poor education, institutional racism, absent fathers, and a lack of parenting, are just some of the factors that immediately spring to mind. However, the panel felt that stereotypes were too often applied to understanding the problem. More interestingly, they all agreed that the problem was nothing new."
Working lives / drinkanddrugs.net, 26 February 2007
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/working_lives.pdf
"Working with drug users in a women’s prison is not an easy career choice, but Sarah Morgan is motivated by being part of a workforce determined to bring about positive change."
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/working_lives.pdf
"Working with drug users in a women’s prison is not an easy career choice, but Sarah Morgan is motivated by being part of a workforce determined to bring about positive change."
[Norway] Police struggling as Oslo's crime rate jumps / Aftenposten,
http://digbig.com/4rpxf
Nina Berglund
"Oslo's police department is having a hard time coping with a rising crime rate. Only one in five reported cases is currently being resolved, police seem as frustrated as crime victims, and commentators worry that citizens are having to rely on private security firms to ensure their safety."
http://digbig.com/4rpxf
Nina Berglund
"Oslo's police department is having a hard time coping with a rising crime rate. Only one in five reported cases is currently being resolved, police seem as frustrated as crime victims, and commentators worry that citizens are having to rely on private security firms to ensure their safety."
Fact sheet 1 : An introduction to Youth Violence, Alcohol and Nightlife / Violence Prevention Alliance Working Group on Youth Violence, Alcohol and Nightlife, February 2007
PDF - http://www.cph.org.uk/cph_pubs/reports/CH/VPA%20fact%20sheet%20one.pdf
PDF - http://www.cph.org.uk/cph_pubs/reports/CH/VPA%20fact%20sheet%20one.pdf
Just Say No / Emergency management, February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rptq
Jim McKay
"Barking out codes instead of using plain language can complicate response efforts."
http://digbig.com/4rptq
Jim McKay
"Barking out codes instead of using plain language can complicate response efforts."
Kicking old habits / Guardian, 22 February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2018446,00.html
Aida Edemariam
"It's a quiet morning in a quiet road just off Mare Street in Hackney, east London. Drop-in hours are not until the afternoon, but already people are arriving at the doors of Addaction Hackney Community Drug Service, one of Addaction's 70-plus British treatment centres - there's even one in the shadow of Manchester prison, poised to catch the newly free when the pull of old haunts becomes almost irresistible."
'We can help each other' / Guardian, 22 February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2018360,00.html
Alison Benjamin
"In 1967, Mollie Craven, the mother of a heroin addict, wrote an article in the Guardian appealing to readers to start a self-help group for addicts and their families. Now, 40 years later, Addaction is Britain's leading drug charity."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2018446,00.html
Aida Edemariam
"It's a quiet morning in a quiet road just off Mare Street in Hackney, east London. Drop-in hours are not until the afternoon, but already people are arriving at the doors of Addaction Hackney Community Drug Service, one of Addaction's 70-plus British treatment centres - there's even one in the shadow of Manchester prison, poised to catch the newly free when the pull of old haunts becomes almost irresistible."
'We can help each other' / Guardian, 22 February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2018360,00.html
Alison Benjamin
"In 1967, Mollie Craven, the mother of a heroin addict, wrote an article in the Guardian appealing to readers to start a self-help group for addicts and their families. Now, 40 years later, Addaction is Britain's leading drug charity."
Stay Cool in the Heat of the Chase / Officer.com, 22 February 2007
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=35028&siteSection=3
STEVE ASHLEY
"Anger can make your pursuit more dangerous"
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=35028&siteSection=3
STEVE ASHLEY
"Anger can make your pursuit more dangerous"
[USA] Technology may cut area gun violence / CONTRA COSTA TIMES, 19 February 2007
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/community/16732299.htm
Simon Read
"The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System might sound like some gizmo one would find on Batman's utility belt, but in reality it's a complex piece of hardware that's helping combat gun violence in a number of American cities.
Relying on "acoustic triangulation" and high-tech sensors, the ShotSpotter can pinpoint the location of gunfire across a wide geographic area, according to officials at the Santa Clara-based company that designed the system. Within 10 seconds of a gun being fired, the system can zero in on the spot and relay an address to police and emergency dispatchers."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/community/16732299.htm
Simon Read
"The ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System might sound like some gizmo one would find on Batman's utility belt, but in reality it's a complex piece of hardware that's helping combat gun violence in a number of American cities.
Relying on "acoustic triangulation" and high-tech sensors, the ShotSpotter can pinpoint the location of gunfire across a wide geographic area, according to officials at the Santa Clara-based company that designed the system. Within 10 seconds of a gun being fired, the system can zero in on the spot and relay an address to police and emergency dispatchers."
[USA] Palm Beach County police using license tag scanners to search for fugitives / Sun-Sentinel, 19 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rptp
Jason B. Gumer
"There's a new twist to a crime-fighting staple. Police have long tracked license plates to help them find criminals. Now they're adding new, high-tech gadgets that will help them do that with more speed and efficiency -- without lifting a finger. Local law enforcement officers are turning to a new video surveillance technology that scans license plates and alerts officers to warrants, criminal backgrounds or stolen vehicles in seconds."
http://digbig.com/4rptp
Jason B. Gumer
"There's a new twist to a crime-fighting staple. Police have long tracked license plates to help them find criminals. Now they're adding new, high-tech gadgets that will help them do that with more speed and efficiency -- without lifting a finger. Local law enforcement officers are turning to a new video surveillance technology that scans license plates and alerts officers to warrants, criminal backgrounds or stolen vehicles in seconds."
New weapons shoot to hurt, not to kill / KansasCity.com, 18 February 2007
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/front/16724453.htm
SCOTT CANON
"From high-energy people zappers to foam rubber bullets, devices will help US troops in future conflicts."
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/front/16724453.htm
SCOTT CANON
"From high-energy people zappers to foam rubber bullets, devices will help US troops in future conflicts."
Women, violence and empowerment: the world we live in / OpenDemocracy, 23 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rptn
Patricia Daniel
"The systemic, worldwide degradation of girl children makes the Commission on the Status of Women meeting at the United Nations a vital event."
http://digbig.com/4rptn
Patricia Daniel
"The systemic, worldwide degradation of girl children makes the Commission on the Status of Women meeting at the United Nations a vital event."
Hidden torment of battered men / BBC Leicester, 13 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/6169001.stm
Emma Carson
"Many male victims fear they will not be taken seriously
Being a victim of domestic violence is not an issue you would usually associate with men."
The Male victims of domestic violence / BBC Radio Ulster, 23 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6388349.stm
Marie-Louise Connolly
"Men experiencing domestic violence is rarely reported.
But according to the government and various voluntary agencies there has been a dramatic increase in the number of calls received by men who claim to be suffering physical and mental abuse at home."
Contemporary slavery in the UK / Joseph Rowntree Foundation, February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rpry
Gary Craig, Aline Gaus, Mick Wilkinson, Klara Skrivankova and Aidan McQuade
"This report looks at the existence of slavery in the UK today. It reviews the different forms modern slavery takes, such as traffi cking of women and children for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage."
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rpry
Gary Craig, Aline Gaus, Mick Wilkinson, Klara Skrivankova and Aidan McQuade
"This report looks at the existence of slavery in the UK today. It reviews the different forms modern slavery takes, such as traffi cking of women and children for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage."
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Virtual terror strikes Second Life / PhysOrg, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.physorg.com/news91514917.html
"In an explosive display, virtual-world banes now mirror the havoc of the real one as terrorists have launched a bombing campaign in Second Life."
http://www.physorg.com/news91514917.html
"In an explosive display, virtual-world banes now mirror the havoc of the real one as terrorists have launched a bombing campaign in Second Life."
Sex traffic: Danielle was 15 when she was sold into slavery in the UK / Indpendent, 25 Feb 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2303020.ece
Sophie Goodchild and Kurt Barling
"A major report into trafficking of thousands of children into sexual slavery in Britain." [Case Studies]
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2303020.ece
Sophie Goodchild and Kurt Barling
"A major report into trafficking of thousands of children into sexual slavery in Britain." [Case Studies]
5,000 child sex slaves in UK / Indpendent, 25 Feb 2005
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2303019.ece
Sophie Goodchild and Jonathan Thompson
"IoS special investigation: Young children sold into prostitution by criminal gangs in Britain.
More than 5,000 children are being forced to work as sex slaves in the UK, including thousands trafficked to this country by criminal gangs."
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2303019.ece
Sophie Goodchild and Jonathan Thompson
"IoS special investigation: Young children sold into prostitution by criminal gangs in Britain.
More than 5,000 children are being forced to work as sex slaves in the UK, including thousands trafficked to this country by criminal gangs."
Bouncers: Clubs and crime / Independent, 25 Feb 2007
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2302952.ece
Tony Thompson
"It's an open secret that some of the men who guard nightclubs use their jobs as cover for illegal activities. With the huge amounts of money at stake, there is little wonder that the criminal underworld won't let go of such a lucrative business. [..] A recent two-year academic study found that bouncers are becoming the main law enforcers in inner-city areas, with the police too stretched to cope with drunken louts."
Bouncers: violence and governance in the night time economy / Oxford University Press, 2005
Hobbs, R.; Hadfield, P.; Lister, S.; Winlow, S. .
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2302952.ece
Tony Thompson
"It's an open secret that some of the men who guard nightclubs use their jobs as cover for illegal activities. With the huge amounts of money at stake, there is little wonder that the criminal underworld won't let go of such a lucrative business. [..] A recent two-year academic study found that bouncers are becoming the main law enforcers in inner-city areas, with the police too stretched to cope with drunken louts."
Bouncers: violence and governance in the night time economy / Oxford University Press, 2005
Hobbs, R.; Hadfield, P.; Lister, S.; Winlow, S. .
[Australia] Police issue warning to ecstasy users : Rare drug in killer pill / Border Mail, 23 Feb 2007
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/bm/national/672868.html
"ILLICIT drug manufacturers may be adding a highly toxic amphetamine known as PMA to increase the potency of the party drug ecstasy, a medical expert has warned. Professor Bob Batey, clinical adviser on drug and alcohol for NSW Health, said the drug is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic amphetamine."
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/bm/national/672868.html
"ILLICIT drug manufacturers may be adding a highly toxic amphetamine known as PMA to increase the potency of the party drug ecstasy, a medical expert has warned. Professor Bob Batey, clinical adviser on drug and alcohol for NSW Health, said the drug is a highly toxic, highly hallucinogenic amphetamine."
