[USA] Sewage tells tales about community-wide drug abuse / EurekAlert!, 21 August 2007
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-08/acs-stt081007.php
"Public health officials may soon be able to flush out more accurate estimates on illegal drug use in communities across the country thanks to screening test described at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. The test doesn’t screen people, it seeks out evidence of illicit drug abuse in drug residues and metabolites excreted in urine and flushed toward municipal sewage treatment plants."

Concerns raised over Taser safety / New Scientist, 27 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4trbk
Jessica Marshall
""Don't tase me, bro," screamed student Andrew Meyer last week - just before police did exactly that. The incident happened after the University of Florida student asked a question during a speech by Senator John Kerry. This event - available for all to see on YouTube - and the "tasing" of an autistic teen darting around in traffic after bolting from a counselling session - has sparked renewed debate over appropriate use of Tasers. The question is not just in what circumstances you can justify using Tasers, but how safe they are. As Taser use continues to spread, organisations like Amnesty International have voiced concerns over safety."

Fund to fight 'witchcraft' abuse / African Echo, 27 September 2007
http://www.africanecho.co.uk/africanechonews11-sep26.shtml
"TWO CHARITIES are donating £450,000 to help African children in the UK who are accused of witchcraft and abused."

New laser method helps detect hidden liquid explosives / Laser Focus World, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4trbj
"A new and powerful technique that can detect hidden liquid explosives through common plastic containers and glass bottles has been demonstrated by scientists from STFC's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)."
Noninvasive Detection of Concealed Liquid Explosives Using Raman Spectroscopy
Analytical Chemistry, Web Release Date: September 20, 2007
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/ancham/asap/abs/ac071383n.html
C. Eliasson, N. A. Macleod, and P. Matousek

A turning point for biometrics? / IT Director, 27 September 2007
http://www.it-director.com/business/security/content.php?cid=9843
Fran Howarth
"Increasingly regulated world and with security risks ever more visible, companies are under greater pressure than ever before to lock down their businesses. Many are ramping up technology investments in areas that provide them with greater insight into who is doing what and when within their organisations. Among these, identity and access management technologies are becoming mainstream tools deployed in the majority of organisations so that actions taken can be tied to the identity of the individual who has performed them."

Young People’s Attitudes towards Muslims in Sweden / Institute for the Study of Labor, August 2007
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp2977.pdf
Pieter Bevelander ; Jonas Otterbeck
IZA DP No. 2977

Migrant Ethnic Identity: Concept and Policy Implications / Institute for the Study of Labor, September 2007
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3056.pdf
Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA DP No. 3056

French riot squad to halt Cherbourg migrants / Telegraph, 27 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4trbf
Peter Allen
"French riot police have begun a "war" in the port of Cherbourg against hundreds of migrants trying to enter Britain illegally by stowing away on ferries."

[Scotland] NO ONE KNOWS: Identifying and supporting prisoners with learning difficulties and learning disabilities: the views of prison staff / Prison Reform Trust, September 2007
PDF - http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/temp/FinalspNOKspScotlandsplo-res.pdf
Nancy Loucks with Talbot Jenny

Public Protection, Proportionality, and the Search for Balance / Ministry of Justice, September 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/270907.pdf
Benjamin Goold, Liora Lazarus and Gabriel Swiney
Ministry of Justice Research Series 10/07

[USA] Police get a new weapon in arsenal to detect hazardous radiation / Buffalo News, 19 September 2007
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/otherwny/story/165974.html
Lou Michel

Personal data protection under threat in EU treaty draft / EUObserver, 27 September 2007
http://euobserver.com/9/24850/?rk=1
Honor Mahony
"Negotiations on the new EU treaty have thrown up sensitive questions about how citizens' personal data should be kept and accessed in the future. Under the current draft, agreed in the early hours of a top level summit in June, personal data – such as those of air passengers - could be passed on to third countries without the controlling scrutiny of the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice."

Study: Homophobia High Among Immigrant Children in Germany / Deutsche-Welle, 26 September 2007
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2797928,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"A new study has found that young people from immigrant backgrounds are more prone to reject homosexuality than their peers in Germany. That's because of cultural factors, including, but not restricted to religion."

Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership / Institute for the Study of Labor, September 2007
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3050.pdf
Amelie Constant; Rowan Roberts; Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA DP No. 3050

Flood of refugees amid Congo conflict / Christian Science Monitor, 27 September 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0927/p06s02-woaf.html
Scott Baldauf
"Fresh fighting between the Army and Tutsi rebels has prompted new camps of displaced persons to spring up suddenly in the past three weeks, taxing efforts of relief workers to provide food and adequate shelter."

EU seeking skilled immigrant workers / Business Week, 26 September 2007
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8RT6BE80.htm
JAN SLIVA
"European Union lawmakers have backed plans for an EU-wide work permit to attract skilled workers to offset labor shortages in the 27-nation bloc due to falling birth rates and demographic shifts. A proposal to introduce an EU "blue card", inspired by the US Green Card, is to be presented by the European Commission on Oct. 23. It aims to attract engineers, IT specialists and other highly qualified workers from Asia, Africa and Latin America, who currently prefer Northern American and Australia over Europe."

Local Drug–Crime Dynamics in a Canadian Multi-Site Sample of Untreated Opioid Users
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, Volume 49, Number 3 / July 2007, Pages 341-373
http://digbig.com/4tqtk
Patrik Manzoni, Benedikt Fischer, Jürgen Rehm
"This multi-site study analysed self-reported involvement in property crime, drug dealing, and sex work, across five Canadian cities, among a sample of 677 illicit opioid and other drug users outside of treatment. Findings revealed substantial differences among the cities regarding both the extent and frequency of illegal activities. In regard to local differences, multiple logistic regression models revealed that crack use was strongly associated with property crime in Toronto, while cocaine use was strongly related with sex work in Montreal and Quebec City. This evidence points to local dynamics of drug cultures that are related to specific criminal activities. Implications for further research and intervention efforts are discussed."
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[Canada] Young People's Perceptions and Experiences of the Lawyer–Client Relationship
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, Volume 49, Number 3 / July 2007, Pages 375-401
http://digbig.com/4tqth
Michele Peterson-Badali, Stephanie Care, Julia Broeking
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Internationalizing New Technologies of Crime Control: Forensic DNA Databasing and Datasharing in the European Union
Policing and Society, Volume 17, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 103 - 118
http://digbig.com/4tqtg
Paul Johnson ; Robin Williams
"The use of DNA profiling in support of criminal investigations by police forces across the world has expanded remarkably during the last decade. The effectiveness of the world's first national DNA database - the National DNA Database of England & Wales - has subsequently influenced both police and legislative authorities in many other criminal jurisdictions to establish (or seek to establish) equivalent databases. The automated comparison of DNA profiles obtained from scenes of crime with those obtained from individuals suspected of involvement in criminal activities is regarded by many observers as the most important development in investigative technology since the adoption of fingerprint comparison early in the last century. This paper describes some recent and significant efforts to influence both the growth of national DNA databases, and also to extend the exchange of genetic information in support of trans-national policing. Some of the legal, policy and ethical issues that arise from these efforts are outlined and discussed."

