Floodgates or turnstiles? Post-EU enlargement migration flows to (and from) the UK / IPPR, 30 April 2008
http://www.ippr.org/members/download.asp?f=/ecomm/files/floodgates_or_turnstiles.pdf&a=skip
"To mark the fourth anniversary of the enlargement of the European Unionin 2004, ippr has undertaken a major study that aims to provide as definitive a picture of post-enlargement migration flows to and from the UK as possible. This report presents fresh evidence on the scale and nature of migration from the eight new Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 and, to a lesser extent, from Romania and Bulgaria, which joined in 2007."

Step Inside Our Shoes: Young people's views on gun and knife crime / NCH, 14 April 2008
PDF - http://www.nch.org.uk/uploads/documents/step-inside-our-shoes.pdf
"Young people told us that fear, image and a need for protection are amongst the reasons why they and their peers get involved in gun and knife crime. They also said that many young people and children feel unsafe in their own communities, feel personally affected by gun and knife crime or know someone affected."

Poland launches campaign to lure back migrant workers / Independent, 24 April 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/poland-launches-campaign-to-lure-back-migrant-workers-814747.html
"The Warsaw government is so worried about a national labour shortage in the professions that it plans to advertise in the UK to encourage expatriate Poles to return to the country that many of them left after it joined the European Union."

The Drain drain: What if all the Poles went home? / Independent, 28 April 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-drain-drain-what-if-all-the-poles-went-home-817153.html
"They've been at the forefront of the biggest wave of immigration in British history. Now the Polish government wants its army of plumbers, carpenters and au pairs to return home – and many are already packing their bags."
And those ready to leave... / Independent, 29 April 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/and-those-ready-to-leave-817154.html
"Agnieszka Oskroba, 29, and her partner, Slawomir Abramczyk, 40, are originally from Silesia, southern Poland, but came to Britain in 2006 and 2005 respectively to find work. They were forced to move home in Doncaster earlier this year after experiencing repeated racially motivated abuse, and are currently considering their future in the UK."

Local papers print Nepalese edition / Guardian, 15 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/15/pressandpublishing1?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"The Aldershot Mail and related papers today published a bilingual edition aimed at the Nepalese community in east Hampshire and parts of Surrey. This edition was designed for the Nepalese community which is growing in towns including Farnborough, Ash, Fleet, Camberley and Sandhurst."

Coming soon? / Guardian, 22 April 2008
http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2275347,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"A medical research lab is planned for the heart of London. Is it safe to house a facility dealing with deadly diseases in a large urban population?"

Kindergarten cop / Guardian, 25 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/apr/26/workandcareers2?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"Over the course of a long career, Elaine Brown has always valued education over arrests in the fight against crime, she tells Graham Snowdon..."

Benefits of marijuana mimicked / Guardian, 28 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/28/drugsandalcohol.medicalresearch?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"A way has been found to mimic marijuana's relief of pain and anxiety, which could lead to drugs giving the same medical effect without disorienting side effects or raising questions of legality."
Activation of the endocannabinoid system by organophosphorus nerve agents
Nature chemical biology, published online: 27 April 2008
http://www.nature.com/nchembio/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nchembio.86.html

Police join team to manage school for troubled pupils / Times, 10 April 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3716491.ece
"Police and social workers who work with young offenders are to run a school for children with behavioural problems, the Government announced yesterday. It is thought to be the first time that crime prevention officers have become managers of a school.
The Sheffield Youth Offending Team – made up of workers from the police, probation and social services, drugs and alcohol specialists, and housing officers – has jointly set up a trust to manage Heritage Park Community School in the city..."

Arabs and Jews work together to make drama out of a crisis / Times, 14 April 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3740143.ece
"In a hillside hamlet beside a forest, Jewish and Arab teenagers from the Holy Land are living together in a pioneering experiment to overcome racial prejudice. The Asha Centre, a retreat in rural Gloucestershire, has been converted for four weeks into a drama boot camp where the 16-year-olds will stage an adaptation of Grimm’s fairytales....A programme for white and Asian youths from one of urban Britain’s racially divided communities is also planned."

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
"A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court."

Lollipop wardens to get headcams / BBC, 29 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7373616.stm
"Lollipop men and women are being issued with headcams in Warwickshire after they reported a rise in the number of attacks and abuse."

New software helps social housing providers ReACT to anti-social behaviour / 24dash.com, 17 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-17-New-software-helps-social-housing-providers-ReACT-to-anti-social-behaviour
"Social housing providers are tackling troublesome tenants the length and breadth of the country by using an innovative computer package developed by Birmingham-based Electronic Business Systems (EBS)."

Birmingham aims to become an even more resilient city / Birmingham City Council, 18 April 2008
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=130370&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=9&MENU_ID=276
"Birmingham’s continued efforts to be the nation's most resilient location in times of disruption or emergency are being strengthened with the formation of a new multi-agency team.The Birmingham Resilience Team – based around the City Council's existing Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Team – has been created in partnership with West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire Service and the city's Primary Care Trusts..."

Respect Bus to tackle anti-social neighbours / 24dash.com, 23 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-23-Respect-Bus-to-tackle-anti-social-neighbours
"Wirral Anti-Social Behaviour Team is taking to the streets to help residents in the private sector tackle anti-social behaviour. The team is embarking on a timetable of street-based surgeries over the next six months...."

Lambeth centre for domestic violence victims wins NHS award / 24dash.com, 23 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-23-Lambeth-centre-for-domestic-violence-victims-wins-NHS-award
"A Lambeth centre that has helped more than 800 female domestic violence victims since opening two years ago has won a London NHS award. The Gaia Centre, which provides advice and support to women affected by domestic violence, won the NHS Health and Social Care Award for London... in the 'Success in Partnership' category, competing against 200 other entrants. The centre will now be put forward for this year's NHS national awards."

Migration Myths: Employment, Wages and Labour Market Performance / The Work Foundation, April 2008
PDF - http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Assets/PDFs/migration2.pdf
David Coats
"High levels of immigration over the past ten years have been good for the UK economy. Both inflation and interest rates have been lower as a result, skills and labour shortages have been avoided and the economy has been kept on a stable growth path — without strong evidence of greater unemployment (including youth unemployment) or falling wages emerging. This report sets out the positive economic case for immigration and argues further managed migration is essential to sustaining economic performance."

Caravan refuge plan for traveller domestic violence victims / 24dash.com, 25 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2008-04-25-Caravan-refuge-plan-for-traveller-domestic-violence-victims
"Travellers who have suffered domestic violence are being asked if they would prefer a women's refuge in a caravan rather than a building. A branch of the domestic violence charity Women's Aid is looking at providing a trailer or chalet-style facility in the garden of an existing refuge to improve services for travellers and gypsies..."

Birmingham City Council launches 'talking' litter bins / 24dash.com, 28 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Environment/2008-04-28-Birmingham-City-Council-launches-talking-litter-bins
"A new Talking Litter Bin Scheme is to be launched in Birmingham thanks to the city's school children.The talking litter bins - two for plastic bottles, two for cans and two for general litter, came about following the setting up of an internet environmental questionnaire by Washwood Heath Neighbourhood Partnership, for the students at Park View School."