Saturday, February 24, 2007
[USA] Firefighters recruited in war against gangs / North Jersey Media, 24 Feb 2004
http://digbig.com/4rpkm
JASON TSAI
Police have enlisted a new ally in their battle against gangs, drugs and terrorism -- firefighters.
Firefighters in the state's inner cities are being trained by the state police and the Division of Fire Safety to act as "an extra set of eyes and ears on the ground," said state police Capt. Matthew Hartigan. 'It means that firefighters in 14 cities, including Paterson, will be looking for evidence of criminal activity -- fake documents, bomb-making material, drug stashes -- whenever they enter homes or businesses on fire calls."
http://digbig.com/4rpkm
JASON TSAI
Police have enlisted a new ally in their battle against gangs, drugs and terrorism -- firefighters.
Firefighters in the state's inner cities are being trained by the state police and the Division of Fire Safety to act as "an extra set of eyes and ears on the ground," said state police Capt. Matthew Hartigan. 'It means that firefighters in 14 cities, including Paterson, will be looking for evidence of criminal activity -- fake documents, bomb-making material, drug stashes -- whenever they enter homes or businesses on fire calls."
‘Coke’ hidden in colour markers / Trinidad & TobagoNewsday, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,52840.html
"IN THE second major drug bust this week, officers from the Organised Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) raided a guest house in north Trinidad and seized a quantity of cocaine found hidden inside colour markers and stainless steel flasks. During the raid, police said, two men aged 30 and 31, who are believed to be from Nigeria as well as a 39-year-old female security guard who lives in Central Trinidad, were detained for questioning. Police sources said the cocaine was hidden in over 100 colour markers and three flasks at the guest house. The cocaine weighed 4.2 kilos (9.24 lbs) and has an estimated local street value of $1.7 M."
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,52840.html
"IN THE second major drug bust this week, officers from the Organised Crime, Narcotics and Firearms Bureau (OCNFB) raided a guest house in north Trinidad and seized a quantity of cocaine found hidden inside colour markers and stainless steel flasks. During the raid, police said, two men aged 30 and 31, who are believed to be from Nigeria as well as a 39-year-old female security guard who lives in Central Trinidad, were detained for questioning. Police sources said the cocaine was hidden in over 100 colour markers and three flasks at the guest house. The cocaine weighed 4.2 kilos (9.24 lbs) and has an estimated local street value of $1.7 M."
Big Brother is watching and selling pictures / Ham & High Express, 23 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpkh
Katie Davies
"SHOCKING details about the controversial My Camden website - which allows web users to see detailed pictures of residents' homes - have been discovered by the Ham&High. Papers obtained from a Freedom of Information request show photo supplier Cyclomedia is allowed to reproduce or sell any of the images to anyone who requests them. Camden Council forks out thousands of pounds to put photos on the site, which allows anyone with a computer to view various angles of properties in the borough."
http://digbig.com/4rpkh
Katie Davies
"SHOCKING details about the controversial My Camden website - which allows web users to see detailed pictures of residents' homes - have been discovered by the Ham&High. Papers obtained from a Freedom of Information request show photo supplier Cyclomedia is allowed to reproduce or sell any of the images to anyone who requests them. Camden Council forks out thousands of pounds to put photos on the site, which allows anyone with a computer to view various angles of properties in the borough."
Arrest in news broadcast probe / Manchester Evening News, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpka
"A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was today charged by police with possession of cannabis. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested after officers from Manchester executed a search warrant at a house at 7.30am today. Police said a "small" amount of cannabis was recovered. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the arrest was made by police investigating a news broadcast in which a group of young people were shown with weapons and made reference to the use of illegal drugs."
http://digbig.com/4rpka
"A 17-YEAR-OLD boy was today charged by police with possession of cannabis. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested after officers from Manchester executed a search warrant at a house at 7.30am today. Police said a "small" amount of cannabis was recovered. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the arrest was made by police investigating a news broadcast in which a group of young people were shown with weapons and made reference to the use of illegal drugs."
Dutch demand ban of virtual child porn in Second Life : 'School for paedophiles' / The Register, 21 Feb 2007
http://tinyurl.com/yr3buw
Jan Libbenga
"The Dutch prosecutor's office is considering legal actions to test the law against child porn in the popular virtual game Second Life. With no clear litigation, it is difficult to act against perpetrators. Kitty Nooij, who is in charge of the sex offences portfolio at the prosecutor's office in the Netherlands, told Dutch news show Netwerk that she will try to bring cases to court so precedents can be set."
http://tinyurl.com/yr3buw
Jan Libbenga
"The Dutch prosecutor's office is considering legal actions to test the law against child porn in the popular virtual game Second Life. With no clear litigation, it is difficult to act against perpetrators. Kitty Nooij, who is in charge of the sex offences portfolio at the prosecutor's office in the Netherlands, told Dutch news show Netwerk that she will try to bring cases to court so precedents can be set."
Ticket-dodging Oz boy racer boasts of exploits online : Chat room crowing ends in court / The Register, 21 Feb 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/21/oz_boy_racer/
Lester Haines
"A 22-year-old Aussie driver who decided to ignore a "major defect notice" on his Nissan 200 SX was busted after rather brilliantly boasting of his escape from cops in an internet chat room.
He was pulled at a roadblock in Melbourne's South Yarra district at 11pm on 12 August 2006. Police issued said major defect notice - known locally as a "canary" due to its distictive yellow colour - for two bald tyres. An Acting Sergeant stuck the notice to the driver's windscreen, but then rather generously gave the perp an hour to take his wheels home rather than cop a tow.
document. He, however, decided to use the opportunity to "party on", as The Age puts it. Two days later, he described his escape to a nissansilvia.com chat room."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/21/oz_boy_racer/
Lester Haines
"A 22-year-old Aussie driver who decided to ignore a "major defect notice" on his Nissan 200 SX was busted after rather brilliantly boasting of his escape from cops in an internet chat room.
He was pulled at a roadblock in Melbourne's South Yarra district at 11pm on 12 August 2006. Police issued said major defect notice - known locally as a "canary" due to its distictive yellow colour - for two bald tyres. An Acting Sergeant stuck the notice to the driver's windscreen, but then rather generously gave the perp an hour to take his wheels home rather than cop a tow.
document. He, however, decided to use the opportunity to "party on", as The Age puts it. Two days later, he described his escape to a nissansilvia.com chat room."
Whitehall should share digital dialogues / The Register, 21 Feb 2007
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/21/whitehall_digital_dialogues/
Kablenet
"Government departments need to share their experience of online dialogues with the public, according to a new report. The assertion has come with the publication of an interim report (PDF) on the Digital Dialogues initiative, which is promoting the use of online technology in promoting public engagement in policy making."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/21/whitehall_digital_dialogues/
Kablenet
"Government departments need to share their experience of online dialogues with the public, according to a new report. The assertion has come with the publication of an interim report (PDF) on the Digital Dialogues initiative, which is promoting the use of online technology in promoting public engagement in policy making."
Police track 100mph urban joyrider : YouTube biker questioned / Register, 20 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpjx
OUT-LAW.COM
"A man has been accused of driving his motorcycle through a built-up area at over 100 miles per hour, filming the ride and posting the footage on the internet. The rider was questioned by police after they saw the video on YouTube. The film shows a Yamaha R1 superbike driving through traffic, squeezing between two cars driving in opposite directions and returning to the rider's home address."
http://digbig.com/4rpjx
OUT-LAW.COM
"A man has been accused of driving his motorcycle through a built-up area at over 100 miles per hour, filming the ride and posting the footage on the internet. The rider was questioned by police after they saw the video on YouTube. The film shows a Yamaha R1 superbike driving through traffic, squeezing between two cars driving in opposite directions and returning to the rider's home address."
CBS4 Investigates Online Gang Videos : Experts Have Warning For Parents / CBS4, 30 Jan 2007
http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_030094337.html
Katherine Blake
"Gang and law enforcement experts are warning parents about a violent new trend online as gang members post videos of their activities on the Internet. Police call the trend "net banging." Officers say it's like gang banging in the streets, except in this case, it is happening on the Web."
http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_030094337.html
Katherine Blake
"Gang and law enforcement experts are warning parents about a violent new trend online as gang members post videos of their activities on the Internet. Police call the trend "net banging." Officers say it's like gang banging in the streets, except in this case, it is happening on the Web."
Racists' web of hate / Sunday Herald Sun, 18 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpjt
Chris Tinkler and David Hastie
"THESE are the faces of those who preach racist hate and taunt police by bragging that they will do as they please in Australia. Freely available on the internet phenomenon YouTube, the images and messages are contained in homemade videos that depict ethnic gang warfare, violence and gun-toting. The videos incite racial attacks -- even killings -- and bait Melbourne police."
http://digbig.com/4rpjt
Chris Tinkler and David Hastie
"THESE are the faces of those who preach racist hate and taunt police by bragging that they will do as they please in Australia. Freely available on the internet phenomenon YouTube, the images and messages are contained in homemade videos that depict ethnic gang warfare, violence and gun-toting. The videos incite racial attacks -- even killings -- and bait Melbourne police."
Just a click away: Armed gangs recruiting via You Tube / Daily Mail, 21 Fwb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpjq
SAM GREENHILL
"Violent street thugs are posting chilling gang 'recruitment' videos on the Internet. They use the YouTube and MySpace websites – favourites of millions of schoolchildren – to show themselves brandishing guns, taking drugs and racing along suburban roads in powerful cars."
http://digbig.com/4rpjq
SAM GREENHILL
"Violent street thugs are posting chilling gang 'recruitment' videos on the Internet. They use the YouTube and MySpace websites – favourites of millions of schoolchildren – to show themselves brandishing guns, taking drugs and racing along suburban roads in powerful cars."
Young gangs target youths online / Stuff New Zealand, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3972135a10.html
IAN STEWARD
"Social networking websites are being used by young gang members, fuelling fears they are being used to recruit impressionable youths. The Mongrel Mob and what appears to be their feeder gang, The Bloods, have an extensive network of members on popular website Bebo. com.
Younger members' profiles emphasise their allegiance to the Bloods gang and tend to ape American "gangsters". But as the age of the user increases, Mongrel Mob insignia starts appearing."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3972135a10.html
IAN STEWARD
"Social networking websites are being used by young gang members, fuelling fears they are being used to recruit impressionable youths. The Mongrel Mob and what appears to be their feeder gang, The Bloods, have an extensive network of members on popular website Bebo. com.
Younger members' profiles emphasise their allegiance to the Bloods gang and tend to ape American "gangsters". But as the age of the user increases, Mongrel Mob insignia starts appearing."