'Keeping the Family Together'. Police Community Support Officers and the 'Police Extended Family' in London
Policing and Society, Volume 17, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 119 - 140
http://digbig.com/4tqtf
Les Johnston
"The Police Reform Act (2002) introduced police community support officers (PCSOs) into the service for the first time. The introduction of PCSOs has to be considered in the context of debates about security governance, since proponents see the initiative as a means of reconsolidating police sovereignty over policing. Obviously, in order for this sovereign project to be feasible, PCSOs have to be integrated successfully into their newly adopted 'family'. This paper is concerned with a number of organisational issues relating to the Police Community Support Officers integration. It draws upon research into PCSOs carried out in two London boroughs (Westminster and Camden) between October 2002 and December 2003."
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How Green was Thames Valley?: Policing the Image of Restorative Justice Cautions
Policing and Society, Volume 17, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 141 - 163
http://digbig.com/4tqte
Aidan Wilcox; Richard Young
"In 1994, Thames Valley Police (in the UK) began experimenting with restorative justice cautioning, in the Milton Keynes area. Other pilot programmes (most notably in Aylesbury) soon followed. The initiative was enthusiastically promoted by the then Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, Sir Charles Pollard. One of his central claims was that re-offending rates had declined from 30% to 4% in Aylesbury as a result of restorative cautioning. This remarkable claim was instrumental in persuading key individuals, both within and outside Thames Valley Police, that greater use should be made of restorative methods within criminal justice. This paper subjects that claim to empirical scrutiny (and finds it baseless) as well as exploring what this episode reveals about the nature of relations between the police and the media."
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A Constructive Critique of the Officer Safety Programme Used in England and Wales
Policing and Society, Volume 17, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 164 - 181
http://digbig.com/4tqtd
John W. Buttle
"Currently, police officers undergo officer safety training at a level and regularity unknown to their predecessors. Using interviews with police officers, observations of officer safety training and official documentation, this article examines the rationale behind officer safety training, while exploring its limitations. It is argued that the officer safety training is structured in a way that encourages pre-emptive uses of force, which is exacerbated by the ambiguous nature of guidelines and rules of engagement that fail to adequately regulate the use of force. Furthermore, suggestions are made for changes that will ensure officer safety, while providing greater safety and accountability to the public."
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Demystifying Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why / Harvard Business Online, 10 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqst
Michael Watkins
"Many leaders I work with struggle with strategy. They know it’s important to have strategies in order to align decision making in their businesses. They understand that they can't observe and control everything in their organizations (much as many of them would like to). They earnestly want to develop good strategies and they get the theory. But when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of crafting strategy, they rapidly get bogged down."

To Succeed in the Long Term, Focus on the Middle Term
Harvard Business Review, July-August 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqss
Geoffrey A. Moore
"Strategy’s no-man’s-land lies between the budget and the long-term plan."
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At full strain / Guardian, 26 September 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,2176767,00.html
Peter Hetherington
"What is the social and economic impact on a community when thousands of migrant workers arrive? One council decided to find out."

On the margins / Guardian, 26 September 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,2177313,00.html
Patrick Barkham
"The chief constable of Cambridgeshire says she needs more resources to deal with migrant-related crime. The rightwing press are in a frenzy. But are the Latvians, Lithuanians and Portuguese more likely to be victims than perpetrators?"

[New Zealand] Policing Act 'wiki' launched / New Zealand Police, 25 September 2007
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/3370.html
"Today's launch of a Policing Act wiki gives Kiwis an innovative way to suggest the wording for a new Act of Parliament. The wiki is the latest step in a comprehensive review of the 1958 Police Act. If successful, one outcome is for the wiki Act to be given to the parliamentary select committee considering the official Policing Bill next year, along with other consultation information generated during the 18 month long review.
The wiki can be accessed at http://wiki.policeact.govt.nz."

Youth Self-Reported Delinquency, Toronto, 2006 / Statistics Canada, 25 September 2007
PDF - http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/85-002-XIE/85-002-XIE2007006.pdf
Josée Savoie

Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) management / Network World, September 2007
M. E. Kabay
"Three articles on CSIRT management."

1. CSIRT Management: Triage, 18 September 2007
   http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2007/0917sec1.html
2. CSIRT Management: Problem-tracking software, 20 September 2007
   http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2007/0917sec2.html
3. CSIRT Management: Politics, 25 September 2007
   http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2007/0924sec1.html

[Australia] Security tests to sniff out new explosives / Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqsg
"THE next generation of technologies for detecting explosives, including so-called "electronic strip-search" body-scanning cameras, is to be tested for possible use in airports. The tests are part of a project by the department's Office of Transport Security to evaluate the next generation of screening technologies in the light of last year's terrorist plot in Britain, which involved liquid explosives. The project is expected to focus on improving the ability of airport security personnel to detect liquid explosives as well as hidden weapons being carried by passengers."