Winchester takes graffiti fight online / 24dash.com, 28 April 2008
http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2008-04-28-Winchester-takes-graffiti-fight-online
"City Council wardens, responsible for dealing with incidents of street graffiti in Winchester, have launched the online facility as part of a concerted effort by the City Council to tackle graffiti and to work with the police to catch offenders."

Gunned down / Guardian, 15 April 2008
http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2273610,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"In the year since the Virginia Tech massacre in the US, there have been many other serious firearms incidents in schools. Does this mean more laws to control them? No, says Joanna Walters. Some Americans even want gun possession to be made easier..."

Face scans for air passengers to begin in UK this summer / Guardian, 25 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/25/theairlineindustry.transport?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"Officials say automatic screening more accurate than checks by humans...The trials emerged at a conference in London this week of the international biometrics industry, top civil servants in border control, and police technology experts. Gary Murphy, head of operational design and development for the UK Border Agency, told one session: "We think a machine can do a better job [than manned passport inspections]."

College of hard knocks / Guardian, 29 April 2008
http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2276635,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"A new union survey shows a disturbing trend of violence and threats by students towards lecturers."
FE colleges: the frontline under pressure? a staff satisfaction survey of further education colleges
in England / Learning and Skills Network, 2008
PDF - http://www.ucu.org.uk/media/pdf/n/b/frontlineunderpressure_apr08.pdf
Frank Villeneuve-Smith, Silvia Munoz and Ewan McKenzie

TV reality show will give short, sharp shock to youths tempted by crime / Guardian, 28 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/28/prisonsandprobation.realitytv?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"Ever since the "short, sharp shock" was suggested in the 1970s by the former home secretary Willie Whitelaw as the best deterrent to a life of crime, there has been a debate about whether subjecting young men to harsh incarceration has the desired effect and whether judges should make greater use of custody at an early stage. Now the theory is to be tested in the form of a reality television series, to be screened this summer, featuring a former home secretary, reformed criminals and a former prison officer with strong views on the failings of the current system."

Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online: Sixteenth Report of Session 2007–08: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and
written evidence / TSO, 29 April 2008
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubacc/143/143.pdf
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts
HC 143

Police review ethnic recruitment / BBC, 24 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7366177.stm
"A police force has changed the way it deals with ethnic minority applicants after concerns were raised that some could be unfairly rejected. In January Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Sara Thornton ordered a review of new applications that fail."

Violence injuries fall 12 per cent / Cardiff University, 24 April 2008
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/violence-injuries-fall-12-per-cent.html
"Serious violence fell sharply in England and Wales in 2007, according to the annual Violence and Society Research Group study of assault-related injuries. The study found a 12 per cent drop in violence-related attendances to hospital Accident and Emergency departments compared to the previous year. An estimated 322,000 people attended hospital casualty departments following assaults – 43,000 fewer than in 2006."
Violence in England and Wales 2007: An Accident and Emergency Perspective / Violence & Society Research Group, Cardiff University, April 2008
PDF - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentl/resources/Trends_in_violence_2007.pdf
V Sivarajasingam, S Moore, JP Shepherd

Fixers used 'instead of police' / BBC, 27 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7370244.stm
""Community fixers", who deal out underworld justice on the behalf of clients, are being used instead of police, a senior policeman has said. The father of footballer Steven Gerrard has admitted he turned to a "fixer" to stop a gangster terrorising his son."

'Early intervention' city starts / BBC, 28 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7370372.stm
"Nottingham is to become the UK's first "early intervention" city, with the launch of measures to stop its poorest children from drifting into crime. The projects include nursing help for teenage mothers, and children being taught how to discuss their feelings and about the danger of drugs. It is hoped early assistance will help youngsters avoid anti-social behaviour."

Report on an unannounced short follow-up inspection of Haslar Immigration Removal Centre: 5-7 November 2007 /HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, 29 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtrt

Police Reform e-Bulletin: Issue 113: April 2008 / Home Office, 28 March 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtrd
"This issue includes information on public service agreements, the response to Sir Ronnie Flanagan's review of policing, the Green Paper, 101 non-emergency number, crime statistics, APACS, Police Authorities, Prevent, Home Office Counting Rules, UK Statistics Authority, the Stakeholder Contact Centre, alcohol harm-reduction campaign and the National Police Memorial Day."

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council: Corporate plan 2008-11 / Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, 28 April 2008
PDF - http://www.mla.gov.uk/resources/assets/C/corporate_plan_2008_13176.pdf
"This plan covers the MLA's aspirations for the museums, libraries and archives sector. It also gives an overview of the substantial change programme for the organisation."

Poles apart
Jane's Police Review, 15 April, 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Integrating around 20,000 new arrivals into a long-established populace was never going to be easy. Sarah Bebbington finds out how Lothian and Borders Police have dealt with the challenge of building bridges with the Polish community..."
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(Dis)honour killings
Jane's Police Review, 18 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Forces have defended the 'confusing' language in their press releases and websites after a campaign group criticised the service for using too much 'empty jargon' that muddles the public. The Plain English Campaign group said forces are using too much 'ploddledygook' - stating obvious facts as 'confusing revelations'."
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Ploddledygook makes perfect sense to plain English forces
Jane's Police Review, 18 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Forces have defended the 'confusing' language in their press releases and websites after a campaign group criticised the service for using too much 'empty jargon' that muddles the public. The Plain English Campaign group said forces are using too much 'ploddledygook' - stating obvious facts as 'confusing revelations'."
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[Scotland] Last disorders
Jane's Police Review, 18 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Glasgow has earned a name for violence and drunkenness spilling on to the city centre streets at closing time. Sarah Bebbington discovers how Strathclyde Police has been making the area a safer place to be at weekends..."
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Human Rights Inquiry / Equality and Human Rights Commission, April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtpj
”We are carrying out an inquiry to find out how human rights works in Britain, in line with our powers under section 16 of the Equality Act 2006. The inquiry was launched on 21 April 2008 and we expect to complete the process by December. We are now at the stage of gathering evidence for the inquiry.”

Crime in England and Wales: Quarterly update to December 2007 / Home Office, 24 April 2008
PDF - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0408.pdf
Home Office Statistical Bulletin 04/08
“This update presents the most recent crime statistics from the British Crime Survey and police-recorded crime.”

Safe, Social, Sensible Drinking: The role of industry: Speech by Kevin Brennan / DCSF, 23 April DCSF
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/speeches/search_detail.cfm?ID=776
” This is a transcript of the speech by Children's Minister Kevin Brennan at the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. He talks about the industry's role in tackling the problem of underage drinking by ensuring that alcohol is not sold to anyone under the age of 18 and by encouraging a healthier culture around drinking.”