Forensic kit will help label old DNA / Cindy TumielExpress-News, 22 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpjb
"The skeletal remains of thousands of unidentified people rest in crime labs and police evidence lockers around the country, waiting for the day when a forensic investigator connects the bones with the name of a missing person and sends a grieving family the sad news it has waited to hear. Often, the bones belong to the victim of a violent crime, who has lain months or years in the outdoor elements before being discovered. By that time, even the best forensic tools available sometimes can't find enough intact genetic material in the remains to help identify the victim. A California company announced in San Antonio this week that it has developed techniques for analyzing this so-called degraded DNA with a chemistry kit that it is putting on the market in the coming weeks."
http://digbig.com/4rpjb
"The skeletal remains of thousands of unidentified people rest in crime labs and police evidence lockers around the country, waiting for the day when a forensic investigator connects the bones with the name of a missing person and sends a grieving family the sad news it has waited to hear. Often, the bones belong to the victim of a violent crime, who has lain months or years in the outdoor elements before being discovered. By that time, even the best forensic tools available sometimes can't find enough intact genetic material in the remains to help identify the victim. A California company announced in San Antonio this week that it has developed techniques for analyzing this so-called degraded DNA with a chemistry kit that it is putting on the market in the coming weeks."
Police departments turning to YouTube to catch suspects / Worcester [USA] Telegram, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rphx
ERIC TUCKER
"A handful of police departments have utilized YouTube as a law enforcement tool, putting up video of suspects and eliciting help from the Internet-using public in identifying them. Experts say the idea has promise, but it's too soon to tell whether it will have staying power amid constantly evolving technologies. They also worry it could generate fruitless tips and even present privacy concerns."
http://digbig.com/4rphx
ERIC TUCKER
"A handful of police departments have utilized YouTube as a law enforcement tool, putting up video of suspects and eliciting help from the Internet-using public in identifying them. Experts say the idea has promise, but it's too soon to tell whether it will have staying power amid constantly evolving technologies. They also worry it could generate fruitless tips and even present privacy concerns."
Officers 'bullied' to clear up crimes / The Journal, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpht
Paul James
"Complaints of a "bullying culture" in a North-East police force were made last night by junior officers. Rank-and-file policemen claim they are being picked on by bosses if they fail to meet arrest targets."
Concern over shift change plans
"Plans to change police shift patterns in Northumbria are also causing concern among officers."
http://digbig.com/4rpht
Paul James
"Complaints of a "bullying culture" in a North-East police force were made last night by junior officers. Rank-and-file policemen claim they are being picked on by bosses if they fail to meet arrest targets."
Concern over shift change plans
"Plans to change police shift patterns in Northumbria are also causing concern among officers."
[USA] New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags / New York Times, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rphs
PAUL GIBLIN and ERIC LIPTON
"X-ray vision has come to the airport checkpoint in Phoenix, courtesy of federal aviation security officials who have installed a new device that peeks underneath passengers’ clothing to search for guns, bombs or liquid explosives."
http://digbig.com/4rphs
PAUL GIBLIN and ERIC LIPTON
"X-ray vision has come to the airport checkpoint in Phoenix, courtesy of federal aviation security officials who have installed a new device that peeks underneath passengers’ clothing to search for guns, bombs or liquid explosives."
Guernsey a gold mine for UK heroin dealers / This is Guernsey, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=001827
Bruce MacDougall
"HEROIN traffickers are increasingly targeting Guernsey. And with seizures on the increase, Customs is putting pressure on UK gangs trying to smuggle the highly addictive drug into the island."
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/code/shownewsarticle.pl?ArticleID=001827
Bruce MacDougall
"HEROIN traffickers are increasingly targeting Guernsey. And with seizures on the increase, Customs is putting pressure on UK gangs trying to smuggle the highly addictive drug into the island."
Drugs in Prison: who’s controlling who?
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/drugs_in_prison.pdf
Drink and Drugs News, 26 Feb 2007
Professor Neil McKeganey
"Drugs are taking over the prison system and a strategy overhaul is dangerously overdue."
PDF - http://www.drinkanddrugs.net/features/feb2607/drugs_in_prison.pdf
Drink and Drugs News, 26 Feb 2007
Professor Neil McKeganey
"Drugs are taking over the prison system and a strategy overhaul is dangerously overdue."
Justifying Restorative Justice: A TheoreticalJustification for the Use of Restorative Practices / RealJustice, February 2007
PDF - http://fp.enter.net/restorativepractices/justifyingrj.pdf
Zvi D. Gabbay
"Analyzes the premises of the main theories of punishment that influencesentencing policies in Western countries and compares them to the basic values of restorative justice. Using concrete examples from the author's own experience, the paper explains how restorative justice practices contribute new and deeper meaning to the basic notions and values of retribution and deterrence, thereby improving and promotingsociety's response to crime."
PDF - http://fp.enter.net/restorativepractices/justifyingrj.pdf
Zvi D. Gabbay
"Analyzes the premises of the main theories of punishment that influencesentencing policies in Western countries and compares them to the basic values of restorative justice. Using concrete examples from the author's own experience, the paper explains how restorative justice practices contribute new and deeper meaning to the basic notions and values of retribution and deterrence, thereby improving and promotingsociety's response to crime."
The terrible fate of trafficked child / The Herald, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1217272.0.0.php
JAMES MORGAN
"SHOCKING details of how children are being trafficked into Scotland to act as domestic slaves are revealed in a report by Save the Children. The study highlights the case of an eight-year-old boy from Bangladesh forced into labour by a family in Scotland. It also describes how a girl from Kenya was locked indoors and made to perform housework, including looking after a baby. She was later subjected to sexual advances from the male of the house."
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1217272.0.0.php
JAMES MORGAN
"SHOCKING details of how children are being trafficked into Scotland to act as domestic slaves are revealed in a report by Save the Children. The study highlights the case of an eight-year-old boy from Bangladesh forced into labour by a family in Scotland. It also describes how a girl from Kenya was locked indoors and made to perform housework, including looking after a baby. She was later subjected to sexual advances from the male of the house."
Sex Offenders warning for email / PC Advisor, 24 Feb 2007
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8511
Zoe Mutter
"Amendments will include acts relating to sex offences. Sending indecent emails will now be punishable by a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO). 'The “improper use of public electronic communications network” or the sending of grossly offensive, indecent or obscene emails, which was already included in the Communications Act 2003, is now added to the Sexual Offences Act 2003."
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8511
Zoe Mutter
"Amendments will include acts relating to sex offences. Sending indecent emails will now be punishable by a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO). 'The “improper use of public electronic communications network” or the sending of grossly offensive, indecent or obscene emails, which was already included in the Communications Act 2003, is now added to the Sexual Offences Act 2003."
Long arm of the law out to catch 'phishers' / Western Mail, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rphh
Andrew Manners
"THE new Fraud Act is the culmination of more than 30 years of debate over fraud reform. The existing law has been a confusing and outdated hotchpotch of statutes and common law such as the offence of conspiracy to defraud. Defendants were often charged with as many offences as possible under the Theft Acts or conspiracy to defraud. Such difficulties have caused the collapse in recent years of high-profile cases, at an estimated cost to taxpayers of £60m."
http://digbig.com/4rphh
Andrew Manners
"THE new Fraud Act is the culmination of more than 30 years of debate over fraud reform. The existing law has been a confusing and outdated hotchpotch of statutes and common law such as the offence of conspiracy to defraud. Defendants were often charged with as many offences as possible under the Theft Acts or conspiracy to defraud. Such difficulties have caused the collapse in recent years of high-profile cases, at an estimated cost to taxpayers of £60m."
Migrant labour 'vital to region's economy / Yorkshire Post, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rphg
Paul Jeeves
"YORKSHIRE is now so reliant on tens of thousands of eastern European workers that the region's economy would be plunged into crisis without them, a damning study has revealed.
The new, cheap and readily available workforce has become so vital to scores of the region's companies that they could be forced out of business without them, according to the report by leading academics and Government advisers, obtained by the Yorkshire Post.But concerns are growing that people from nations including Poland, Lithuania and other Baltic states will look to alternative European destinations to find work unless the Government intervenes to prevent a growing problem of exploitation."
http://digbig.com/4rphg
Paul Jeeves
"YORKSHIRE is now so reliant on tens of thousands of eastern European workers that the region's economy would be plunged into crisis without them, a damning study has revealed.
The new, cheap and readily available workforce has become so vital to scores of the region's companies that they could be forced out of business without them, according to the report by leading academics and Government advisers, obtained by the Yorkshire Post.But concerns are growing that people from nations including Poland, Lithuania and other Baltic states will look to alternative European destinations to find work unless the Government intervenes to prevent a growing problem of exploitation."
Friday, February 23, 2007
The News Media’s Influence on Criminal Justice Policy : How Market-Driven News Promotes Punitiveness
Duke Law School Legal Studies, Research Paper Series, Research Paper No. 148, February 2007
PDF Access - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=964647
Sara Sun Beale
"Argues that commercial pressures are determining the news media’s contemporary treatment of crime and violence, and that the resulting coverage has played a major role in reshaping public opinion, and ultimately, criminal justice policy. The news media are not mirrors, simply reflecting events in society."
Duke Law School Legal Studies, Research Paper Series, Research Paper No. 148, February 2007
PDF Access - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=964647
Sara Sun Beale
"Argues that commercial pressures are determining the news media’s contemporary treatment of crime and violence, and that the resulting coverage has played a major role in reshaping public opinion, and ultimately, criminal justice policy. The news media are not mirrors, simply reflecting events in society."
Gun crime - why there are no 'quick fixes' / 24Dash, 23 Feb 2007
http://www.24dash.com/news/7/16982/index.htm
Claudia Webbe:
"The Prime Minister's wide ranging summit and North-West UK tour will have highlighted that there are no quick fixes to the growing problem of gun crime. In her latest column the Vice Chair to the Operation Trident Independent Advisory Group, reflects on events in South London over the last few weeks and makes her own suggestions for how to tackle the issues at the root of gun crime culture in this country."
Hooded teenager 'pretended' to shoot Cameron
Three-point plan to tackle gun crime
Gang membership 'may lead to tougher sentences'
Shocked London estate comes to terms with fatal shooting
Guns are becoming a 'fashion accessory' to young people
http://www.24dash.com/news/7/16982/index.htm
Claudia Webbe:
"The Prime Minister's wide ranging summit and North-West UK tour will have highlighted that there are no quick fixes to the growing problem of gun crime. In her latest column the Vice Chair to the Operation Trident Independent Advisory Group, reflects on events in South London over the last few weeks and makes her own suggestions for how to tackle the issues at the root of gun crime culture in this country."