Joint Inspection of Youth Offending Teams: Annual Report 2006/2007 / HMI Probation, 26 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqsf

Report on the unannounced inspection of the residential short-term holding facility: Port of Dover (PoD): 20 April 2007: by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 18 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqsd

Report on an announced inspection of Dover Immigration Removal Centre: 19 – 23 March 2007: by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqsc

Report on the unannounced follow-up inspection of the non-residential short-term holding facility at: Communications House: 4 April 2007 by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HMI Prisons, 18 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqry

Dangerous Offenders: Guide for Sentencers and Practitioners / Sentencing Guidelines Council, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/SGC%20Dangerous%20Offenders.pdf

An Examination of behavioral consistency using individual behaviors or groups of behaviors in serial homicide
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 527 - 544. Special Issue: Current Directions
http://digbig.com/4tqqt
Alicia L. Bateman, C. Gabrielle Salfati
"Establishing behavioural consistency in serial homicide offending behaviour is essential when linking homicides together and to a common offender. This study provides the first empirically based evidence testing the use of using single behaviours as linking factors in linking homicide cases in a series, and shows that this method has inherent difficulties in accomplishing this, thus providing the first wave of empirical testing that questions current theories in the literature on serial homicide, which has suggested that signatures or specific key behaviours are important in understanding the consistency in an offender's behaviour across the crimes."
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[USA] Megan's law and its impact on community re-entry for sex offenders
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 587 - 602. Special Issue: Current Directions
http://digbig.com/4tqqs
Jill S. Levenson, David A. D'Amora, Andrea L. Hern
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Criminality and continued DUI offense: criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 603 - 614. Special Issue: Current Directions
http://digbig.com/4tqqr
Richard A. LaBrie, Rachel C. Kidman, Mark Albanese, Allyson J. Peller, Howard J. Shaffer
"During the six years after inpatient treatment, 15.5% of the cohort was convicted of another Driving while Under the Influence of alcohol (DUI). The reoffense rate was significantly different across criminal types and was not related to the time post treatment years at risk. The findings show there has been no significant improvement in treatment outcome over the last 20 years. New and innovative DUI offender policies and practices are needed to better engage the heterogeneous offender population, and reduce the incidence of repeat DUI."

Determining dangerousness in sexually violent predator evaluations: cognitive-experiential self-theory and juror judgments of expert testimony
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 507 - 526. Special Issue: Current Directions
http://digbig.com/4tqqq
Joel D. Lieberman, Daniel A. Krauss, Mariel Kyger, Maribeth Lehoux
"Past research examining the effects of expert testimony on the future dangerousness of a defendant in death penalty sentencing found that jurors are more influenced by less scientific clinical expert testimony and tend to devalue scientific actuarial testimony. This study was designed to determine whether these findings extend to civil commitment trials for sexual offenders and to test a theoretical rationale for this effect. Participants' gender was found to exert important interactive effects on dangerousness decisions, with male jurors showing the predicted effect while females did not. The policy implications of these findings are discussed."
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'Just Say No': A preliminary evaluation of a three-stage model of integrated treatment for substance use problems in conditions of medium security
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 141 - 159
http://digbig.com/4tqpy
Helen Miles ; Lisa Dutheil ; Ian Welsby ; Daniel Haider
"Preliminary outcome data evaluating a three-stage model of integrated treatment for substance use problems in conditions of medium security are presented to address the lack of previous research in this area."
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Dialectical behaviour therapy as a treatment for borderline personality disorder in prisons: Three illustrative case studies
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 160 - 180
http://digbig.com/4tqpx
Claire Nee a; Sarah Farman
"Little is known about the effectiveness of treatments for severe personality disorder in prisons. The over-representation of borderline personality disorder in female prisons has lead to pilots of dialectical behaviour therapy [DBT] in three such establishments in the UK. This treatment was designed for borderline personality disordered women in the community in the USA, and this is the first time it has been piloted within a UK prison context. It was the treatment of choice as it had the strongest evidence base in lower security settings. [...] In describing the improvements in all three cases, we aim to demonstrate the versatility of DBT in the prison setting and its capacity for reducing criminogenic risk."
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Understanding change in a therapeutic community: An action systems approach
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 181 - 203
http://digbig.com/4tqpw
Lucy Neville ; Sarah Miller ; Katarina Fritzon
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'Getting into trouble': A qualitative analysis of the onset of offending in the accounts of men with learning disabilities
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 221 - 234
http://digbig.com/4tqpt
Tom Isherwood ; Mick Burns ; Mark Naylor ; Stephen Read
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Applying a psychodynamic treatment model to support an adolescent sentenced for murder to confront and manage feelings of shame and remorse
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 248 - 260
http://digbig.com/4tqps
Sinéad Marriott
"Every year a small number of people below the age of 17 receive a 'life' sentence for murder and spend the rest of their adolescence and young adulthood in custody. These young people have complex needs and their sentences provide an opportunity for engagement in longer-term work."
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Custodial interrogation: What are the background factors associated with claims of false confession to police?
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 266 - 275
http://digbig.com/4tqpr
Gisli H. Gudjonsson ; Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson ; Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir ; Inga Dora Sigfusdottir
"The aim of this paper is to investigate the association between an alleged false confession during custodial interrogation and reported adverse life events, substance abuse problems, self-harm behaviour, and previous psychological/psychiatric treatment."
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Crime cut by drugs scheme / Harlepool Mail, 25 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqpq
Peter Tennick
"DRUG-USING criminals commit 25 per cent fewer crimes after passing through a ground-breaking Hartlepool intervention scheme. The scheme, which was piloted by the Government in Hartlepool two years ago, targets the town's worst drug-fuelled offenders."

U.S. government probes cyber attacks / Globe and Mail, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqpp
EILEEN SULLIVAN
"A top homeland security lawmaker has called for an investigation into possible cyber attacks on computer systems at the Homeland Security Department. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he believes Unisys Corp — the company that holds the $1.7 billion contract to build parts of the Homeland Security Department's computer network — is at fault for these network break-ins. Thompson chairs the House Homeland Security committee and asked the department's inspector general to investigate."

[USA] Asylum From Trafficking: A Failure of Protection
Immigration Briefings, No 07-07, July 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqpn
"After briefly reviewing the legal and political background surrounding the issue of trafficking, this Briefing will give an overview and discussion of a number of mostly unpublished decisions. Taken as a whole, these decisions raise troubling questions about the availability of US protection to women fleeing the serious harm of trafficking in persons."

2007 Report on International Religious Freedom / US. Department of State, September 2007
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/

Third Annual Report on Migration and Integration: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS / Europa, 11 September 2007
PDF - http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/immigration/docs/com_2007_512_en.pdf

Human Trafficking Evokes Outrage, Little Evidence / Washington Post, 23 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqpj
Jerry Markon
"US Estimates Thousands of Victims, But Efforts to Find Them Fall Short."

Millions in flight: the Iraqi refugee crisis / Amnesty International, 24 September 2007
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGMDE140412007

[Scotland] Police may keep children’s DNA / Herald, 25 September 2007
http://www.theherald.co.uk/display.var.1711528.0.0.php?utag=32924
DAVID LEASK
"DNA samples belonging to children who commit sexual and violent offences could be kept by the police under a review of the law surrounding DNA retention."