Author rejects claims over crime figures
Jane's Police Review, 25 April, 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
“The co-author of a report into the effect of immigration on policing in the UK has said claims that immigrants have caused an increase in crime 'do not add up'. Peter Fahy, chief constable of Cheshire Constabulary, helped to write the ACPO report that was discussed by senior police officers and the Home Secretary last week…”
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Deep impact
Jane's Police Review, 25 April, 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
Max Blain
“At a time when change and modernisation are the service buzzwords, Max Blain discovers how Norfolk Constabulary are putting these concepts into practice…”
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Spot checks will scrutinise custody suites
Jane’s Police Review, 23 April 208
http://jpr.janes.com
“Every police custody suite in England and Wales is set to come under scrutiny in the biggest ever inspection project of its kind. The HM Inspectorate of Constabulary inspections will focus on the treatment of police detainees, equipment and mediation, and will for the first time involve HM Inspectorate of Prisons…”
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Reporting for duty
Jane’s Police Review, 22 April 208
http://jpr.janes.com
“While 20 years ago, police officers routinely distrusted and disliked the press, relationships have improved since then and officers of all ranks find it difficult to avoid the media. Here, Tony Cook offers wary cops some pointers…”
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In search of online privacy / Independent.co.uk, 9 April 2008
URL http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-in-search-of-online-privacy-806284.html
It will come as no surprise to anyone who has used the internet that online search engines retain a history of our previous searches and the identity of our computer. Indeed, it often makes our life easier to find that a page we have previously visited remembers us. But how long would most of us estimate that websites hold this information for? A day, perhaps? A week?

Criminal Justice and Behavior: Special issue on child sexual abuse and the church / Criminal Justice and Behavior (Volume 35, No 5), 20 April 2008
URL http://crimepsychblog.com/?p=1897
The May 2008 issue of Criminal Justice and Behavior (Volume 35, No 5) is a special issue on child sexual abuse, particularly timely in view of the Pope’s current visit to the USA.

Police want more details on migrants / BBC News, 18 April 2008
URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7351225.stm

Eastern European countries should provide more details about suspected criminals living in Britain, a report for the Association of Chief Police Officers has said.

The report was prepared by two chief constables in response to concerns from some forces about the problems associated with the sudden influx of east European migrants.

Violent deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974-2002: possible evidence of improving child protection? / Institute of Health & Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Colin Pritchard, Ann Sharples, 1 April 2008
URL http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/117950940/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Child protection services are criticised for failing to prevent abuse but demonstrating successful prevention is impossible as it is trying to prove a negative. The alternative is to examine failures, i.e. the violent deaths of children (0-14 years) to indicate whether matters are improving or deteriorating. This paper uses the latest World Health Organisation data to compare children's violent deaths in England and Wales with those in other major developed countries.
To account for possible hidden under-reported abuse deaths, undetermined, i.e. other external causes of death (OECD) and fatal accidents and adverse events (AAE), deaths are also analysed along with homicides, to compare all violence-related deaths between 1974-76 and 2000-02.

To defeat a malicious botnet, build a friendly one / NewScientist.com news service, 22 April 2008

URL http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13753-to-defeat-a-malicious-botnet-build-a-friendly-one.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Beating the "botnets" – armies of infected computers used to attack websites – requires borrowing tactics from the bad guys, say computer security researchers.

A team at the University of Washington, US, want to marshal swarms of good computers to neutralise the bad ones. They say their plan would be cheap to implement and could cope with botnets of any size.

Through such means as web pages and viruses, hackers spread malicious software that lets them create and manipulate "zombie computers", leaving owners of the infected machines none the wiser.

Botnets are networks of these zombies and are used to send spam or launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Tibetans in exile show high rates of depression / NewScientist.com news service, 10 April 2008
URL http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/dn13637-tibetans-in-exile-show-high-rates-of-depression.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

Has becoming part of China improved the health of Tibetans?

The Tibetan government in exile would say absolutely not – their figures indicate that 1.2 million Tibetans have died as a result of Chinese occupation.

China says its investments have seen medical improvements for Tibetans, but without health statistics this is hard to verify. Now a survey of Tibetan refugees has provided hard data.

The survey finds that refugees fleeing Tibet have higher levels of depression and anxiety than Tibetans born and raised in relatively stable exile communities in India and Nepal. But even Tibetans born in exile have questionnaire scores that classify them as "depressed".

"The results highlight the cost of the ongoing human-rights crisis within Tibet in human emotional suffering," says lead researcher Charles Raison, from the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

'Big brother' buildings offer less invasive security / NewScientist.com news service, 09 April 2008

URL http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13632-big-brother-buildings-offer-less-invasive-security.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Tracking people's every move using buildings packed with motion sensors is more effective than CCTV, and less invasive to privacy, say researchers who tried the technique on their own colleagues.

Learning with confidence /The Guardian, Wednesday April 23 2008
URL http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/23/learningdisability.youngpeople?gusrc=rss&feed=society
Together, Bradford care trust and central library have made their resources accessible, not intimidating

WHO considers global war on alcohol abuse / New Scientist, 20 April 2008 Andy Coghlan Magazine issue 2652
URL http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/drugs-alcohol/mg19826524.200-who-considers-global-war-on-alcohol-abuse.html?feedId=drugs-alcohol_rss20

BILLIONS of people the world over drink alcohol to overcome shyness and animate their social lives - as people have done for millennia. For most drinkers, alcohol is associated above all with relaxation and conviviality, and people forget about its darker side. Yet doctors, governments and healthcare agencies are becoming so concerned about the effects of alcohol abuse that in January the executive board of the World Health Organization agreed a plan to develop a global strategy to combat the damage alcohol can do.

The harm drinkers are doing to themselves, such as liver and brain damage, is only part of the problem. The plan has been given extra momentum by a growing recognition of the number of people who, while not themselves drunk, suffer as a result of the reckless or aggressive behaviour of those who are.

In Europe, perpetrators of half of all violent crime had been drinking, ...

Dedicated drug court process report/ Ministry of Justice, 01 April 2008
Jack Straw has made a statement on the publication of a report on pilot dedicated drug courts, and announced plans to extend the scheme.
Link to speech URL http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement010408d.htm
Link to report URL http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research010408.htm

The politics of identity/Ministry of Justice, 26 March 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp260308b.htm
Justice Minister Michael Wills has given a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research on the politics of national identity.

Press reporting of violent crime fuels racism/ Runnymede Trust, 18/04/2008
http://www.runnymedetrust.org/projects/criminal-justice/race-and-violent-crime-in-the-press.html

The latest Perspectives Paper, 'A Tale of Two Englands – 'Race' and Violent Crime in the Press', has been published. The report argues that the print media’s reporting of violent crime stirs racist tension. Through an in-depth analysis of reporting of violent crime in 2007, we identified clear different approaches to reporting of crime dependent on whether the victim or perpetrator are Black or White. We argue that these approaches serve to influence public opinion and policy, and contribute to the reinforcement of racist stereotypes. The tragic and disturbing patterns of violence between young people are a legitimate cause for concern and for media coverage. Too many young people are victims or perpetrators of violent crime in our towns and cities.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary – protecting vulnerable people: Programmed Inspection Phase 1 PVP Lessons Learned Report / HMIC, 11 March 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtef

An Inspection of Northern Ireland Police: Performance Management Report - Dec 2007 / HMIC, 17 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtee

Corporate harm and victimisation: The case of Farepak
Criminal Justice Matters, Volume 71, Issue 1 March 2008 , pages 8 - 10
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wted
"Basia Spalek outlines research exploring the impact of the collapse of the Farepak Christmas hamper scheme, highlighting the serious consequences of corporate crime and harmful behaviour by financial organisations."

Zero policy
Criminal Justice Matters, Volume 71, Issue 1 March 2008 , pages 6 - 7
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtec
"Ben Bowling critiques the commitment to 'zero tolerance' arguing that it sanctions police abuse of stop-and-search powers."