Hooded teenager 'pretended' to shoot Cameron
Three-point plan to tackle gun crime
Gang membership 'may lead to tougher sentences'
Shocked London estate comes to terms with fatal shooting
Guns are becoming a 'fashion accessory' to young people
Public domain – You talkin’ to me? / CIPFA, 23 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpch
Colin Talbot
"Whitehall’s attempts at consultation leave a lot to be desired. But effective policy-making can only be achieved when there is a genuine process of engagement with all the different parties involved. The recent fiascos over the government’s ‘fake’ consultations – the road-pricing petition and the nuclear power policy review – have highlighted just how far Whitehall is from being able to carry out even good consultations, never mind anything more participative.
Why does this matter? Well there is the obvious objection that fake consultation has the reverse effect to that intended, by generating cynicism instead of engagement."
http://digbig.com/4rpch
Colin Talbot
"Whitehall’s attempts at consultation leave a lot to be desired. But effective policy-making can only be achieved when there is a genuine process of engagement with all the different parties involved. The recent fiascos over the government’s ‘fake’ consultations – the road-pricing petition and the nuclear power policy review – have highlighted just how far Whitehall is from being able to carry out even good consultations, never mind anything more participative.
Why does this matter? Well there is the obvious objection that fake consultation has the reverse effect to that intended, by generating cynicism instead of engagement."
[Australia] Migrant policy shift on English / The Australian, 23 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rpbf
Cath Hart
"MUTUAL obligation is to become the Howard Government's new mantra on immigration, with migrants expected to learn English after they arrive in Australia. A speech will unveil a major shift in the Government's approach to migrants, saying that Australia always helps those in need but expects "those receiving assistance to contribute in return". "The Government will continue to support all migrants by ensuring they have access to education, employment and involvement with mainstream community activities. "In return, the Government expects migrants to make the effort to learn the language and the culture."
http://digbig.com/4rpbf
Cath Hart
"MUTUAL obligation is to become the Howard Government's new mantra on immigration, with migrants expected to learn English after they arrive in Australia. A speech will unveil a major shift in the Government's approach to migrants, saying that Australia always helps those in need but expects "those receiving assistance to contribute in return". "The Government will continue to support all migrants by ensuring they have access to education, employment and involvement with mainstream community activities. "In return, the Government expects migrants to make the effort to learn the language and the culture."
The British Media and Muslim Representation : The Ideology of Demonisation / Islamic Human Rights Commission, 2007
PDF - http://www.ihrc.org.uk/file/1903718317.pdf
Saied R. Ameli ; Syed Mohammed Marandi ; Sameera Ahmed ; Seyfeddin Kara ; Arzu Merali
PDF - http://www.ihrc.org.uk/file/1903718317.pdf
Saied R. Ameli ; Syed Mohammed Marandi ; Sameera Ahmed ; Seyfeddin Kara ; Arzu Merali
'Blood money' goes to crims / The Dominion Post, 23 Feb 2007
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3971038a10.html
EMILY WATT
"Six criminals are in line to receive about $50,000 in government payouts because their victims do not want the "blood money". A much vaunted law change to strip criminals of compensation and make it available to their victims has been declared "a failure" by opponents - just 20 months after it was launched. Only one victim of the seven criminals who have received a tax-payer funded payout since the new law has applied for the cash. The Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act, passed in June 2005, restricted compensation paid to inmates for mistreatment in prison and allowed the prisoners' victims to apply for the money."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3971038a10.html
EMILY WATT
"Six criminals are in line to receive about $50,000 in government payouts because their victims do not want the "blood money". A much vaunted law change to strip criminals of compensation and make it available to their victims has been declared "a failure" by opponents - just 20 months after it was launched. Only one victim of the seven criminals who have received a tax-payer funded payout since the new law has applied for the cash. The Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act, passed in June 2005, restricted compensation paid to inmates for mistreatment in prison and allowed the prisoners' victims to apply for the money."
Website still threatening Bradford / Stuff New Zealand, 23 Feb 2007
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3971089a10.html
COLIN ESPINER
"The authors of a website containing threats against the life of Green MP Sue Bradford say they will publish her home address unless she withdraws her anti-smacking legislation currently before Parliament. Internet giant Google pulled the plug on the CYFS Watch website, which for several months has hosted abusive comments about social workers and MPs. But within hours the site was back on another hosted domain."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3971089a10.html
COLIN ESPINER
"The authors of a website containing threats against the life of Green MP Sue Bradford say they will publish her home address unless she withdraws her anti-smacking legislation currently before Parliament. Internet giant Google pulled the plug on the CYFS Watch website, which for several months has hosted abusive comments about social workers and MPs. But within hours the site was back on another hosted domain."
FRANK review: 2004-2006 / Home Office, February 2007
PDF - http://www.drugs.gov.uk/pdfs/Frank_AR_2006_Final_1_2.pdf
PDF - http://www.drugs.gov.uk/pdfs/Frank_AR_2006_Final_1_2.pdf
Google Maps Used by Hackers in Phishing Scam / IT Business Edge, 20 February 2007
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/bpi/index.php/2007/02/20/google-maps-used-by-hackers-in-phishing-scam/
Mike Lindenberger
"A phishing scam aimed at bank customers in Australia, Germany and the U.S. appears to have been done with unusual sophistication, authorities in Australia have announced."
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/bpi/index.php/2007/02/20/google-maps-used-by-hackers-in-phishing-scam/
Mike Lindenberger
"A phishing scam aimed at bank customers in Australia, Germany and the U.S. appears to have been done with unusual sophistication, authorities in Australia have announced."
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Northgate and Initiate to provide new police intelligence system / Computer Business Review, 20 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rnwj
"Criminal justice technology firm Northgate Information Solutions and Initiate Systems have signed a new agreement that will allow UK police forces and criminal justice agencies to improve public safety by combining all of the intelligence used to prevent and solve crime. Northgate is offering the Initiate solution to its police and criminal justice customers in the UK. The solution creates and automatically maintains the master or 'golden' record of individuals by accurately linking information on individual identities, known associates, location and other details."
http://digbig.com/4rnwj
"Criminal justice technology firm Northgate Information Solutions and Initiate Systems have signed a new agreement that will allow UK police forces and criminal justice agencies to improve public safety by combining all of the intelligence used to prevent and solve crime. Northgate is offering the Initiate solution to its police and criminal justice customers in the UK. The solution creates and automatically maintains the master or 'golden' record of individuals by accurately linking information on individual identities, known associates, location and other details."
Street Gangs : Lessons from a task force / Officer.com, [No date]
http://www.officer.com:80/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=34895
http://www.officer.com:80/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=34895
Editorial: The uncomfortable truth about sex crimes / New Scientist, Magazine issue 2592, 24 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rnwg
"Most of these offences are committed by people we might count as friends. Sex offenders are a breed apart, notorious recidivists who are driven by deviant sexual desires. That, at least, is the common perception. The facts are rather different. Most sex offenders do not fit any psychiatric diagnosis related to sexual deviance. Reconviction rates for this group as a whole are relatively low compared with other types of criminals. Most importantly, the majority are not a breed apart." [Sub Required]
http://digbig.com/4rnwg
"Most of these offences are committed by people we might count as friends. Sex offenders are a breed apart, notorious recidivists who are driven by deviant sexual desires. That, at least, is the common perception. The facts are rather different. Most sex offenders do not fit any psychiatric diagnosis related to sexual deviance. Reconviction rates for this group as a whole are relatively low compared with other types of criminals. Most importantly, the majority are not a breed apart." [Sub Required]
Three-point plan to tackle gun crime / 24Dash, 22 Feb 2007
http://www.24dash.com/centralgovernment/16951.htm
Ian Morgan
"Tough punishments for those who use other people to look after weapons, improved technology for linking weapons to incidents and increased funding for community groups are key measures emerging from a three-point plan to tackle gun crime."
http://www.24dash.com/centralgovernment/16951.htm
Ian Morgan
"Tough punishments for those who use other people to look after weapons, improved technology for linking weapons to incidents and increased funding for community groups are key measures emerging from a three-point plan to tackle gun crime."
Sex offenders: Throwing away the key / New Scientist, 21 Feb2007
http://digbig.com/4rnwd
Peter Aldhous
"The US is different in that some sex offenders are first dealt with as criminals, but after serving their time in prison are turned over for indefinite "civil commitment" on the grounds that they are suffering from a mental illness that makes them dangerous to the public. In January, New Hampshire became the 18th US state to implement civil commitment for sex offenders who are deemed to be dangerous, and others are debating whether they should follow suit."
http://digbig.com/4rnwd
Peter Aldhous
"The US is different in that some sex offenders are first dealt with as criminals, but after serving their time in prison are turned over for indefinite "civil commitment" on the grounds that they are suffering from a mental illness that makes them dangerous to the public. In January, New Hampshire became the 18th US state to implement civil commitment for sex offenders who are deemed to be dangerous, and others are debating whether they should follow suit."
Police recruitment - the facts / Scoop New Zealand, 20 Feb 2007
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00365.htm
Press Release: New Zealand Government Police recruitment - the facts
"Since 2002, only two police recruits have graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College as constables with restrictions on their duties, says Police Minister Annette King. Such records have only been kept since 2002."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0702/S00365.htm
Press Release: New Zealand Government Police recruitment - the facts
"Since 2002, only two police recruits have graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College as constables with restrictions on their duties, says Police Minister Annette King. Such records have only been kept since 2002."
Failed police recruits put on the beat / Stuff New Zealand, 20 Feb 2007
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3967574a10.html
KIM THOMAS
"Police recruits who fail parts of basic training are being allowed to go on the beat. Recruits who fail police college tests for skills such as driving, firearms and unarmed combat are starting uniform work on limited duties. In some cases, a lack of English leaves recruits unable to complete tasks such as reading offenders their rights. Police are trying to fill an extra 1000 positions within two years as part of the Government's confidence and supply agreement with NZ First."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3967574a10.html
KIM THOMAS
"Police recruits who fail parts of basic training are being allowed to go on the beat. Recruits who fail police college tests for skills such as driving, firearms and unarmed combat are starting uniform work on limited duties. In some cases, a lack of English leaves recruits unable to complete tasks such as reading offenders their rights. Police are trying to fill an extra 1000 positions within two years as part of the Government's confidence and supply agreement with NZ First."