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Statistics on implementation in central government: Q2: April - June 2007 / Ministry of Justice, 24 September 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/Quarterly-statisticsApr-June07.pdf

New technology for tracking down builders of homemade bombs / Medical News Today, 20 September 2007
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/82851.php
"Researchers in Australia are reporting development of a portable device to help track down builders of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)."
Identification of Inorganic Improvised Explosive Devices by Analysis of Postblast Residues Using Portable Capillary Electrophoresis Instrumentation and Indirect Photometric Detection with a Light-Emitting Diode
Analytical Chemistry, 79 (18), 7005 -7013, 2007
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/ancham/2007/79/i18/abs/ac0708792.html
Joseph P. Hutchinson, Christopher J. Evenhuis, Cameron Johns, Artaches A. Kazarian, Michael C. Breadmore, Miroslav Macka, Emily F. Hilder, Rosanne M. Guijt, Greg W. Dicinoski, and Paul R. Haddad
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Crime in the United States, 2006 / FBI, September 2007
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/index.html

Are brain flaws the key to paedophilia? / Mail, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqns
JENNY HOPE
"The brains of paedophiles may work differently from others, scientists claimed."
Pedophilia is Linked to Reduced Activation in Hypothalamus and Lateral Prefrontal Cortex During Visual Erotic Stimulation
Biological Psychiatry Volume 62, Issue 6, 15 September 2007, Pages 698-701
http://digbig.com/4tqnw
Martin Walter, Joachim Witzel, Christine Wiebking, Udo Gubka, Michael Rotte, Kolja Schiltz, Felix Bermpohl, Claus Tempelmann, Bernhard Bogerts, Hans Jochen Heinze and Georg Northoff
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Tensions rise over Ivory Coast ID / BBC News, 25 September 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7011573.stm
"A controversial programme has begun to give Ivory Coast identification papers to the hundreds of thousands of Ivorians who do not have them."

UK government websites ranked fifth in Europe / vnunet, 24 September 2007
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2199294/uk-government-websites-ranked
Matt Chapman
"Direct Gov and Business Link praised for usefulness
A report by the European Commission has ranked the UK one place higher than last year in terms of online public services."

Crime behaviours and distance travelled in homicides and rapes
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 1 - 15, Jul 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqmf
Pekka Santtila, Manne Laukkanen, Angelo Zappalà
"We explored (1) distances between home and offence in homicides and rapes; (2) whether these distances differed from each other; and (3) whether offence features were associated with distances."
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Gun for hire / Economist, 20 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqme
"The number of guns in Britain is stable, but they are circulating faster."

Better Late than Never? : The Canadian Parliamentary Review of the Anti-terrorism Act
IRPP Choices Vol. 13, no. 5, September 2007
PDF - http://www.irpp.org/choices/archive/vol13no5.pdf
Kent Roach

[USA] Cocaine Route of Administration Trends: 1995-2005 / SAMHSA, 13 September 2007
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k7/crackTX/crackTX.htm

8 in 10 Compliance Managers says focus on being 'risk free' itself is a risk / Public Technology, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqky
"An “overkill” emphasis on compliance and risk avoidance is testing operational management attitudes says a new survey.
The Governance, Risk & Compliance challenge / Achiever Business Solutions, September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqkx

Wales’ own criminal justice system mooted / icWales, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqkw
David Williamson
"Lawyers agree change should be considered
WALES’ new Counsel General, Carwyn Jones, has launched a debate about the creation of a separate criminal justice system for Wales."

ADT anti-skimming solution helps prevent fraud on credit and debit cards / Security Park, 24 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqkt
"ADT has unveiled a range of anti-skimming solutions to help prevent fraud on credit and debit cards. The suite of CPK+ products available from ADT offers protection for both the people using ATMs and self service terminals (SSTs) such as those used for rail ticket purchases, as well as for the businesses that provide these facilities to their customers."

Sweden heads world asylum league / The Local, 23 September 2007
http://www.thelocal.se/8582/20070923/
"Sweden received more asylum applications than any other country in the world apart from the United States in the first six months of this year, with Iraqis making up the bulk of requests. The United States led the asylum application league in absolute terms, with 26,800 requests received. Per head of population number of asylum seekers was much higher in the case of Sweden (population 9 million) than in the US (population 301 million)."

[USA] Crystal Darkness: Meths deadly assault on our youth / Crystal Darkness Campaign, 2007
http://www.crystaldarkness.com/Campaign.asp
"We have developed a blueprint that we believe can work in any city in the nation and it is extremely cost effective and very powerful. We believe it will revolutionise the way that community education concerning this drug is delivered."

So you want to be a... staff officer with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
Jane's Police Review, 19 September 2007
http://jpr.janes.com
"DCS Paul Rickett is a lead staff officer on the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary's look into frontline supervision."
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[Australia] Information Paper: National Criminal Justice Statistical Framework, 2007 / Australian Bureau of Statistics, 21 September 2007
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4525.0?OpenDocument
"The National Criminal Justice Statistical Framework (NCJSF) discusses the various connections across the main sectors of the criminal justice system and identifies some of the key counting units (such as "person" and "criminal incident") and data variables that characterise its main aspects. The Framework aims to support integration of criminal justice data between the different, interconnecting sectors of the criminal justice system as well as across the states and territories of Australia. It achieves this by promoting comparability of data both within and between jurisdictions. By using common definitions and standards across service areas and jurisdictions, a common language is created that facilitates a shared understanding of the criminal justice system and the populations that flow through it."

Human trafficking in Vancouver / WestEnder, 20 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqkh
Magda Ibrahim
"UBC law professor Benjamin Perrin says human traffickers will “view the 2010 Olympics as the biggest business opportunity for them in decades."

EU ministers agree on new anti-terrorism chief / expatica, 20 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqkg
"EU government ministers have agreed to appoint a new anti-terrorism coordinator tasked with improving cooperation with EU institutions and among member states in a concerted bid to thwart further terrorist attacks on the 27-member bloc."

The Rise of Islamists in the Near East: The EU, the US and Hamas / Center for Security Studies, July 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqkd
CSS Analyses in Security Policy, Vol 2, No 18
"The resurgence of islamists in the levant is changing the regional balance of power and confronts the West with new challenges. The EU and the US will hardly be able to curtail the polarisation and radicalisation of the Palestinian population with their strategy of joining with Israel and moderate Arab regimes to isolate the democratically elected Hamas. Europe is faced with the difficulty of formulating a sustainable Middle East policy that will not cause new transatlantic frictions."