New approaches to gun violence
Criminal Justice Matters, Volume 71, Issue 1 March 2008 , pages 3-5
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wteb
"Peter Squires highlights the complexity of 'gun crime' and considers strategies to tackle it."

Families and Drugs Partnership seminars Leeds, 18 March 2008 and London 31 March 2008 / Home Office, 11 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtdy

Big not better? EVIDENCE FROM 20 COUNTRIES THAT SLIM GOVERNMENTS WORK BETTER / Centre for Policy Studies, 7 April 2008
PDF - http://www.cps.org.uk/cpsfile.asp?id=1013
Keith Marsden

Leading article: Myths and outdated attitudes / Independent, 16 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtdn
"There is something rather depressing about yesterday's call by a coalition of women's rights groups and politicians for a public debate to challenge the myths and stereotypes concerning the crime of rape. What is depressing is not the message itself – there is no graver deficiency in our criminal justice system than its pitiful rape conviction rate – but the fact that such a demand for action still needs to be made in our times of supposed sexual equality."

2007 Annual and Charity Report / Internet Watch Foundation, 17 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtdm
"The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Annual Report reveals new intelligence regarding the scale of publicly available child sexual abuse websites known to the IWF. Whilst it is very rare to trace these websites to the UK, the IWF has identified a core of 2755 websites hosted abroad during 2007; this total number has remained relatively static for three years and represents a concrete target which can be tackled through international partnerships."

Ethnic middle classes join the 'white flight' / Guardian, 20 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtdk
"The racial map of Britain is being redrawn, with European migrants heading for the country, richer Asians and blacks leaving city centres for largely white suburbs and young whites mixing readily with other cultures - at least until their children reach school age."
Briefing paper on Plurality and the Cities of Britain / Barrow Cadbury Trust, 2008
PDF - http://www.bctrust.org.uk/pdf/briefing_paper_on_plurality.pdf
"An 18-page briefing document prepared by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, based on statistical and graphical research produced by Danny Dorling and Bethan Thomas, SASI group, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield "
A Short report on plurality and the Cities of Britain / Barrow Cadbury Trust, 2008
PDF - http://www.bctrust.org.uk/pdf/short_report_on_plurality.pdf
This short report of work about the likely future of mixing by ethnicity in the cities of Britain.

Saved from child traffickers, but not for long / Guardian, 23 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtdj
"Local authorities struggle to care for the thousands of unaccompanied minors who arrive in the UK each year - only to see many of them fall back into the hands of the criminals who brought them in..."

'Tag' system for police officers / BBC, 11 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7342006.stm
"The movements of every Metropolitan (Met) police officer could soon be monitored with a £2.2m tracking system. The Automated Personal Location System (APLS) would use police radios to pin-point the exact location of officers on duty in London. "

Taser used in first Irish arrest / BBC, 11 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7342577.stm
"A Taser has been used for the first time by police in Ireland during an arrest in Limerick city."

Doctors attack 'supersize' drinks / BBC, 12 APril 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7343737.stm
"Increasingly large pub measures are pushing customers towards unsafe levels of drinking, the Royal College of Physicians has warned."

[Scotland] Crime in Glasgow 'worse than NY' / BBC, 13 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7345538.stm
"The Reform Scotland report said there was now more violent crime per head of population in Glasgow than in New York. "
Power for the Public / Reform Scotland, April 2008
PDF - http://www.reformscotland.com/include/publications/power_public.pdf
Ben Thomson, Geoff Mawdsley, Alison Payne

How can you identify a criminal by the way they walk? / BBC, 15 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7348164.stm
"A burglar has been caught because of his bow-legged walk, but how easy is it to catch a criminal by analysing their gait?"

Hard knock life: Violence against women: A guide for donors and funders / New Philanthropy Capital, April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtdd
Justine Järvinen, Angela Kail & Iona Miller
Summary
http://digbig.com/4wtde

The Invisible Crime: A Business Crime Survey / British Chambers of Commerce, April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtdt
"The report surveyed 3,900 businesses nationwide to ascertain the extent of crime against business."

A Chilling glimpse inside the minds of dangerous criminals / EurekAlert, 21 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/pb-acg042108.php
"Expert examines the disturbing psychology behind serial killers and sadistic murders."

The National Community Forum / CLG, April 2008
http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/whatweare/ncf/
"This page gives information about the National Community Forum, which is a group of 25 individuals - both residents and professionals - from some of England's most deprived communities. The forum's policy remit spans neighbourhood renewal, community participation and empowerment.
The NCF has identified the following five priorities for 2007-2008:
Improving Communities and Local Government's way of working with the third sector.
Young people and serious crime - 'gangs, guns and knives'
White Poor - reflecting their stories and experiences
Cross-community interactions
Powering Up Communities"

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Statistics on implementation in central government: Quarterly statistics: October to December 2007 / Ministry of Justice, 18 March 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/quarterly-stats-oct-dec-07.pdf
"Quarterly statistical releases on the handling of requests for information made under the Act by 43 central government bodies, including all departments of state. Figures are derived from manual returns submitted by participating bodies, and cover timeliness of response, outcomes of requests, and usage of the Act's appeal processes."

The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Fast Track Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2008: Response to consultation / Ministry of Justice, 21 April 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/cp-2907-response.pdf
"This report summarises the responses to the consultation, including how the consultation process has influenced the final shape of the rules. There were 14 responses to the consultation which, in general, supported the proposed amendments. However, four proposals have been set aside as a result of the responses."

Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord / silicon.com, 22 April 2008
http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39193712,00.htm
"Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to establish a presence on Facebook. According to one privacy advocate, it is a move that raises significant privacy issues."

Reviewing public services online / New Statesman, 21 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804210003
"This month, MySociety released the latest metrics from writetothem.com, a civic engagement tool designed to make it easier for constituents to raise issues with their MP. As ever, the stats make for fascinating reading, if not least because they give a glimpse of what accountability in a networked democracy might look like."

Call for Cut to Drink Drive Limit: First results from AA/Populus Panel of 17,500 / AA, 21 April 2008
http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/aa-populus-panel/drink-drive-limits.html
"Two thirds of AA members support calls for a reduction in the drink drive limit, according to the results of the biggest dedicated motoring panel in the UK released today [21 April]"

Farmers fear shortage of workers could hit fruit and veg supplies / Guardian, 22 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtbm
"They have met senior Home Office officials to warn them that produce could be left to rot this summer unless more foreign labour is allowed to harvest crops. There is particular concern for fields of soft fruit that are due to ripen in the coming weeks."

Poland tries to lure back UK emigrants / Guardian, 22 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wtbk
"The Polish government is planning a massive advertising campaign in the UK media calling for emigrant Poles to return to their homeland."

Roll call of data breaches grows / Information Commissioner, 22 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtbj
"The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, is today reminding chief executives of the vital importance of protecting staff and customers’ personal information following an alarming number of security breaches reported to his Office in the past six months."

Heroin use among young 'rising' / BBC, 21 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7358152.stm
"Heroin is rapidly becoming the drug of choice for young people and the children as young as six have used it, drug workers in south Wales have said."