[USA] Information Security Guide For Government Executives / NIST, 19 February 2007
PDF - http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/ir7359/NISTIR-7359.pdf
Pauline Bowen ; Elizabeth Chew ; Joan Hash
PDF - http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/ir7359/NISTIR-7359.pdf
Pauline Bowen ; Elizabeth Chew ; Joan Hash
Police Surveillance / ACGov, [No date]
PDF - http://www.acgov.org/da/pov/documents/SURVEILLANCE.pdf
“New developments in police surveillance are getting a lot of attention. Many people are, of course, impressed by the eye-popping gear which, not long ago, was available only to science fiction writers. But more importantly, today’s surveillance technology is making a difference."
PDF - http://www.acgov.org/da/pov/documents/SURVEILLANCE.pdf
“New developments in police surveillance are getting a lot of attention. Many people are, of course, impressed by the eye-popping gear which, not long ago, was available only to science fiction writers. But more importantly, today’s surveillance technology is making a difference."
[Australia] Sentence Indication and Specified Sentence Discounts Discussion Paper / Sentencing Advisory Council [Vic.] February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rntg
"SCHEMES to indicate likely jail sentences and discounts could save time, trauma and expense by cutting the number of criminal trials. Sentencing discounts of up to one-third are offered for early guilty pleas under similar schemes overseas. This Sentencing Advisory Council discussion paper says a sentence indication scheme would give accused people a better and earlier guide to the type of sentences they faced if they pleaded guilty."
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rntg
"SCHEMES to indicate likely jail sentences and discounts could save time, trauma and expense by cutting the number of criminal trials. Sentencing discounts of up to one-third are offered for early guilty pleas under similar schemes overseas. This Sentencing Advisory Council discussion paper says a sentence indication scheme would give accused people a better and earlier guide to the type of sentences they faced if they pleaded guilty."
Human trafficking survey: Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine / IOM, December 2006
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rntf
"An IOM research carried out partly to devise estimates on the numbers of trafficked people in five Eastern European countries claims that an estimated 225,000 people have fallen victims to the crime. The IOM research is an attempt to tackle one of the most difficult issues around human trafficking – how to gauge the extent of the crime. Figures on human trafficking within Europe are widely cited as an estimated 200,000 out of a global estimate of at least one million people."
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rntf
"An IOM research carried out partly to devise estimates on the numbers of trafficked people in five Eastern European countries claims that an estimated 225,000 people have fallen victims to the crime. The IOM research is an attempt to tackle one of the most difficult issues around human trafficking – how to gauge the extent of the crime. Figures on human trafficking within Europe are widely cited as an estimated 200,000 out of a global estimate of at least one million people."
[Ghana] High human trafficking profits increases practice in Ghana / Myjoyonline, 20 Feb 2007
http://www.myjoyonline.com/archives/news/200702/1780.asp
"High profits from human trafficking, rated the world’s third illicit business has led to increased number of children being trafficked and transported from Ghana to neighbouring countries. Statistics from the United Nationa’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) indicated that human trafficking was rated the World’s third most profitable illicit business venture apart from drugs and prostitution."
http://www.myjoyonline.com/archives/news/200702/1780.asp
"High profits from human trafficking, rated the world’s third illicit business has led to increased number of children being trafficked and transported from Ghana to neighbouring countries. Statistics from the United Nationa’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) indicated that human trafficking was rated the World’s third most profitable illicit business venture apart from drugs and prostitution."
Chip and PIN significantly reduces card fraud / SecurityPark, 21 February 2007
http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=26490&Categoryid=1
"With the first anniversary of the introduction of Chip and PIN and APACS, the UK payment association, has released figures revealing that chip and PIN cards now account for 97% of the payment cards in circulation in the UK. This fundamental increase in Chip and PIN usage has had a clear effect on card fraud, with APACS figures showing a decline."
APACS Press Release:
http://www.apacs.org.uk/media_centre/press/07_14_02.html
http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=26490&Categoryid=1
"With the first anniversary of the introduction of Chip and PIN and APACS, the UK payment association, has released figures revealing that chip and PIN cards now account for 97% of the payment cards in circulation in the UK. This fundamental increase in Chip and PIN usage has had a clear effect on card fraud, with APACS figures showing a decline."
APACS Press Release:
http://www.apacs.org.uk/media_centre/press/07_14_02.html
Leading charities call on UK Government to act on trafficking / UNICEF UK (press release), UK - 20 Feb 2007.
.. the reality of trafficking in the UK opens in St Paul’s Cathedral, four leading British charities ─ Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, ...
Stories of human trafficking / Guardian, February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/page/0,,2013927,00.html
Human trafficking is the fastest growing form of slavery today and is prohibited under international law, as well as under the criminal laws of the United Kingdom and other countries. Yet thousands of women, children and men are trafficked to the United Kingdom each year. Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, London-based feminist charity Eaves and Unicef UK have partnered with Panos Pictures to produce a thought-provoking exhibition of photographs highlighting the lives and landscapes of people trafficked into the UK. Here is a selection of photographs from the exhibition and the stories behind the images.
Photographs: Karen Robinson/Panos Pictures
'Slave Britain: The 21st Century Trade in Human Lives' is exhibited at St Paul's Cathedral, London, from 21 February to 29 March 2007.
UN estimates human trafficking is on the rise / ABC Online, Australia - 20 Feb 2007
MARGARET NG
The ones that we mostly know about are for sex slavery. Others are brought in for labour, and others are brought in to be domestic help or ...
THE hidden horrors of sex slavery in Portsmouth will form part of ... / Portsmouth News, UK - 22 Feb 2007
It will include pictures of a block of flats in the city where police believe a woman was forced to work as a prostitute after being smuggled into the ...
Images highlight misery of human trafficking / Yorkshire Post Today, UK - Feb 20, 2007
SHEFFIELD is being featured in a photographic exhibition that aims to highlight the horrors of the growing practice of human trafficking in the UK. ...
Human trafficking horror in exhibition / Sheffield Today, UK - Feb 20, 2007
A SERIES of photographs from around England including Sheffield are to form part of an exhibition aimed at highlighting the horrors of human ...
Shocking face of slavery in Britain / Metro, UK - Feb 19, 2007
Startling images of modern-day slavery in Britain are to go on display in London. The pictures were taken in cities where women were held against their will ...
Tearfund Launches New Slavery and Trafficking Resource / ChristianToday, UK - 13 Feb 2007
New Tearfund resource highlights scourge of modern slavery - people trafficking - and shows churches exactly how they can get engaged and informed. ...
Hull event to discuss modern day slavery / Inspire Magazine, UK - 22 Feb 2007
... address issues such as sex trafficking, migrant workers and the legacy of the African slave trade. The Let My People Go: Contemporary Issues on Slavery ...
Sex trade moves its modern-day slaves into the suburbs / Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 17 Feb 2007
Graeme Maxwell,
Yorkshire police's deputy chief constable and programme director for the UK Human Trafficking Centre, said: "The traffickers and pimps are ...
.. the reality of trafficking in the UK opens in St Paul’s Cathedral, four leading British charities ─ Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, ...
Stories of human trafficking / Guardian, February 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/page/0,,2013927,00.html
Human trafficking is the fastest growing form of slavery today and is prohibited under international law, as well as under the criminal laws of the United Kingdom and other countries. Yet thousands of women, children and men are trafficked to the United Kingdom each year. Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, London-based feminist charity Eaves and Unicef UK have partnered with Panos Pictures to produce a thought-provoking exhibition of photographs highlighting the lives and landscapes of people trafficked into the UK. Here is a selection of photographs from the exhibition and the stories behind the images.
Photographs: Karen Robinson/Panos Pictures
'Slave Britain: The 21st Century Trade in Human Lives' is exhibited at St Paul's Cathedral, London, from 21 February to 29 March 2007.
UN estimates human trafficking is on the rise / ABC Online, Australia - 20 Feb 2007
MARGARET NG
The ones that we mostly know about are for sex slavery. Others are brought in for labour, and others are brought in to be domestic help or ...
THE hidden horrors of sex slavery in Portsmouth will form part of ... / Portsmouth News, UK - 22 Feb 2007
It will include pictures of a block of flats in the city where police believe a woman was forced to work as a prostitute after being smuggled into the ...
Images highlight misery of human trafficking / Yorkshire Post Today, UK - Feb 20, 2007
SHEFFIELD is being featured in a photographic exhibition that aims to highlight the horrors of the growing practice of human trafficking in the UK. ...
Human trafficking horror in exhibition / Sheffield Today, UK - Feb 20, 2007
A SERIES of photographs from around England including Sheffield are to form part of an exhibition aimed at highlighting the horrors of human ...
Shocking face of slavery in Britain / Metro, UK - Feb 19, 2007
Startling images of modern-day slavery in Britain are to go on display in London. The pictures were taken in cities where women were held against their will ...
Tearfund Launches New Slavery and Trafficking Resource / ChristianToday, UK - 13 Feb 2007
New Tearfund resource highlights scourge of modern slavery - people trafficking - and shows churches exactly how they can get engaged and informed. ...
Hull event to discuss modern day slavery / Inspire Magazine, UK - 22 Feb 2007
... address issues such as sex trafficking, migrant workers and the legacy of the African slave trade. The Let My People Go: Contemporary Issues on Slavery ...
Sex trade moves its modern-day slaves into the suburbs / Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 17 Feb 2007
Graeme Maxwell,
Yorkshire police's deputy chief constable and programme director for the UK Human Trafficking Centre, said: "The traffickers and pimps are ...
[DR Congo] At least 43 people killed in east Congo clashes / Reuters Alertnet, 21 Feb 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21460838.htm
"At least 38 Rwandan militiamen and five Congolese soldiers have been killed in clashes this week as Congo's government strives to impose its authority on the country's war-torn east. Major Ajay Dalal, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in North Kivu province, said the fighting erupted after Democratic Republic of Congo's army deployed a battalion last week made up of reintegrated combatants from a 1998-2003 war."
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21460838.htm
"At least 38 Rwandan militiamen and five Congolese soldiers have been killed in clashes this week as Congo's government strives to impose its authority on the country's war-torn east. Major Ajay Dalal, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in North Kivu province, said the fighting erupted after Democratic Republic of Congo's army deployed a battalion last week made up of reintegrated combatants from a 1998-2003 war."
DRCongo : Child soldier recruitment continues / Reuters AlertNet, 19 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rntb
"The recruitment of child soldiers has continued in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the government's efforts to integrate former militia into the army, a local human rights official has said."
http://digbig.com/4rntb
"The recruitment of child soldiers has continued in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the government's efforts to integrate former militia into the army, a local human rights official has said."