Children trafficked from Asia to UK to work in cannabis factories / Independent on Sunday, 23 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqka
Nina Lakhani "Youngsters are being shipped across the world and held captive in towns and suburbs up and down the country."

Pakistani and Bangladeshi women’s attitudes to work and family / Department for Work and Pensions, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2007-2008/rrep458.pdf
Jane Aston, Hülya Hooker, Rosie Page and Rebecca Willison
Research Report No 458
"A report of research carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions"

Cyberbullying: Safe to Learn: embedding anti-bullying work in schools / Teachernet, 21 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqhp

Use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Scotland / Scottish Parliament, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/198276/0053019.pdf
DTZ and Herriot-Watt University
Use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders in Scotland: Main Findings / Scottish Parliament, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/198293/0053020.pdf
Fabian Zuleeg et al

[USA] Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2006 / US. Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 2007
PDF - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/svrca06.pdf
Allen J. Beck, Paige M. Harrison, Devon B. Adams

Control or Regulation of Prostitution in Canada - Implications for the Police / Royal Canadian Mounted Police, July 2007
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ccaps/reports/prostitution_control_e.htm

Human trafficking to Australia: a research challenge / Australian Institute of Criminology, June 2007
PDF - http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi338.pdf
Judy Putt
TRENDS & ISSUES in crime and criminal justice No. 338

UK moves up e-government rankings / vnunet.com, 21 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqgt
Rosalie Marshall
"UK ranks fifth place for sophistication and availability of online government services."

European Muslims condemn death sentence / The Local, 17 September 2007
http://www.thelocal.se/8517/20070917/
"Two leading European Muslim organisations have condemned the threats issued by al-Qaeda in Iraq on the lives of Swedish artist Lars Vilks and newspaper editor Ulf Johansson."

600 custody deaths in 2006, study finds / Guardian, 21 September 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,,2174116,00.html
David Batty
ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007 / Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.preventingcustodydeaths.org.uk/forum_for_preventing_deaths_v_4.pdf

ON POLICY COHERENCE IN MANAGING INTEGRATION: THE CASE OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION & EMPLOYMENT: AN ANTI-RACISM & DIVERSITY INTERGROUP LUNCH: PROCEEDINGS / ENAR, 6 June 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqfx

Public sector IT must become greener, says minister / CIPFA, 20 September 2007
http://www.cipfa.org.uk/publicfinance/updates_details.cfm?news_id=31375
"Public sector computer systems need to become greener and more efficient, a Cabinet Office minister has said. Gillian Merron told a European ministerial e-government conference in Lisbon that information technology was responsible for about 1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, or 2-4% of global energy. She called on the UK’s Chief Information Officer’s Council to reduce the carbon footprint of government computers."

Gartner highlights massive future risks in large scale enterprise IT projects / Public Technology, 21 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqft
"Gartner yesterday said enterprise IT architecture initiatives risk failure if they are unable to demonstrate value to the business. Gartner analysts predict that by 2010, 40 per cent of existing enterprise architecture programmes will be stopped due to poor execution."

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report: Trends for January–June 07: Volume XII / SYMANTEC ENTERPRISE SECURITY, September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqfr

Ohio officer tasers unruly woman while she is handcuffed / ABC Local, 20 September 2007
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=nation_world&id=5667543
"An Ohio police officer has been caught on camera using a taser on a woman while she was handcuffed. An investigation is now underway to determine if he went too far."

[Australia] Drug policy sacrificed on the altar of narrow-mindedness / Online Opinion, 21 September 2007
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=6406
John Ryan

Ranks of child soldiers swell again in Congo / Christian Science Monitor, 19 September 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0919/p01s05-woaf.html
Scott Baldauf
"Fresh fighting in the east has ended a three-year lull in using child fighters."

Global terrorism funded by bogus organizations setup by terrorists / Global Politician, 16 September 2007
http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=3485&cid=11
Alastair Reynard
"London Metropolitan Police reports said three men including two Tamil expatriates jailed for involvement in a student visa scam have been ordered to pay a GBP 2.3 m confiscation order or face eight years' imprisonment in default by the Isleworth Crown Court. [...] Trevor Shepherd, Metropolitan Police Economic and Specialist Crime Command said: "This is one of the largest confiscation orders associated with people trafficking. A significant proportion of the confiscated monies will be returned to police to fund future investigations and reduce harm to London's communities.""

Tahrir in Central Asia: How America Misreads Islamist Threats / Global Politician, 21 September 2007
http://www.globalpolitician.com/articleshow.asp?ID=3506&cid=4
Matthew Crosston
2The following article examines and analyzes the philosophical underpinnings of the Hizb ut-Tahrir in Central Asia. It does so to highlight a larger, more important theoretical and policy point: The United States, in its global war against terror, has improperly defined what constitutes a legitimate Islamist threat. As a result, it mislabels many Islamist groups that do constitute a real security threat to the United States and to democratic regimes in general."

[Australia] Muslim integration still a simmering discontent / The Australian, 20 September 2007
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22447255-7583,00.html
Mike Steketee

Animal Rights - the Beating Heart of Eco Action: A Discussion on How We in the Animal Rights Movement are at the Centre of Political Change / Arkangel, September 2007
http://www.arkangelweb.org/features/20070919beatingheart.php

Senior Al-Jazeera Talk Show Host: U.S. Media Has Further Developed Goebbel's Propaganda / MEMRI, 21 September 2007
http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD171807
Special Dispatch-Syria/U.S. and the Middle East No. 1718

Speech by the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, MP to the Annual Conference of the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwickshire / Home Office, 13 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqfn

The Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 (Commencment No3) Order 2007: Firearms Measures / Home Office, 21 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqfm
Home Office Circular 031 / 2007

[Australia] Police powers raised to track child porn / Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqfj
"Police have been given broad new powers to tap phones and search the emails and text messages of anyone connected to child pornography suspects. The Senate passed the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007, which extends existing laws that give agencies the power to spy on people believed to be in contact with suspected criminals."

Strategy options for the UK’s separated plutonium / Royal Society, 21 September 2007
PDF - http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=27169
"This report outlines the health, environmental and security risks associated with the plutonium stockpile and how they might be managed. We stress the urgent need for the Government to develop and implement a strategy for the management of separated plutonium as an integral part of its energy and radioactive waste polices. Failure to do so could result in significant avoidable costs and security risks."