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill: Illegal trade in personal data: Clause 76 and proposed New Clauses: Briefing from the Information Commissioner: House of Lords, Report Stage / Information Commisioner's Office, 23 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wtbh

Digital Democracy: Waste of time or a roaring success? / PublicTechnology.net, 22 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wsyy
"Central and local government have both adopted the Internet to promote their activities and to get feedback from citizens. But how successful has this been? It's the focus of a debate at University of Leicester - Monday 19th May, 5.00-6.30pm.
Is broadband access our most potent way to promote democracy? Are political blogs changing politics and culture? Does the general public feel more in touch with local and national government? Has it revitalised our appetite for politics? Or has it all been a terrible miscalculation?"

Mentoring, befriending and drugs: Advice for mentors and befrienders / Home Office, 14 April 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wswy
"This has been produced by FRANK in partnership with the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation. This useful guide is an introduction to drugs and the issues affecting young people. It contains advice about talking about drugs with young people; drug facts, risks and the law; and what to do if there's a problem."

Aussie gov to treat laser pointers like knives and guns / The Register, 21 April 2008
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/21/australian_laser_pointer_crackdown/
"An Australian regional government has moved to crack down on laser pointers following widely-reported incidents in which the devices have been used to distract and dazzle pilots on commercial flights. New South Wales (NSW) will class the most powerful types of pointer as if they were firearms, with sentences of up to 14 years for those carrying such devices without a permit."

Ice cream vans helping to tackle anti-social behaviour on the Wirral / 24dash.com, 18 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wswt
"Ice cream vans can act as a magnet for youngsters but this time, teenagers in Beechwood weren’t greeted by Mr. Whippy but youth workers from Wirral Anti-Social Behaviour Team’s Youth Respect Team, as part of a brand new initiative.The ‘ice cream engagement project’, funded initially by Wirral Drug & Alcohol Action Team, is an innovative approach to providing young people with information about alcohol misuse."

New rule for emergency mobile priority / Computing, 17 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wswq
"Local police commanders are to decide who has priority for mobile phone network access in the event of a disaster such as the 7/7 London bombings.
Under the Mobile Telephone Privileged Access Scheme (MTPAS) ­ priority can only be activated by the police’s “gold commander” ­ – the person who co-ordinates incident response.
Previously, privileged access was controlled centrally from the Cabinet Office."

WHO considers global war on alcohol abuse
New Scientist, Issue 2652, 20 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wswm
"Billions of people the world over drink alcohol to overcome shyness and animate their social lives - as people have done for millennia. For most drinkers, alcohol is associated above all with relaxation and conviviality, and people forget about its darker side. Yet doctors, governments and healthcare agencies are becoming so concerned about the effects of alcohol abuse that in January the executive board of the World Health Organization agreed a plan to develop a global strategy to combat the damage alcohol can do."
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Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010 / silicon.com, 21 April 2008
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39193696,00.htm
"The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010."

Technology sounds out benefit cheats / Times, 21 April 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3785377.ece
"Hundreds of benefit fraudsters have been caught out by lie-detector technology.
More than 370 people were identified fiddling their benefits in Lambeth, South London. As part of the pilot project, Lambeth Council staff phoned 2,000 residents and used Voice Risk Analysis, which picks up tiny changes in the voice that show a person is lying."

Meet the dinner party anti-terror squad / Independent, 20 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wswg
"After a series of arrests in their town, the people of High Wycombe have a new weapon in the battle against Britain's cultural divide"

Enslaved by K / Guardian, 21 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wswf
"A whole new realm of the imagination opened up when David Eggins took his first line of ketamine. In the real world, however, he was lucky to get out alive ... "

Report lists new 'social evils' / BBC, 20 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7356713.stm
"The top 10 evils identified in the report were: the decline of community; individualism and selfishness; consumerism and greed, a decline of values, the decline of the family, young people as both victims and perpetrators, drugs and alcohol, poverty and inequality, immigration and responses to it, and crime and violence."
What are today’s social evils?: Summary / Joseph Rowntree Foundation, April 2008
PDF - http://www.socialevils.org.uk/documents/social-evils-summary.pdf
What are today’s social evils? The results of a web consultation / Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2008
http://www.socialevils.org.uk/documents/social-evils-report.pdf
Beth Watts
Modern-day social evils: The voices of unheard groups / Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2008
PDF - http://www.socialevils.org.uk/documents/social-evils-natcen-report.pdf
Alice Mowlam and Chris Creegan

Police raids over online brothels / BBC, 20 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7357072.stm
"Fifteen people arrested as part of an operation targeting brothels operating via the internet in central London are still being questioned by police."

Increase in sex offender arrests / BBC, 20 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7357389.stm
"The number of suspected child sex offenders arrested in the UK has risen threefold in the past year, says the organisation set up to tackle abuse."
CEOP Annual Review 2007-2008 / CEOP, 21 April 2008
PDF - http://www.ceop.gov.uk/downloads/documents/ceopannualreview2008.pdf

Culture of shame
Jane’s Police Review, 27 February 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
“Investigations into child sex abuse allegations on the tiny Pacific island of Pitcairn provided Kent Police with one of its most complex cases to date. In the first of a two-part series, Eve Pertile finds out what the investigation involved.”
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Drug testing in schools: evidence, impacts and alternatives / Australian National Council on Drugs, March 2008
PDF - http://www.ancd.org.au/publications/pdf/rp16_drug_testing_in_schools.pdf
ANCD Research Paper 16

Crystal Meth Users More Likely to Later Inject Drugs, Study Finds / Join Together, 9 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wsey
"Street kids in Vancouver who use crystal methamphetamine are three times more likely to move on to injection-drug use than their non crystal-using peers, according to research from the B.C. Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS."
Circumstances of first crystal methamphetamine use and initiation of injection drug use among high-risk youth
Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 27, Issue 3 May 2008 , pages 270 - 276
Evan Wood et al
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a791758169~db=all~order=page
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'Drug binge' mice reveal why cravings linger / New Scientist, 9 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wsex
"Drug cravings can persist long after an addict is "clean", and often cause relapse. Now we are closer to understanding why, with a detailed picture of how the highly addictive drug methamphetamine causes long-lasting changes in key communication pathways between neurons in the brain."

Coke is so last year as posh hedonists turn to crack / Independent, 13 April 2008
http://digbig.com/4wsew
“As readers of broadsheet newspaper supplements know, many things are the new crack. "Burgundy is crack for the middle classes," enthuses one. "Xbox is crack for the playground," frets another. For parents of triplets, apparently, "sleep is the new crack". But they're wrong. Because among certain self-indulgent elements of the affluent classes, crack is the new crack. Just ask the Tetra Pak billionaires.”