Shooting down the myth of the ‘gun culture’ / Spiked, 20 Feb 2007
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2877/
Brendan O'Neill
"Has Britain become a ‘war zone’, more dangerous for the ordinary Brit than Iraq is for a British soldier? Is London ‘the most dangerous city in Europe’? Do we Britons live in an ‘increasingly violent society’ where ‘teen gun gangs’ hold whole suburbs hostage? Is there ‘gun terror on our streets’, and is it the product of single parenthood, failing schools, video-game culture or the influence of hip hop on isolated and impressionable youth? For all the hysterical claims about ‘teen gun gangs’ holding whole suburbs hostage, gun crime in Britain remains very rare. "
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/2877/
Brendan O'Neill
"Has Britain become a ‘war zone’, more dangerous for the ordinary Brit than Iraq is for a British soldier? Is London ‘the most dangerous city in Europe’? Do we Britons live in an ‘increasingly violent society’ where ‘teen gun gangs’ hold whole suburbs hostage? Is there ‘gun terror on our streets’, and is it the product of single parenthood, failing schools, video-game culture or the influence of hip hop on isolated and impressionable youth? For all the hysterical claims about ‘teen gun gangs’ holding whole suburbs hostage, gun crime in Britain remains very rare. "
The Impact of the Recent Migration from Eastern Europe on the UK Economy / IZA, February 2007
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp2615.pdf
David G. Blanchflower, Jumana Saleheen, Chris Shadforth
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2615
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp2615.pdf
David G. Blanchflower, Jumana Saleheen, Chris Shadforth
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2615
‘Basic policing’ stops gun crime says NY cop / This is Hertfordahire, 22 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rnsx
"THE top cop who cut gun crime in New York says there's no secret to his success, just "basic policing". Former police commissioner Howard Safir was asked to comment ahead of a summit at No10 today of police chiefs, community leaders, experts and Government ministers to try to find a solution to the gun crime crisis. Mr Safir said his work was basic: he got intelligence about gangs and put trained officers on the street to work with the community. Using athletes or recording artists as role models for kids was also part of his approach. He added: "It is going after gangs and drugs and taking a zero tolerance approach to crime."
http://digbig.com/4rnsx
"THE top cop who cut gun crime in New York says there's no secret to his success, just "basic policing". Former police commissioner Howard Safir was asked to comment ahead of a summit at No10 today of police chiefs, community leaders, experts and Government ministers to try to find a solution to the gun crime crisis. Mr Safir said his work was basic: he got intelligence about gangs and put trained officers on the street to work with the community. Using athletes or recording artists as role models for kids was also part of his approach. He added: "It is going after gangs and drugs and taking a zero tolerance approach to crime."
Stand up! / Scoop, 22 Feb 2007,
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0702/S00234.htm
Les Brown
"There is a growing plague that has settled in our community, that in the end only we can deal with. The well spring of the Gangs, grafitti, prostition, and crime is the massive increase in drugs use. Drugs are killing our young,destroying their minds and stealing their innocence. This problem is getting worse and is fuelling escalating gang activity. At the centre is a growing gang battle over distribution rights, is the worst drug of all, P. Too much of the violence on our streets has its cause in this drug, that leaves its users with no moral base, nor normal human compassion."
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0702/S00234.htm
Les Brown
"There is a growing plague that has settled in our community, that in the end only we can deal with. The well spring of the Gangs, grafitti, prostition, and crime is the massive increase in drugs use. Drugs are killing our young,destroying their minds and stealing their innocence. This problem is getting worse and is fuelling escalating gang activity. At the centre is a growing gang battle over distribution rights, is the worst drug of all, P. Too much of the violence on our streets has its cause in this drug, that leaves its users with no moral base, nor normal human compassion."
New PCSOs speak the lingo / Peterborough Telegraph, 21 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rnss
Kirsty Nicolson
"SPEAKING eight different languages between them, a new team of police community support officers (PCSOs) can reach just about every corner of the community. Between them, the team boasts an impressive CV of language skills including Polish, Hindi, Italian, French, Lithuanian, Russian, Punjabi and Malayalam."
http://digbig.com/4rnss
Kirsty Nicolson
"SPEAKING eight different languages between them, a new team of police community support officers (PCSOs) can reach just about every corner of the community. Between them, the team boasts an impressive CV of language skills including Polish, Hindi, Italian, French, Lithuanian, Russian, Punjabi and Malayalam."
24-hour Croydon witness support scheme launched / 24Dash, 21 Feb 2007
http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/16886.htm
Ian Morgan
"24-hour Croydon witnesssupport scheme launched. Croydon residents who take a stand against serious and persistent antisocial behaviour in their community are to be supported by a unique new scheme being launched by the council. The Witness Support Service will offer assistance to those who agree to give evidence in civil cases, such as an Anti Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). It is the first scheme of its kind to offer instant, round the clock support to witnesses."
http://www.24dash.com/localgovernment/16886.htm
Ian Morgan
"24-hour Croydon witnesssupport scheme launched. Croydon residents who take a stand against serious and persistent antisocial behaviour in their community are to be supported by a unique new scheme being launched by the council. The Witness Support Service will offer assistance to those who agree to give evidence in civil cases, such as an Anti Social Behaviour Order (Asbo). It is the first scheme of its kind to offer instant, round the clock support to witnesses."
[New Zealand] Methamphetamine trials clogging courts / New Zealand Herald, 20 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rnsp
A huge increase in the number of people awaiting trial for methamphetamine-related crimes is clogging the country's court system.
http://digbig.com/4rnsp
A huge increase in the number of people awaiting trial for methamphetamine-related crimes is clogging the country's court system.
Interim Statement / Commission on Integration and Cohesion, 21 Feb 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnky
"This Interim Statement comprises the Commission’s early findings, themes emerging from consultation responses, and provides an overview of the Commission's work leading up to its full report in June."
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnky
"This Interim Statement comprises the Commission’s early findings, themes emerging from consultation responses, and provides an overview of the Commission's work leading up to its full report in June."
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
British Refugee Council, Migrant Helpline, Refugee Action, Refugee Arrivals Project, Scottish Refugee Council, Welsh Refugee Council response to: Fair, effective, transparent and trusted – Rebuilding confidence in our immigration system : An independent and transparent assessment of immigration / Refugee Council, February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnr
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnr
Report on an unannounced full follow-up inspection of HMP The Mount : 18–22 September 2006 : by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 14 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnp
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnp
Report on the unannounced follow-up inspections of three non-residential short term holding facilities: Gatwick North : Gatwick South : Dover Asylum Screening Centre : July – August 2006 by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 21 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnk
Report on the unannounced follow-up inspections of two non-residential short-term holding facilities: Lunar House, Croydon : Electric House, Croydon : June 2006 by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 14 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnnn
The National PPO evaluation – research to inform and guide practice / RDS, 20 February 2007
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/rdsolr0907.pdf
Paul Dawson
Home Office Online Report 09/07
Human Trafficking / Canada. Library of Parliament. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, November 2006
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0425-e.htm
Tim Riordan Raaflaub
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0425-e.htm
Tim Riordan Raaflaub
Korean ASBO Teens Learn 'To Heel' With Dogs / K9 Magazine, February 2007
http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&aid=1838&vid=0&npage
"A new dog training programme for young offenders in South Korea could well offer help to the UK’s own problem teenagers, given our national love of man’s best friend. The Cheonan Male Juvenile Correction Centre, 90km south of Korea’s capital Seoul, will offer five young offenders the chance to interact with carefully selected dogs, over a one year period to develop positive social interaction skills."
http://www.k9magazine.com/viewarticle.php?sid=15&aid=1838&vid=0&npage
"A new dog training programme for young offenders in South Korea could well offer help to the UK’s own problem teenagers, given our national love of man’s best friend. The Cheonan Male Juvenile Correction Centre, 90km south of Korea’s capital Seoul, will offer five young offenders the chance to interact with carefully selected dogs, over a one year period to develop positive social interaction skills."
Toward A Three-In-One Airport Passenger And Baggage Security Scanner / Medical News Today, 19 February 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=63029&nfid=nl
"Scientists in California and Michigan report development toward a "universal point detection system," a long sought three-in-one machine that screens airline passengers and baggage for explosive, chemical and biological threats at the same time. George R. Farquar and colleagues describe latest tests on the device, which uses a technology called single-particle aerosol mass spectrometry (SPAMS), in an article ""Identification of High Explosives Using Single-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry" scheduled for the March 15 issue of the ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=63029&nfid=nl
"Scientists in California and Michigan report development toward a "universal point detection system," a long sought three-in-one machine that screens airline passengers and baggage for explosive, chemical and biological threats at the same time. George R. Farquar and colleagues describe latest tests on the device, which uses a technology called single-particle aerosol mass spectrometry (SPAMS), in an article ""Identification of High Explosives Using Single-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry" scheduled for the March 15 issue of the ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal."
Migrants 'should learn English' / BBC, 21 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6380867.stm
"People who are seeking to come to the UK to work or to join a spouse already living here should be required to learn English, an expert body says.
The says language is the single largest barrier to community relations."
OUR INTERIM STATEMENT / Commission on Integration and Cohesion , 21 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnky
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6380867.stm
"People who are seeking to come to the UK to work or to join a spouse already living here should be required to learn English, an expert body says.
The says language is the single largest barrier to community relations."
OUR INTERIM STATEMENT / Commission on Integration and Cohesion , 21 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rnky
North Dorset Prison to build food waste plant / letsrecycle.com, 19 February 2007
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/news.jsp?story=6549
Scroll down to: "Community recycling group Otter Rotters has agreed to let a North Dorset prison replicate its innovative kitchen waste processing facility."
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/news.jsp?story=6549
Scroll down to: "Community recycling group Otter Rotters has agreed to let a North Dorset prison replicate its innovative kitchen waste processing facility."