Countering Bio-threats: EU Instruments for Managing Biological Materials, Technology and Knowledge / Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, August 2007
PDF - http://books.sipri.org/files/PP/SIPRIPP19.pdf
Frida Kuhlau
SIPRI Policy Paper No. 19

Double Alienation and Muslim Youth In Europe / United States Institute of Peace, 21 August 2007
http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/0821_muslim_youth.html
Adi Greif
"From the controversy raging in London over Muslim women wearing the niqab to the upsurge in violent crime in Paris, Muslims in Europe are at the center of a storm of disagreement. Although many Muslim youth are comfortable as Muslim and European, others feel estranged from society. A tiny minority of these youth are drawn to violence, in part as a solution to their alienation. USIP’s Muslim World Initiative helped sponsor a conference hosted by the British organisation Wilton Park that discussed a wide variety of problems confronting Muslim youth in Europe. A theme that ran through the conference was how to combat the alienation of Muslim youth and encourage responsible citizenship. The conference brought together a wide range of Muslims, scholars and government representatives from countries around the world."

Federal Reinsurance for Terrorism Risks: Issues in Reauthorization / CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, AUGUST 2007
PDF - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/85xx/doc8520/08-02-TRIA.pdf

[USA] Security Over Personally Identifiable Information: Audit Report / US. Department of Energy. Office of Inspector General. Office of Audit Services, July 2007
PDF - http://www.ig.energy.gov/documents/IG-0771.pdf

Immigration: Wages, Education and Mobility / Brookings Institution, July 2007
PDF - http://www3.brookings.edu/es/ccf/haskins200707.pdf
Ron Haskins
"Most economists believe that immigration, like trade, is on balance good for America. But the term "on balance" masks an important issue: whether immigration, like trade, hurts some Americans while helping others. More specifically, what is the impact of immigration on inequality and economic mobility in America?"

Identity theft : a research review / US. National Institute of Justice, July 2007
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/publications/id-theft/welcome.htm

NATIONAL SECURITY CONCEPT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN : Approved by Instruction No. 2198 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 23 May 2007 / MERLN, 2007
PDF - http://merln.ndu.edu/whitepapers/Azerbaijan2007.pdf
[Unofficial translation]

[USA] NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2006 / US. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 9 August 2007
PDF - http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

[USA] The Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Programs for the Prevention of Violent and Aggressive Behavior : A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services / US. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 August 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqep
Robert Hahn et al

Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Volume 33, Issue 7 September 2007 , pages 1043 - 1061
http://digbig.com/4tqen
David Parker ; Miri Song
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Domestic Violence in Refugee Families in Australia: Rethinking Settlement Policy and Practice
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Volume 5, Number 2, 2 August 2007 , pp. 1-19(19)
http://digbig.com/4tqem
Rees, Susan; Pease, Bob
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From ethnic minorities to ethnic majority policy: Multiculturalism and the shift to assimilationism in the Netherlands
Ethnic and Racial Studies, Volume 30, Issue 5 September 2007 , pages 713 - 740
http://digbig.com/4tqek
Ellie Vasta
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Integrating Immigrants: Morality and Loyalty in US Naturalization Practice
Citizenship Studies, Volume 11, Issue 4 September 2007 , pages 367 - 382
http://digbig.com/4tqej
Susan M. Gordon
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EU ministers to further examine Malta's proposal / Times of Malta, 19 September 2007
http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=274863
"EU Justice Ministers have agreed to "examine further" Malta's proposal for burden sharing with regard to illegal immigration."

NS and Ottawa sign agreement to attract more skilled immigrants to province / Canadian Press, 19 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqck
"Nova Scotia and Ottawa will work together to attract more skilled immigrants to the province.
Federal Immigration Minister Diane Finley is in Halifax to sign the first ever immigration agreement with the province. Under the new agreement, Nova Scotia will be able to nominate more immigrants for acceptance into Canada."

Hacker training sold on eBay / vnunet.com, 20 September 2007
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2199102/hackers-training-sold-ebay
Tom Young
"Development is further evidence of e-crime becoming mainstream
Hacker toolkits that used to be available only on hidden forums are now for sale on eBay."

Crimes Detected in England and Wales 2006/07 / RDS, 20 September 2007
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb1507.pdf
Hazel Mitchell and Penny Babb
Statistical Bulletin 15/07

French deputies tighten immigration rules / EUObserver, 20 September 2007
http://euobserver.com/9/24802/?rk=1
Honor Mahony
"French MPs [have] passed a bill toughening up the country's immigration laws including a controversial clause allowing DNA testing for proving family relations."

Growing our own / Guardian, 20 September 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,,2173048,00.html
Duncan Campbell
"Panic about a crime wave among migrants conveniently ignores our own shameful exports."

Police data quality 2006/07 / Audit Commission, 20 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqcj
"This is the fourth year that auditors appointed by the Audit Commission and the Auditor General for Wales have reviewed police data quality and arrangements to support effective crime recording practices. This report presents the overall results for each police authority on data quality and corporate arrangements, and direction of travel assessments for management arrangements and crime data quality. The report also includes some case studies drawn from police authorities that have performed well or strongly."

OPSI asks users to contribute to new web channel / TNA, 18 September 2007
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/173.htm?homepage=news
"The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI), part of The National Archives, has launched a new online forum to engage with anyone interested in the re-use of government information for commercial benefit. The channel will allow re-users of public sector information to request the release of government data that may have economic value."

Rights here, rights now: Recommendations for protecting trafficked children / Unicef, 20 September 2007
PDF - http://www.unicef.org.uk/campaigns/publications/pdf/rightshere.pdf
Sillen, J. and Beddoe, C.
"This UNICEF UK and ECPAT UK report shows that, despite recent moves made by the UK Government to demonstrate its commitment to tackling child trafficking, there are still significant gaps and inconsistencies in child protection standards for trafficked children in the UK compared to international standards."

Emotionally disturbed/mentally-ill stalkers: an investigation / officer.com, 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqch
PAMELA KULBARSH

Youth Risk-Taking Behavior in Brazil: Drug Use and Teenage Pregnancies / Institute for the Study of Labor, September 2007
http://ftp.iza.org/dp3030.pdf
Ana Rute Cardoso; Dorte Verner
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3030
"The aim of this paper is to study interactions among different types of risktaking behaviour by youth, namely drug use and teenage pregnancy. We check the impact of factors such as exposure to mass media, the existence of support networks, self-esteem, or the occurrence of violence at home and in the neighbourhood, on the probability of risk-taking behavior. A bivariate probit model is estimated. Findings indicate that reliance on support networks and exposure to mass media are associated with a lower probability of either type of risk behaviour. Living in a violent home increased drug consumption. Race does not have a significant impact on either type of behaviour."