A Review of the Science of Low Template DNA Analysis: Executive summary / Home Office, 11 April 2008
PDF - http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/operational-policing/Review_of_Low_Template_DNA_1.pdf?view=Binary
Professor Brian Caddy

Pediatricians alerted to the developmental nature of underage drinking in special journal supplement / EurekAlert!, 7 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/nioa-pat040308.php
Pediatrics [Supplement], April 2008, Volume 121
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/vol121/Supplement_4/#SUPPLEMENT_ARTICLES
Articles include:
- Underage Drinking: A Developmental Framework
- Early Developmental Processes and the Continuity of Risk for Underage Drinking and
Problem Drinking
- Evidence-Based Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorders in Adolescents

Early neglect predicts aggressive behavior in children / EurekAlert!, 7 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uonc-enp040408.php
"Children who are neglected before their second birthday display higher levels of aggressive behavior between ages 4 and 8, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, published today in the journal Pediatrics."
Importance of Early Neglect for Childhood Aggression
PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 4 April 2008, pp. 725-731
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/4/725?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Early+neglect+predicts+aggressive+behavior+in+children&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
Jonathan B Kotch et al

Social integration affects mental health of immigrant men and women in unexpected ways / EurekAlert!, 10 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/niop-sia041008.php
"Social integration affects the mental health of non-Western male immigrants in a positive way. For women however, social integration gives an increased risk for mental problems according to a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)."
Immigration, social integration and mental health in Norway, with focus on gender differences
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, Volume 3 No 24, 2007
Odd Steffen Dalgard & Suraj Bahadur Thapa. (2007)
http://www.cpementalhealth.com/content/3/1/24

[US] Atlanta Crime Stoppers Is A Hit / officer.com, 7 April 2008
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/Atlanta-Crime-Stoppers-Is-A-Hit/18$40928
"Program provides hope for victims and survivors"
"...Crime Stoppers is a crime fighting tool and strategy that engages a collaborative and multimedia approach to crime and obtains information about unsolved crimes through mutual cooperation of the local community, law enforcement, and the media. "

Navigating through crisis / officer.com, 2 April 2008
http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Navigating-through-crisis/1$40867
"Tactical floor planning software helps agencies plan for emergency"

[US] Trends in recording police interviews / officer.com, 2 April 2008
http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Trends-in-recording-police-interviews/1$40872
"Tired of the debate over who said what, many agencies use new digital technology to record all interviews of suspects, victims and witnesses."

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States / European Data Protection Supervisor, 26 March 2008
PDF - http://www.out-law.com/PDF/edps2.pdf

Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to promote the respect for freedom of expression and information with regard to Internet filters: (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 26 March 2008at the 1022nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) / Council of Europe, 26 March 2008
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?Ref=CM/Rec(2008)6&Language=lanEnglish&Ver=original&BackColorInternet=9999CC&BackColorIntranet=FFBB55&BackColorLogged=FFAC75

Guidance on data security breach management / Information Commisioner's Office, April 2008
PDF - http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/guidance_on_data_security_breach_management.pdf

Search engines must delete data after six months, say watchdogs / outlaw.com, 8 April 2008
http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=9021
"Search engines must delete search logs after six months if they are to comply with data protection laws, according to a committee of EU countries' privacy watchdogs."
Opinion on data protection issues related to search engines / Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, 4 April 2008
PDF - http://www.cbpweb.nl/downloads_int/Opinie%20WP29%20zoekmachines.pdf

Sri Lanka: Country of Origin Information Report / Home Office-RDS, 3 March 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/sri-lanka-050308.doc

Kosovo: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office-RDS, 20 March 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-kosovo-070408.doc

Bahrain: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / 28 March 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-bahrain-280308.doc

Angola: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 25 March 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-angola-280308.doc

Night riders
Jane's Police Review, 4 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"It is a clear but chilly Thursday night in Norris Green on the outskirts of Liverpool and five officers in a riot van are patrolling estates hunting for youngsters who are out past their bedtime. A few minutes into their mission, they spot a large gang of teenagers.."
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Technology - Losing Impact
JANE'S POLICE REVIEW, MARCH 28, 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"As the Bichard report's 2007 deadline for introducing a national intelligence system has been and gone, Gary Mason finds out how far Impact has progressed and whether it will be up and running in time for the London Olympics..."
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Queue busting in custody may put lives at risk
Jane's Police Review, 26 March 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
" - warns IPCC SUSPECTS' lives could be put at risk because of time-saving tactics being used by police officers in custody suites, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. 'Queue busting' is used to ease pressure on busy custody suites, according to the watchdog."

Taser
Jane's Police Review, 19 March 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Taser threat helps deter most suspects, national figures show TASER has been used more than 1,300 times by officers since it was first introduced to all UK forces. Official figures released by the Home Office for the first time on Tuesday, show firearms officers used Taser on 1,374 occasions, an average of more than once a day, between its roll-out to forces in 2004 - following a pilot in five forces - and 30 November, 2007"
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Reported and recorded uses of Taser / Home Office, 18 March 2008
http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/images/106966/full_taser_report1.pdf

Contentious Use Of Force Conference
Jane’s Police Review, 19 March 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
“Expert warns virtual teaching turning public into sharp shots. COMPUTER games are teaching people to shoot a gun with 'startling accuracy', according to a leading firearms expert. Bill Lewinski, a behavioural scientist and founder of the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University, said the use of computer consoles and video games is significantly improving the public's shooting skills.”
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Forced marriage helpline launches / Home Office, 11 April 2008
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/forced-marriage-help
"A new national helpline for victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence is now up and running. Called the ‘Honour Network’, the dedicated helpline is run by the charity Karma Nirvana, which helps survivors of honour crimes and forced marriages. The phone line will is staffed by survivors who understand what the victims are going through."

Response by Home Secretary Sir Ronnie Flanagan's Review of Policing Final Report / Home Office, 9 April 2008
PDF - http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/police-reform/HS_response_Review.pdf?view=Binary

Crime Reduction and Community Safety: The crucial role of the new local performance framework / CLG, 9 April 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/742913.pdf
The new look local performance framework for local authorities and their partners is live from April 2008. The Assessments of Policing and Community Safety (APACS) is the new assessment framework for the police working alone and in partnership and this is also live from April 2008.

Preventing Violent Extremism: Community Leadership Fund Guidance: Good Practice and Guidance / CLG, 9 April 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/742604.pdf
This grant fund is intended to support work that will build the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities to take the lead on tackling violent extremist influences.
The funding will be focused on the following areas:
Capacity of organisations and communities
Supporting Muslim young people
Supporting Muslim women
Capacity of Muslim faith leaders
Local forums against extremism and Islamophobia

Practical Advice on Stop and Search in Relation to the Terrorism Act / Home Office, 8 April 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/operational-policing/advice-stop-search-terrorism-act?view=Binary

Christian groups challenge hybrid embryos go-ahead/Guardian, Wednesday April 9 2008 URL http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/apr/09/stemcells.ethicsofscience?gusrc=rss&feed=politics

"Two Christian groups launched a legal battle today against a decision to allow university researchers to create human-animal embryos.

The Christian Legal Centre (CLC) and Comment on Reproductive Ethics (Core) said they had filed papers at the high court seeking a judicial review of the decision by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to grant licences to scientists at Newcastle University and King's College London."

'Benefit erosion' could double child poverty in 20 years, says report/Guardian, Wednesday April 9 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/apr/09/welfare.socialexclusion?gusrc=rss&feed=politics

"Child poverty could almost double over the next two decades as a result of the government's approach to raising benefits, a report said today.

A study published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said that increasing benefit payments in line with prices instead of earnings – which has been standard Whitehall practice for many years – was penalising the poor."

We are in the worst financial crisis since Depression, says IMF http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/10/useconomy.subprimecrisis?gusrc=rss&feed=politics Guardian, Wed, Apr 9 2008

"The US mortgage crisis has spiralled into "the largest financial shock since the Great Depression" and there is a one-in-four chance that it will cause a full-blown global recession, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday.

As finance ministers and central bankers arrived in Washington to discuss ways of tackling the crisis, the IMF warned, in its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, that governments might be forced to step in with more public bailouts of troubled banks and cash-strapped homeowners before the crisis was over."