An Impact assessment of the Prolific and other Priority Offender programme / RDS, 20 February 2007
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/ppo/rdsolr0807.pdf
Paul Dawson ; Lucy Cuppleditch
Home Office Online Report 08/07
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/ppo/rdsolr0807.pdf
Paul Dawson ; Lucy Cuppleditch
Home Office Online Report 08/07
The Assets Recovery Agency : Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General / National Audit Office, 21 FEBRUARY 2007
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607253.pdf
HC 253 2006-2007
Executive summary:
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607253es.pdf
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607253.pdf
HC 253 2006-2007
Executive summary:
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607253es.pdf
Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner for 2005-2006 : Commissioner: THE RT HON SIR SWINTON THOMAS : Presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister pursuant to Section 58(6) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 / TSO, 20 February 2007
PDF - http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc0607/hc03/0315/0315.pdf
HC 315 £5.00
SE/2007/17
PDF - http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc0607/hc03/0315/0315.pdf
HC 315 £5.00
SE/2007/17
Monday, February 19, 2007
The origin of variable sentencing for criminal convictions / SentryLink, 19 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmxt
"In the United States and many other countries, sentencing is a separate phase of a criminal trial. Once a defendant has been convicted, a judge will typically determine his punishment in the sentencing phase — and that punishment can vary. We are so used to this that the origin of the tradition is rarely questioned. But why would two people who committed the same crime serve different jail sentences? "You might assume the purpose is to allow the circumstances of the crime to be taken into account, and indeed this is its main use today. As it turns out, variable sentencing has a far darker past."
http://digbig.com/4rmxt
"In the United States and many other countries, sentencing is a separate phase of a criminal trial. Once a defendant has been convicted, a judge will typically determine his punishment in the sentencing phase — and that punishment can vary. We are so used to this that the origin of the tradition is rarely questioned. But why would two people who committed the same crime serve different jail sentences? "You might assume the purpose is to allow the circumstances of the crime to be taken into account, and indeed this is its main use today. As it turns out, variable sentencing has a far darker past."
Proposals sought on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill / Family Law Week, 18 Feb 2007
http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=2786
The Odysseus Trust has issued a consultation paper setting out possible amendments to the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill, and inviting suggestions for other changes. Responses should be sent to the Trust by the 28th February.
Bill:http://digbig.com/4rmte
The consultation paper can be accessed at: http://www.odysseustrust.org/index.html
http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=2786
The Odysseus Trust has issued a consultation paper setting out possible amendments to the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill, and inviting suggestions for other changes. Responses should be sent to the Trust by the 28th February.
Bill:http://digbig.com/4rmte
The consultation paper can be accessed at: http://www.odysseustrust.org/index.html
Guide to questioning children during the free-narrative phase of an investigative interview
Australian Psychologist, Volume 42, Issue 1, p. 57 -65
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g769897618
Martine B. Powell & Pamela C. Snow
"The inability of professionals to maintain the use of open-ended questions in the free-narrative phase of investigative interviews with children has been a major problem around the globe. The current paper addresses this concern by describing the key principles underlying the elicitation of free-narrative accounts and practical suggestions for formulating questions." [Sub Required]
Australian Psychologist, Volume 42, Issue 1, p. 57 -65
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g769897618
Martine B. Powell & Pamela C. Snow
"The inability of professionals to maintain the use of open-ended questions in the free-narrative phase of investigative interviews with children has been a major problem around the globe. The current paper addresses this concern by describing the key principles underlying the elicitation of free-narrative accounts and practical suggestions for formulating questions." [Sub Required]
Intrusive Memories in Perpetrators of Violent Crime: Emotions and Cognitions
http://content.apa.org/journals/ccp
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 75(1): 134-144
Ceri Evans, Anke Ehlers, Gillian Mezey & David M. Clark (2007) [Sub Required]
http://content.apa.org/journals/ccp
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 75(1): 134-144
Ceri Evans, Anke Ehlers, Gillian Mezey & David M. Clark (2007) [Sub Required]
Seasonality in recorded crime: preliminary findings / Home Office Online Report, February 2007
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/rdsolr0207.pdf
Celia Hird and Chandni Ruparel
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/rdsolr0207.pdf
Celia Hird and Chandni Ruparel
[New Zealand] Courts to go electronic / stuff.co.nz, 19 February 2007
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3966319a28.html
TOM PULLAR-STRECKER, REUBEN SCHWARZ - 2007
"The Justice Ministry has got the green light to let lawyers and police file legal documents with courts electronically, a move that could pave the way for paperless courtrooms, remote working and a dramatic modernisation of the judicial process."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3966319a28.html
TOM PULLAR-STRECKER, REUBEN SCHWARZ - 2007
"The Justice Ministry has got the green light to let lawyers and police file legal documents with courts electronically, a move that could pave the way for paperless courtrooms, remote working and a dramatic modernisation of the judicial process."
[New Zealand] Briton raises fresh voice over corruption in NZ prisons / New Zealand Herald, 19 Feb 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmpt
Derek Cheng
"The Corrections Department faces fresh allegations that corruption is rife at one of the country's biggest prisons. There is an environment in which smuggling contraband is blatant and documents arefilled in with fraudulent details. "You could find something in just about every cell - weapons, cellphones, drugs ... if searching was done properly there wouldn't be anything," said Dr Coward, who has 20 years' experience in prisons on four continents. "Cell searches were signed off without being done ... and this happened most days."
http://digbig.com/4rmpt
Derek Cheng
"The Corrections Department faces fresh allegations that corruption is rife at one of the country's biggest prisons. There is an environment in which smuggling contraband is blatant and documents arefilled in with fraudulent details. "You could find something in just about every cell - weapons, cellphones, drugs ... if searching was done properly there wouldn't be anything," said Dr Coward, who has 20 years' experience in prisons on four continents. "Cell searches were signed off without being done ... and this happened most days."
Sunday, February 18, 2007
[USA] THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS : EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / US. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. AUDIT DIVISION, February 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/DEA/a0719/final.pdf
PDF - http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/DEA/a0719/final.pdf
WHAT INFLUENCES BELIEVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE DISCLOSURES? THE ROLES OF DEPICTED MEMORY PERSISTENCE, PARTICIPANT GENDER, TRAUMA HISTORY, AND SEXISM
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31 (2007), 13–22
PDF - http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/articles/cf07.pdf
Lisa DeMarni Cromer and Jennifer J. Freyd
"This study investigated factors that influence believing child sexual abuse disclosures. College student participants in a university human subject pool completed measures about their own trauma history and responded to questions about sexist attitudes. Participants then read vignettes in which an adult disclosed a history of child sexual abuse, rated disclosures for accuracy and believability, and judged the level of abusiveness. Men believed abuse reports less than did women, and people who had not experienced trauma were less likely to believe trauma reports. Gender and personal history interacted such that trauma history did not impact women’s judgments but did impact men’s judgments. Men with a trauma history responded similarly to women with or without a trauma history. High sexism predicted lower judgments of an event being abusive. Hostile sexism was negatively correlated with believing abuse disclosures. Results are considered in light of myths about child sexual abuse."
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31 (2007), 13–22
PDF - http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/articles/cf07.pdf
Lisa DeMarni Cromer and Jennifer J. Freyd
"This study investigated factors that influence believing child sexual abuse disclosures. College student participants in a university human subject pool completed measures about their own trauma history and responded to questions about sexist attitudes. Participants then read vignettes in which an adult disclosed a history of child sexual abuse, rated disclosures for accuracy and believability, and judged the level of abusiveness. Men believed abuse reports less than did women, and people who had not experienced trauma were less likely to believe trauma reports. Gender and personal history interacted such that trauma history did not impact women’s judgments but did impact men’s judgments. Men with a trauma history responded similarly to women with or without a trauma history. High sexism predicted lower judgments of an event being abusive. Hostile sexism was negatively correlated with believing abuse disclosures. Results are considered in light of myths about child sexual abuse."
Lollipops reduce late-night crime / BBC News [Oxfordshire], 13 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6358519.stm
"A scheme that sees revellers given lollipops as they leave pubs and clubs has been credited with reducing late-night crime.
West Oxfordshire Community Safety Partnership said the number of offences fell by 10% in Witney during a two-week period over Christmas."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6358519.stm
"A scheme that sees revellers given lollipops as they leave pubs and clubs has been credited with reducing late-night crime.
West Oxfordshire Community Safety Partnership said the number of offences fell by 10% in Witney during a two-week period over Christmas."
Recycling could compromise security / Computing, 12 February 2007
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2174616/recycling-compromise-security
Tom Young
"Not enough thought is being given to the protection of confidential information
Compliance with international recycling standards, such as ISO 14000, could leave businesses wide open to hackers and fraud attempts.
David Macken, managing director of System Associates, a provider of e-Government security services, has warned that confidential information is not being safeguarded."
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2174616/recycling-compromise-security
Tom Young
"Not enough thought is being given to the protection of confidential information
Compliance with international recycling standards, such as ISO 14000, could leave businesses wide open to hackers and fraud attempts.
David Macken, managing director of System Associates, a provider of e-Government security services, has warned that confidential information is not being safeguarded."
Toshiba fingers biometrics for phones / vnunet.com, 13 February 2007
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174739/toshiba-fingers-biometrics
Iain Thomson
"Fingerprint scanner on two new phones in laptop crossover"
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174739/toshiba-fingers-biometrics
Iain Thomson
"Fingerprint scanner on two new phones in laptop crossover"
[USA] Number of New Methamphetamine Users Age 12 or Older in Past Year / University of Maryland, 12 February 2007
PDF - http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol16/16-06.pdf
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 - Details Of Commencement Of Si 2007/74 (Increase Of Maximum Sentences For Offences Of Having Knives; Sexual Offences: Forfeiture And Detention Of Vehicles; Continuity Of Sexual Offences Law; And Amendment Of Section 82 Of The Sexual Offences Act 2003 Concerning Notification Periods) / Home Office, 17 February 2007
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Home Office Circular 006 / 2007
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Home Office Circular 006 / 2007
Amendments To Schedules 3 And 5 To The Sexual Offences Act 2003 / Home Office, 17 February 2007
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Home Office Circular 005 / 2007
Knife-girl shot with stun gun / Blackburn Citizen, 18 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmkn
Ben Briggs
"A GIRL threatened a man she passed in the street with a knife after he refused her request for money. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had to be shot with a Taser stun gun by police as she held a knife to his throat after making him kneel down in a busy Blackburn road, Preston Crown Court was told.
She was the first person under 16 in the country to have a stun gun used on her by police. She was sentenced to a six-month training and detention order."
http://digbig.com/4rmkn
Ben Briggs
"A GIRL threatened a man she passed in the street with a knife after he refused her request for money. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had to be shot with a Taser stun gun by police as she held a knife to his throat after making him kneel down in a busy Blackburn road, Preston Crown Court was told.
She was the first person under 16 in the country to have a stun gun used on her by police. She was sentenced to a six-month training and detention order."
Addiction Study Finds People Underestimate Power Of Drug Cravings / Medical News Today, 16 February 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=62936
Jonathan Potts
"A novel experiment conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Professor George Loewenstein and colleagues may explain why people try a drug, such as heroin, for the first time despite ample evidence that it is addictive. The results of the study reveal that even longtime addicts underestimate the influence that drug cravings have over their behaviour."