Yet another cartoon controversy - Mullah’s say Muhammad ‘offended’ / Windsor Humanist Society, 19 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqce
"Bangladesh’s military-backed government on Tuesday arrested a cartoonist over a sketch considered offensive to Muslims, officials said."

[USA] When national security meets government bureaucracy / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 19 September 2007
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/gordon-adams/20070919.html
Gordon Adams
"As part of their report card on how we're responding to 9/11, Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton recently proposed that we appoint a "nuclear nonproliferation czar" to the White House. In their view, nuclear terrorism is the most frightening security threat the nation faces. [...] The proposal, similar to one made eight years ago by the Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, or CAOFGCPWMD, which may represent a Guinness World Record for acronym length, highlights the most obvious problem confronting Washington's national security process: Faced with a growing agenda of national security issues that cut across departmental boundaries, we're incapable of setting clear national priorities and providing cross-agency guidance and budget discipline when enforcing them."

Spain begins anti-migrant TV ads / BBC, 20 September 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7004139.stm
"The Spanish government has begun airing emotional television adverts across West Africa as part of its attempts to combat illegal immigration."

Kerry Taser Video Brings Record Traffic To 'Gainesville Sun' / Editor and Publisher, 19 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqcd
Joe Strupp
"The now infamous video of a University of Florida student being tasered at a John Kerry event has not only shown the power of Internet video, it has also become a coup for The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun."

[USA] Department of Justice Highlights Achievements Under Project Safe Neighborhoods / US. Department of Justice, 17 SEPTEMBER 2007
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/September/07_ag_722.html
"The Department of Justice highlighted the significant accomplishments of federal, state and local officials in combating gang violence and reducing gun crime through Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) before more than 1,000 members of PSN task forces from across the nation. The Department of Justice announced the release of over $50 million in grants to support PSN and anti-gang efforts and unveiled a new public service campaign aimed at educating youth about the impact of gun crime and gang violence."
Fact Sheet: Project Safe Neighborhoods: America’s Network Against Gun Violence
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/September/07_ag_723.html
Attorney General's Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/programs/antigang/

Social Exclusion Task Force: progress / Cabinet Office, 10 September 2007
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force/progress/
"One year on from the publication of the Social Exclusion Action Plan, significant achievements have been made across government."

Executive cognitive functioning and the recognition of facial expressions of emotion in incarcerated violent offenders, non-violent offenders, and controls
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 412 - 421
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114131798/ABSTRACT
Peter N.S. Hoaken, David B. Allaby, Jeff Earle
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Binge drinking and violence against dating partners: the mediating effect of antisocial traits and behaviors in a multinational perspective
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 441 - 457
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114131797/ABSTRACT
Denise A. Hines, Murray A. Straus
"Research has consistently shown a link between alcohol use and partner violence (PV). Little is known concerning the strength of this association across cultures and genders, and few have assessed possible mediators. This study assesses the link between binge drinking and PV among 7,921 college students in 38 sites around the world, and investigates the mediating role of antisocial traits and behaviours (ASTB). A significant association was found between binge drinking and PV, the strength of which differed by site but not by gender. ASTB fully mediated this association. The mean level of binge drinking at each site did not significantly influence the strength of the association between binge drinking and PV."
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Policing policy e-Bulletin: August 2007 / Home Office, 18 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tqbh
Issue 105

Does empathy predict adolescents' bullying and defending behavior?
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 467 - 476
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114206809/ABSTRACT
Gianluca Gini, Paolo Albiero, Beatrice Benelli, Gianmarco Altoè
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Managing sickness absence in the police service: A review of current practices / HSE, 19 September 2007
PDF - http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr582.pdf
Research report RR582
Sue Hayday et al

Sectioned offenders presenting with enduring mental illness: a study exploring behaviors indicative of bullying
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 377 - 388
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114208785/ABSTRACT
Jane L. Ireland, John Rowley
"The study addresses the lack of research into this specialised population to date, with a subsidiary aim of comparing the results directly with a previous study conducted with a population of adult male personality-disordered offender-patients."
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[USA] Most Kids Disapprove of Meth Use, Survey Finds / Join Together, 19 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqbf
"About a third of teens surveyed say they see only a slight risk, or no risk at all, in trying methamphetamine. However, 76 percent of teens said they strongly disapproved of using the drug even once or twice."
[USA] The Meth Project: National Use & Attitudes Survey 2007: National survey measuring attitudes and behaviors towards methamphetamine in America / Meth Project, 18 September 2007
PDF - http://www.methproject.org/documents/National_Survey817.pdf

[USA] Police Use Taser Gun To Subdue Autistic Teen / NewsNet5.com, 18September 2007
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/14144365/detail.html
"An autistic teen is recovering after police used a Taser stun gun to subdue him.
Police said Rashad Thompson was causing damage in the neighborhood. Rashad is autistic and has behavourial problems, his mother said. Lt. Tom Mize said officers were trying to get the situation under control. [His mother] said officers should not have used the Taser. She added that police should change procedure when dealing with special needs children."

A lot done, a lot to do: Our vision for an integrated Britain / Commission for Racial Equality, 19 September 2007
PDF - http://www.cre.gov.uk/downloads/a_lot_done_a_lot_to_do.pdf
UK has no reason to be smug on race relations / Sunday Herald, 23 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tqks
Joanna Blythman
"IT IS hard to watch the events now unfolding in the small Louisiana town of Jena without being reminded of the eerie lyrics of Strange Fruit, the song immortalised by Billie Holiday in 1939, which condemned American racism by using graphic imagery to describe the lynching of African Americans in the US's reactionary and backward Deep South: "Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze/Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees." [...] It is too easy to be smug about the superior state of race relations in the UK. No nooses, thank heavens - but segregation and discrimination prevail"

[USA] ANNUAL REPORT 2007 / US. Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice, September 2007
PDF - http://www.facjj.org/annualreports/ccFACJJ%20Report%20508.pdf

'Getting Orders Started’: A joint inspection assessing the arrangements for starting Community Orders 2007 / HMI Probation; HMI Court Administration, 19 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tpyy

Consultation on the deprivation of liberty safeguards code of practice and regulations [CP 23/07] / Ministry of Justice, 10 September 2007
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/cp2307.htm
"This consultation document seeks views on a code of practice and supporting secondary legislation following the introduction of deprivation of liberty safeguards into the Mental Capacity Act 2005 by the Mental Health Act 2007."