New strategy to build skills in Government is launched / publictechnology.net, 2 April 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15007
"Government Skills, the sector skills council for central government, has worked with HR directors and learning leads, heads of professions and permanent secretaries to develop the strategy. Called 'Building Professional Skills for Government', it will help departments to deliver higher professional standards, to improve value for money in closing skills gaps and to ensure that candidates for the future workforce are better prepared for a civil service career."

County council automates web page translation to improve access for growing migrant population / publictechnology.net, 27 March 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=14923
"Lincolnshire County Council has enhanced access to local information for all 690,000 of its citizens, including a growing population of migrant workers with the automated translation of its web site, into 10 different languages."

Avon & Somerset Police Authority to link with councils for shared services / publictechnology.net, 27 March 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=14929
"Avon and Somerset Police Authority has joined Southwest One, a joint technology-driven venture to transform the services provided to the Constabulary and the communities it serves. Last week marked the completion of more than 12 months work with IBM and two local authorities in the area to enable the police to join the Southwest One shared services organisation as a founding member."

Imitation Samurai swords banned / Home Office, 7 April 2008
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/samurai-swords-banned
"A new law banning cheap, imitation Samurai swords came into effect this week."

Displacement of Crime or Diffusion of Benefit: Evidence from the New Deal for Communities Programme / CLG, 7 April 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/737988.pdf
"The Government has assisted deprived neighbourhoods through the New Deal for Communities (NDC) Programme, launched in 1998. It is designed to encourage delivery of local services in a coordinated way to meet local needs, and aims to narrow the gap between these 39 areas and the rest of the country. This report is based on analysis of crime data in NDCs and their immediate surrounding areas, to find out what effect crime patterns within NDCs have had on crime in surrounding areas. "

Delivering Safer Neighbourhoods: Experiences from the New Deal for Communities Programme / CLG, 7 April 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/737976.pdf
"This report presents the findings on interventions and outcomes under the theme of crime and community safety."

Citizenship Survey: April - December 2007, England and Wales / CLG, 3 April 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/737550.pdf
"This release provides headline findings from the first three quarters of the 2007-08 citizenship survey. It covers active and empowered communities, community cohesion and racial prejudice and discrimination."

Government announces a new tranche of specialist domestic violence court systems / News Distribution Services, 2 April 2008
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=364249&NewsAreaID=2
"Tackling domestic violence has been one of the government's key priorities since 1997. Today the government reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the victims of domestic violence with the announcement of more than thirty new Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVCs) systems across England and Wales. This brings the total number of SDVCs in the national programme to 98."

Equally Different / Equality and Human Rights Commission, [accessed, 9 April 2008]
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/campaigns/equallydifferent/Pages/EquallyDifferent.aspx
"This is the home page for the Equality and Human Rights Commission's latest online campaign. Equally Different brings together individuals from all walks of life to explain why they are unique and why uniqueness should not stop people being treated fairly."

Alcohol disorder zones guidance / Home Office, 31 March 2008
PDF - http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/operational-policing/alcohol-disorder-zone-guidance?view=Binary

Government sets up task force to improve communication through social media / News Distribution Services, 1 April 2008
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=364206&NewsAreaID=2
"Cabinet Office Minister Tom Watson has announced the creation of the Power of Information Task Force, which will drive forward the Government 's pledge to meet rising aspirations of modern communications practice and improve engagement with citizens through social media."

Dedicated drug court pilots - a process report / Ministry of Justice, 31 March 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/dedicated-drug-courts.pdf
"In December 2005, the then Department of Constitutional Affairs announced a commitment to pilot Dedicated Drug Courts as part of the government's agenda to reduce drug-related crime.
Matrix Knowledge Group has produced an independent process evaluation of the pilots in England and Wales: Leeds Magistrates' Court and West London Magistrates' Court."

[Power of Information]: Interim Progress Report: Interim Progress Report on implementing the Government’s to the Power of Information Review (Cm7157)/ Cabinet Office, 31 March 2008
PDF - http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/publications/reports/power_information/poi_interim.pdf The progress report, released 31 March 2008, states the advancement that Government is making towards implementing the recommendations of the original Power of Information review.

Police Reform E-Bulletin: Issue 112 / Home Office, 31 March 2008
PDF - http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/police-reform-e-bulletin/ebulletin-112?view=Binary
"Find out the latest on National Neighbourhood Policing Day, 101, Taser, APACS, Police Efficiency and Productivity Workshops and Evidence Based Decision Making."

Justice for 'All Woman': speech by Bridget Prentice [Justice Minister] at the 'All Woman' conference in Sheffield / Ministry of Justice, 27 March 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/newsrelease270308b.htm

The Politics of identity: speech by Michael Wills to IPPR / Ministry of Justice, 26 March 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp260308b.htm

Implementing “The Race to the Top” Lord Sainsbury’s Review of Government’s Science and Innovation Policies / DIUS, March 2008
PDF - http://www.dius.gov.uk/docs/home/SainsburyReview-v12.pdf

Safer Children in a Digital World: The Report of the Byron Review / DCSF, 27 March 2008
PDF - http://www.dfes.gov.uk/byronreview/pdfs/Final%20Report%20Bookmarked.pdf
Executive summary
PDF - http://www.dfes.gov.uk/byronreview/pdfs/Executive%20summary.pdf

KEEPING THEM IN THE FAMILY: OUTCOMES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN PLACED WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS CARERS THROUGH CARE PROCEEDINGS / DCSF, March 2008
PDF - http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RBX-05-08.pdf
Joan Hunt et al

Unauthorised Disclosure of Draft Report: First Special Report of Session 2007-2008: Special report, together with written evidence /TSO, 7 April 2008
HC 196
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmhaff/196/196.pdf

[US] SEC Takes Action to Halt Online Account Intrusion and Identity Theft Scheme / US Securities and Exchange Commission, 7 April 2008
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-56.htm
"The Securities and Exchange Commission today took action to stop a sophisticated Internet scheme that stole the identities of unsuspecting individuals and netted more than $66,000 in illicit profits in just seven weeks."

Bulletproof but loaded / Guardian, 9 April 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/09/ukcrime.fashion?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews
"The prejudice masked in the word 'hoodie' is more sinister than the new protective top on sale..."

Private custody calls dismissed / BBC, 8 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7334483.stm
"Suggestions that police custody services could be privatised have been dismissed by the Scottish Government."
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland: Thematic Inspection Custody Facilities / Scottish Government, 8 April 2008
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/217678/0058308.pdf

Old Firm cans child kit beer logo / BBC, 8 APril 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7337446.stm
"Old Firm sponsor Carling is to remove its logo from Rangers and Celtic children's football tops in a bid to promote responsible drinking."

Crackdown on under-age drinkers / BBC, 9 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7337605.stm
"Police confiscated 44,000 pints of alcoholic drinks during a crackdown on under-age drinking in February."