Altered states: The impact of immediate craving on the valuation of current and future opioids
Journal of Health Economics, Available online 16 January 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmkf
Gary J. Badger, Warren K. Bickel, Louis A. Giordano, Eric A. Jacobs, George Loewenstein, Lisa Marsch [Sub required]
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=62936
Jonathan Potts
"A novel experiment conducted by Carnegie Mellon University Professor George Loewenstein and colleagues may explain why people try a drug, such as heroin, for the first time despite ample evidence that it is addictive. The results of the study reveal that even longtime addicts underestimate the influence that drug cravings have over their behaviour."
Altered states: The impact of immediate craving on the valuation of current and future opioids
Journal of Health Economics, Available online 16 January 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmkf
Gary J. Badger, Warren K. Bickel, Louis A. Giordano, Eric A. Jacobs, George Loewenstein, Lisa Marsch [Sub required]
In the face of fundamentalism / Sunday Herald, 18 February 2007
http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.1200715.0.0.php
Torcuil Crichton
"WHEN THEY come to writing up the death of multiculturalism in Western Europe, the murder of Theo Van Gogh will make for a large punctuation point. Two years ago, the maverick Dutch film-maker was shot eight times in an Amsterdam street by an Islamic extremist. As he lay on the pavement in broad daylight his throat was slashed and the knife was then used to pin a note to his chest.
The bloodstained letter was addressed to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch MP. Hirsi Ali had written the screenplay for Van Gogh's film Submission 1 in which lines from the Koran, detailing a man's right to beat his wife, were projected on to the semi-naked body of an actress posing as a victim of domestic violence.
The murderous reaction - and the incoherent letter, promising that nowhere was safe for critics of the Koran - blew apart the liberal Dutch consensus on immigration and integration."
http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.1200715.0.0.php
Torcuil Crichton
"WHEN THEY come to writing up the death of multiculturalism in Western Europe, the murder of Theo Van Gogh will make for a large punctuation point. Two years ago, the maverick Dutch film-maker was shot eight times in an Amsterdam street by an Islamic extremist. As he lay on the pavement in broad daylight his throat was slashed and the knife was then used to pin a note to his chest.
The bloodstained letter was addressed to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch MP. Hirsi Ali had written the screenplay for Van Gogh's film Submission 1 in which lines from the Koran, detailing a man's right to beat his wife, were projected on to the semi-naked body of an actress posing as a victim of domestic violence.
The murderous reaction - and the incoherent letter, promising that nowhere was safe for critics of the Koran - blew apart the liberal Dutch consensus on immigration and integration."
EU to cherry-pick migrant workers / EUOBSERVER, 14 February 2007
http://euobserver.com/9/23492/?rk=1
Renata Goldirova
"With both, legal and illegal migration becoming Europe's Gordic knot, moves are under way to promote lawful routes to the EU labour market, including the possible introduction of a European version of the US green card and sanctions for companies who hire illegal immigrants.
The EU is setting its hopes on Africa, India and the eastern neighbours, as labour shortages could peak in twenty years time when 25 million of Europeans are expected to retire from work."
http://euobserver.com/9/23492/?rk=1
Renata Goldirova
"With both, legal and illegal migration becoming Europe's Gordic knot, moves are under way to promote lawful routes to the EU labour market, including the possible introduction of a European version of the US green card and sanctions for companies who hire illegal immigrants.
The EU is setting its hopes on Africa, India and the eastern neighbours, as labour shortages could peak in twenty years time when 25 million of Europeans are expected to retire from work."
Italy ask UK for advice on hooligans / Observer, 18 February 2007
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2015890,00.html
Denis Campbell
"The Italian interior minister will arrive in Britain on Tuesday to ask for advice on combating the wave of hooliganism that culminated in the death of a policeman early this month.
Giuliano Amato will meet Home Secretary John Reid and see what lessons his country could learn from the tough measures employed in the UK that have dramatically reduced the disorder that blighted games here in the 1970s and 80s."
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2015890,00.html
Denis Campbell
"The Italian interior minister will arrive in Britain on Tuesday to ask for advice on combating the wave of hooliganism that culminated in the death of a policeman early this month.
Giuliano Amato will meet Home Secretary John Reid and see what lessons his country could learn from the tough measures employed in the UK that have dramatically reduced the disorder that blighted games here in the 1970s and 80s."
Sex trade moves its modern-day slaves into the suburbs / Sunday Telegraph, 18 February 2007
http://digbig.com/4rmkd
David Harrison
"Criminal gangs are moving sex slaves out of brothels and into private houses in an attempt to take the trade "underground" and avoid discovery by the police.
Senior officers are finding an "alarming" number of young women, mostly east Europeans aged 18 to 25, held captive in privately owned flats and houses and forced to have sex with up to 30 "clients" a day."
http://digbig.com/4rmkd
David Harrison
"Criminal gangs are moving sex slaves out of brothels and into private houses in an attempt to take the trade "underground" and avoid discovery by the police.
Senior officers are finding an "alarming" number of young women, mostly east Europeans aged 18 to 25, held captive in privately owned flats and houses and forced to have sex with up to 30 "clients" a day."
[Scotland] 161 children forced to sign mini-Asbo in crackdown / Herald, 17 February 2007
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ROB ROBERTSON
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ROB ROBERTSON
Scotland top for victim support / BBC, 18 February 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6371643.stm
"Scotland has topped a European league table of countries providing specialist support to victims of crime.
A study showed of those who suffered a burglary, robbery, sexual attack or assault, 22% received specialist support to help them cope."
The Burden of Crime in the EU : Research Report : A Comparative Analysis of the European Crime and Safety Survey (EU ICS) 2005 / Gallup, 18 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rmkb
Jan van Dijk, Robert Manchin, John van Kesteren, Sami Nevala, Gergely Hideg
European Union Crime and Safety Study
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6371643.stm
"Scotland has topped a European league table of countries providing specialist support to victims of crime.
A study showed of those who suffered a burglary, robbery, sexual attack or assault, 22% received specialist support to help them cope."
The Burden of Crime in the EU : Research Report : A Comparative Analysis of the European Crime and Safety Survey (EU ICS) 2005 / Gallup, 18 February 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rmkb
Jan van Dijk, Robert Manchin, John van Kesteren, Sami Nevala, Gergely Hideg
European Union Crime and Safety Study
Proposed legislation called a threat to Internet users' privacy / International Herald Tribune, 14 February 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/14/business/privacy.php
Victoria Shannon
"Countries seeking to outlaw fake e-mail IDs
European governments are preparing legislation to force companies to keep detailed data about people's Internet and phone use that goes beyond what the countries will be required to do under a European Union directive."
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Exposed: the myth of the World Cup ‘sex slaves’ / Spiked, 14 February 2007
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/earticle/2850/
Bruno Waterfield
"It was widely claimed that 40,000 women would be trafficked into Germany as prostitutes during the 2006 World Cup. New EU reports seen by spiked suggest that nothing of the sort happened."
German Government to Crack Down on Drunk Driving / Deutsche Welle, 15 February 2007
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2352317,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"With binge drinking gaining ground in Germany, the German government is seeking to crack down on drunk driving among young people by imposing tough new laws including a zero-tolerance policy."
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2352317,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"With binge drinking gaining ground in Germany, the German government is seeking to crack down on drunk driving among young people by imposing tough new laws including a zero-tolerance policy."
A Health Needs Assessment for Young Women in Young Offender Institutions / Youth Justice Board, 16 Febrauary 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4rmfp
Nicola Douglas and Emma Plugge
If not now, when? Taking action on alcohol
Health Service Journal, 12 February 2007
http://www.hsj.co.uk/healthservicejournal/pages/GMol070215libby
Libby Ranzetta
"The time is ripe for developing strategic steps to tackle the havoc wreaked by alcohol misuse." [Sub required]
Security industry ‘losing cybercrime battle’ / Financial Times, 12 February 2007
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Malika Zouhali-Worrall
"The computer security industry is struggling to cope with new levels of sophistication in cybercrime, according to leading figures in the field." [Sub required]
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Malika Zouhali-Worrall
"The computer security industry is struggling to cope with new levels of sophistication in cybercrime, according to leading figures in the field." [Sub required]
EU to allow states to send prisoners to jail in home country / Guardian, 16 February 2007
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,2014548,00.html
David Gow
"The European Union yesterday offered some welcome relief for the home secretary, John Reid, by agreeing to allow Europeans imprisoned abroad to be sent to their home country to serve their sentence."
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,2014548,00.html
David Gow
"The European Union yesterday offered some welcome relief for the home secretary, John Reid, by agreeing to allow Europeans imprisoned abroad to be sent to their home country to serve their sentence."
1,200 bikes are stolen every day, says study / Independent, 16 February 2007
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Alan Jones
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Alan Jones
British thieves 'prefer Italian cars / Telegraph, 15 February 2007
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"American and Italian cars are the top targets for vehicle thieves in Britain. Motorists hoping to keep their vehicles safe should instead invest in Swedish or Spanish makes, which are the least popular with criminals."
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"American and Italian cars are the top targets for vehicle thieves in Britain. Motorists hoping to keep their vehicles safe should instead invest in Swedish or Spanish makes, which are the least popular with criminals."
Sweat from DNA traces robber to Estonia / Telegraph, 17 February 2007
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David Sapsted
"An armed robber was jailed yesterday after being traced to Estonia from a drop of sweat on a shop assistant's face."
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David Sapsted
"An armed robber was jailed yesterday after being traced to Estonia from a drop of sweat on a shop assistant's face."
[Sweden] Immigrants blocked from getting Swedish ID / The Local, 15 February 2007 http://www.thelocal.se/6421/
"New rules introduced in January mean immigrants with the right to live and work in Sweden are being barred from receiving Swedish ID cards. A Swedish ID is required to exercise many daily activities in Swedish society, including collecting packages from the post office, opening a bank account, seeing a doctor, or even hiring a DVD and buying alcohol or cigarettes."
"New rules introduced in January mean immigrants with the right to live and work in Sweden are being barred from receiving Swedish ID cards. A Swedish ID is required to exercise many daily activities in Swedish society, including collecting packages from the post office, opening a bank account, seeing a doctor, or even hiring a DVD and buying alcohol or cigarettes."
Friday, February 16, 2007
Financial Auditing and Reporting- General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2005-06 / REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL HC 148 Session 2006-2007, 9 February 2007.
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607148.pdf
PDF - http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/06-07/0607148.pdf
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