[USA] Woman Shocked With Taser Dies; Family Plans To Sue / News4Jax.com, 18 September 2007
http://www.news4jax.com/news/14144292/detail.html
"A Clay County woman's family said it's seeking justice after their loved one died shortly after being shocked 10 times with Taser guns during a confrontation with police."

Germany Intends to Criminalize Terrorist Preparation / Deutsche-Welle, 18 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tpyw
"Germany's justice minister plans to extend the country's anti-terror laws. In the future, preparing an attack or receiving explicit training for a violent act will be punishable by up to 10 years in prison."

Airports plan to radio-tag bags / Australian IT News, 18 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tpyt
Ben Woodhead
"EIGHTY of the world's busiest airports could within five years make the switch to radio tags to track and transfer baggage in a move expected to save the airline industry more than $US700 million ($830 million) a year."

A Report on Offender Management in Leicestershire & Rutland: An inspection led by HM Inspectorate of Probation / HMI Probation, 18 September 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tpys

Africa: migratory movements towards Israel / Equilibri.net, 18 September 2007
http://uk.equilibri.net/article/7699/Africa__migratory_movements_towards_Israel
Alberto Grossetti
"After having based the country’s economic and political strength on the return of the Jewish people to their native land, the country is being confronted for the first time with a problem which is characteristic of the majority of developed countries; that of hidden immigration. After World War II and the dramas of the Holocaust the State of Israel became the refuge for the 'aliya' (Jewish immigration) but over the last few years the arrival, illegal or otherwise, of people of different nationalities and cultures - in part from the African continent - is modifying the demographic make up of the country, above all making integration improbable."

EU revamps role of counter-terror chief / Reuters, 18 September 2007
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1835398520070918
David Brunnstrom
"European Union ministers agreed on Tuesday to revamp the job of the bloc's counter-terrorism tsar after its first incumbent ran up against resistance from interior ministers who resented him crossing on to their turf."

Clues to terrorism in passengers’ faces? / MSNBC, 19 September 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20827225/
Ted S. Warren
"Airport screeners focus on travelers’ behaviour
Looking for signs of "stress, fear and deception" among the hundreds of passengers shuffling past him at Orlando International Airport one day last month, security screener Edgar Medina immediately focused on four casually dressed men trying to catch a flight to Minneapolis. One of the men, in particular, was giving obvious signs of trying to hide something, Medina said. After obtaining the passengers' ID cards and boarding passes, the Transportation Security Administration officer quickly determined the men were illegal immigrants traveling with fake Florida driver's licenses. They were detained."

The Changing demography of Cambridgeshire: implications for policing / Cambridgeshire Police, 19 September 2007
PDF - http://www.cambs.police.uk/images/newsitem/download/190907growth.pdf

Help staff fight drink and drug misuse, firms urged / Guardian, 17 September 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/drugsandalcohol/story/0,,2170772,00.html
Martin Hodgson
"Four out of 10 employers say that alcohol misuse is a significant cause of worker absenteeism, but few organisations have policies to deal with drink or drug problems. In a survey of 500 organisations by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 40% of employers questioned said alcohol misuse was a "significant cause" of employee absence and lost productivity."

How do we measure who in the tribe is ready for change? / Ideal Government [blog], 18 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tpyr
"We want government and public services to treat people with respect, as if they were the servants not the masters, cost less money, sort out problems honestly and quickly and behave in a generally ideal manner. That means, I think we can agree, a pretty deep and broad culture change in the best part of 5m people and a huge number of institutions [...] So here’s a question. Is there a simple way of measuring how ready people are to change?"

The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 / Gambling Commission, 19 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tpyq
"The British Gambling Prevalence Survey is a large-scale nationally representative survey of participation in gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling in Great Britain. The survey builds on the first British gambling prevalence survey carried out in 1999, which was commissioned by GamCare. This survey has been undertaken to help the Commission understand the nature and scale of gambling in Great Britain at a point before the Gambling Act 2005 was implemented on 1 September 2007. It was commissioned as part of the Gambling Commission’s commitment to the licensing objectives of keeping crime out of gambling, ensuring gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and protecting children and vulnerable people from harm from gambling."

Control Order Quarterly Statement: 11 June - 10 September 2007 / TSO, 17 September 2007
http://digbig.com/4tpye
Parliament. House of Commons.
Statement by Tony McNulty

Prisoners' Families and Resettlement: A Critical Analysis
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 46 Issue 3 Page 255-263, July 2007
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2007.00472.x
HELEN CODD
"A number of recent research publications have reiterated the important role played by supportive family ties in facilitating the successful community re-entry of ex-prisoners and in preventing reoffending. This, in turn, has led to increased official recognition of the value of supporting the family ties of prisoners. However, although providing assistance to prisoners' families with reference to their role in preventing reoffending may be of value in pragmatically improving their often profoundly negative experiences, such an approach is problematic on a number of grounds. This article critically analyses the issues."
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Probation and the Tragedy of Punishment
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 46 Issue 3 Page 236-254, July 2007
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2007.00471.x
ROB CANTON
"Discussions of probation values have not always given sufficient emphasis to two important considerations – first, that probation practice takes place in the contested area of penality, so that aims and values are inherently disputable; second, that there is a tight conceptual link between values and practice. Values should be expressed in action; reciprocally, experiences of trying to realise aims and values should contribute to their progressive refinement. These considerations and awareness of diversity imply wide discretion and other characteristics that sit uncomfortably with contemporary managerialism. Probation is a morally significant activity and not reducible to techniques of effectiveness."
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Prisoners' Rights since the Woolf Report: Progress or Procrastination?
The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 46 Issue 3 Page 264-275, July 2007
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2007.00473.x
DENNIS EADY
"The recommendations of the Woolf Report promoted the principles of justice and fairness in the running of prisons in England and Wales. This article examines how far a rights culture has developed in prisons since Woolf. This is done with reference to human rights legislation, the role of monitoring bodies and government policy and practice in relation to prisoners' rights and conditions. The article concludes that while some progress has been made through the courts and through pressure from monitoring bodies, government policy and practice has frequently resisted rather than promoted the development of a rights-based culture."
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