The Myth of trafficking / New Statesman, 27 March 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200803270046
Brendan O'Neill
"Most migrant women, including those in the sex industry, have made a clear decision, says a new study, to leave home and take their chances abroad. They are not "passive victims" in need of "saving" or sending back by western campaigners.
Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry
Laura María Agustín Zed Books"

Making the Grade? Not yet... / New Statesman, 1 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804010003
"Janet Veitch says that with a score of 2 out of 10, the Government needs to start taking real action to make the grade for addressing violence against women."
Making the grade? 2007: The Third annual independent analysis of UK government initiatives on violence against women / End Violence Against Women Coaliti0n
PDF - http://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/documents/EVAW%20MTG%20UK.pdf

Lap dancing and sexual violence / New Statesman, 2 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804020002
"Lap dancing clubs are being marketed as more socially acceptable but Labour MP Celia Barlow explains how these clubs can impact negatively on communities."
Lap dance ethos at heart of City sexism, say campaigners / Guardian, 31 March 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/31/gender
"Sexism is rife in the City and tough action is required to stamp out discrimination against women, the Fawcett Society warns. The group campaigns for women's rights and is concentrating on sexual harassment at work."
Sexism and the City Manifesto
PDF - http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/documents/SATC%20manifesto%20public.pdf

Information revolution / New Statesman, 3 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804030044
Becky Hogge
"Civic-minded hackers want to bring parliament into the 21st century...The campaign is called "Free Our Bills" and its founders, the inimitable civic hackers MySociety, subtitle it thus: "The Nice, Polite Campaign to Gently Encourage Parliament to Publish Bills in a 21st-Century Way. Please. Now.""

Wonky women / New Statesman, 3 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804030026
"The political agenda is increasingly being set by women from leading research organisations. Poorly represented in government, are they having a greater impact from outside?"

Hot-headed murders / New Statesman, 3 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804030023
Darcus Howe
"Few murders are committed for financial gain. Hardly any are conflicts over the spoils of drug sales or robberies. They are usually committed over some petty argument."

New Mayor should support integration / New Statesman, 8 April 2008
http://www.newstatesman.com/200804080008
Donna Covey
"The Refugee Council discusses what their organisation wants from the next Mayor of London in terms of additional help and funding for asylum seekers and refugees."

Lab animal carers suffer in silence
New Scientist, 26 March 2008, Issue 2649
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19726493.700-lab-animal-carers-suffer-in-silence.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
Andy Coghlan
""Larry will always be in my heart," says Sally Walshaw. "I cried before and after the euthanasia session, but I didn't want to upset Larry by crying during the session itself. I spent a lot of time with him on his last day, and gave him lots of treats. Then Larry received a sedative, and about 10 minutes later the euthanasia was administered." "
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Matrix-style virtual worlds 'a few years away' / New ScientistTech, 3 April 2008
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13585-matrixstyle-virtual-worlds-a-few-years-away.html?feedId=online-news_rss20
"Are supercomputers on the verge of creating Matrix-style simulated realities? Michael McGuigan at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, thinks so. He says that virtual worlds realistic enough to be mistaken for the real thing are just a few years away."

Death of Digital Media / iee spectrum online, April 2008
http://spectrum.ieee.org/apr08/6107/2
"A storage device can become obsolete in less than two years, as this timeline shows."

BLEWS: Using Blogs to Provide Context for News Articles / American Association for Artificial Intelligence, April 2008
PDF - http://research.microsoft.com/~chrisko/papers/ICWSM_paper.pdf
"An overwhelming number of news articles are available every day via the internet. Unfortunately, it is impossible for us to peruse more than a handful; furthermore it is difficult to ascertain an article’s social context, i.e., is it popular, what sorts of people are reading it, etc. In this paper, we develop a system to address this problem in the restricted domain of political news by harnessing implicit and explicit contextual information from the blogosphere..."

Digital preservation: The uncertain future of saving the past / RAND Corporation, April 2008
PDF - http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2008/RAND_RB9331.pdf

[US] Immigrants Joining the Mainstream
ejournal USA, Volume 13 No 2, 2008
PDF - http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0208/ijse/ijse0208.pdf
"Immigrants made the United States what it is. Being an American depends on acceptance of certain American ideals, not on the place of birth of a person or of his or her ancestors. This edition of eJournal USA tells the story of immigration and diversity as it has played out through the centuries and continues to play out now."

[US] Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Comprehensive Efforts to Fight Gang Violence / US Department of Justice, 26 March 2008
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/March/08_ag_239.html
"The Department of Justice has enacted a comprehensive plan across its many components to effectively fight and limit the impact of gang violence nationwide. This plan includes two primary elements: Prioritize prevention programs to provide America’s youth, as well as offenders returning to the community, with opportunities that help them resist gang involvement; and ensure robust enforcement policies when gang-related violence does occur. This approach also recognizes the critical need for the Department to continue to work hand-in-hand with state and local law enforcement and local community groups."

[US] An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services / Congressional Research Service, 28 February 2008
PDF - http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32939_20080228.pdf
"The present capability and future effectiveness of America’s network of emergency telecommunications services are among the issues under review by Congress and other entities. Emergency calls (911) on both wireline (landline) and wireless networks are considered by many to be part of the public safety network. As technologies that can support 911 improve, many are seeing the possibility of integrating 911 into a wider safety net of emergency communications and alerts..."

[US] Selected Laws Governing the Disclosure of Customer Phone Records by Telecommunications Carriers / Congressional Research Service, 10 March 2008
PDF - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34409.pdf
"Telephone records contain a large amount of intimate personal information. Recent years have seen a rise in the use of this information for marketing and even for criminal purposes. The purchase and sale of telephone record information, therefore, became a booming business. Websites and data brokers claiming to be able to obtain the phone records for any phone number within a few days abounded."

[US] Guns, Fear, the Constitution, and the Public's Health
New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 358, No 14, pp.1421-1424
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/14/1421
Garen J. Wintemute

[US] Internet Crime Report: The Top Scams of 2007 / FBI, April 2008
PDF - http://www.ic3.gov/media/annualreport/2007_IC3Report.pdf
"According to the 2007 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 206,884 complaints of crimes perpetrated over the Internet during 2007. Of the complaints received, more than 90,000 were referred to law enforcement around the nation, amounting to nearly $240 million in reported losses. This represents a $40 million increase in reported losses from complaints referred to law enforcement in 2006."

[US] Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants — United States, October 2005–September 2006 / Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention, April 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5713a2.htm
"During October 2005–September 2006 (federal fiscal year 2006), approximately 905,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment that was substantiated by state and local child protective services (CPS) agencies."

Successful visa appeals mean courts give green light to forced marriages / Times, 26 March 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3621619.ece
"British courts are overturning decisions taken by immigration officers that would have protected men and women from being forced into marriage."

Head teachers to get powers to ‘stop and search’ for drugs / Times, 28 March 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3635695.ece
"Schools are set to to be given further powers to search pupils for drugs, alcohol and stolen goods to help head teachers to enforce discipline among the most disruptive students."

Philip Balmforth: the police worker who fought forced marriages / Times, 29 March 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3642686.ece
"Mr Balmforth, a full-time police support worker whose post as vulnerable persons officer (Asian women) is partly funded by Bradford social services, has been contacted for help by more than 2,000 local women in recent years."

Scars and bruises of a girl who wanted to be young, free and single / Times, 29 March 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3642692.ece
"Gazing from the bedroom window of the house that was her virtual prison for two years, Ayesha would fantasise about what it might feel like to be free. The bright and articulate teenager had been locked away because her refusal to marry her first cousin made her a threat to her family’s sense of honour. "