The latest Cybercrime Business Model... Crimeware-as-a-Service / Public Technology website, 11 April 2008.
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15173
"In its Q1 2008 Web Security Trends Report, Finjan signals Crimeware-as-a-Service as the latest development in the ongoing commercialization of cybercrime.
Finjan has announced important findings by its Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) identifying and analyzing the latest trends in the ongoing commercialization of cybercrime.Criminals have started to use online cybercrime services instead of having to deal themselves with the technical challenges of running their own Crimeware server, installing Crimeware toolkits or compromising legitimate websites.
“Currently, we see the rise of the Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS) business model in the Crimeware-toolkit market."
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
EU urges UK to better convert knowledge into socio-economic benefits/ Public Technology, 11 April 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15186
"The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities of universities and other public research organisations.
The Recommendation provides public research organisations (PROs) with operational principles to more effectively manage and exploit intellectual property."
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15186
"The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities of universities and other public research organisations.
The Recommendation provides public research organisations (PROs) with operational principles to more effectively manage and exploit intellectual property."
Strategic Solution for US-VISIT Program Needs to Be Better Defined, Justified, and Coordinated: Report to the Chairman and Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives / United States Government Accountability Office, February 2008
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08361.pdf
"DHS has partially defined a strategic solution for meeting US-VISIT’s goals. In particular, the US-VISIT program office has defined and begun to develop a key capability known as “Unique Identity,” which is to establish a single identity for all individuals who interact with any immigration and border management organization by capturing the individual’s biometrics, including 10 fingerprints and a digital image, at the earliest possible interaction."
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08361.pdf
"DHS has partially defined a strategic solution for meeting US-VISIT’s goals. In particular, the US-VISIT program office has defined and begun to develop a key capability known as “Unique Identity,” which is to establish a single identity for all individuals who interact with any immigration and border management organization by capturing the individual’s biometrics, including 10 fingerprints and a digital image, at the earliest possible interaction."
The Natural course of cannabis use, abuse and dependence during the first decades of life
Addiction, Volume 103 Issue 3 Page 439-449, March 2008
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02064.x
Axel Perkonigg, Renee D. Goodwin, Agnes Fiedler et al
Addiction, Volume 103 Issue 3 Page 439-449, March 2008
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02064.x
Axel Perkonigg, Renee D. Goodwin, Agnes Fiedler et al
Civilian Investigators Employed After Year's Research / policeoracle.com, 1 April 2008 http://digbig.com/4wxhq
"A new unit of civilian investigators, uniformed police officers and detectives is beginning operations in Central Scotland Police. The Priority Crime Unit will start carrying out inquiries this week. The mix of police staff working alongside sworn police officers, under the direction of an experienced Detective Sergeant seeks to deliver a focus on the investigation many of the crimes and offences which have the highest impact upon communities, such as theft, dishonesty, housebreaking, car crime and vandalism."
"A new unit of civilian investigators, uniformed police officers and detectives is beginning operations in Central Scotland Police. The Priority Crime Unit will start carrying out inquiries this week. The mix of police staff working alongside sworn police officers, under the direction of an experienced Detective Sergeant seeks to deliver a focus on the investigation many of the crimes and offences which have the highest impact upon communities, such as theft, dishonesty, housebreaking, car crime and vandalism."
Repeat Burglary Victimisation Cut By Initiative / policeoracle.com, 31 March 2008
http://digbig.com/4wxhp
"A property securing scheme in Bristol has made a significant impact in helping to tackle burglary and reduce repeat victimisation in the city. The Bobby Van scheme, which is funded by Bristol City Council, Safer Bristol and the Police Community Trust, aims to reduce crime, the fear of crime and the fear of being re-victimised. The carpenters visit people who have either been burgled or are living in burglary hotspots."
http://digbig.com/4wxhp
"A property securing scheme in Bristol has made a significant impact in helping to tackle burglary and reduce repeat victimisation in the city. The Bobby Van scheme, which is funded by Bristol City Council, Safer Bristol and the Police Community Trust, aims to reduce crime, the fear of crime and the fear of being re-victimised. The carpenters visit people who have either been burgled or are living in burglary hotspots."
Losing the detectives: views from the Frontline / Police Federation of England and Wales, January 2008
PDF - http://www.polfed.org/Losing_the_Detectives_final.pdf
"This report reveals that there is a serious skills and experience deficit in General
Office CID. Detectives are simply not being fully trained. It is vital for chief officers to facilitate and support the Professional ising Criminal Investigation Programme
(PIP)."
PDF - http://www.polfed.org/Losing_the_Detectives_final.pdf
"This report reveals that there is a serious skills and experience deficit in General
Office CID. Detectives are simply not being fully trained. It is vital for chief officers to facilitate and support the Professional ising Criminal Investigation Programme
(PIP)."
Stakeholder Update 8: Alcohol Know Your Limits Campaign / Department of Health / Home Office, March 2008
PDF - http://www.alcoholpolicy.net/files/stakeholder_update_8.pdf
PDF - http://www.alcoholpolicy.net/files/stakeholder_update_8.pdf
Ban on student alcohol promotions / BBC, 31 March 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7323578.stm
The University of Liverpool students' union has called time on cheap alcohol promotions. The Guild of Students has said it will no longer promote offers for heavily discounted drinks amid concerns for the health of young binge drinkers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7323578.stm
The University of Liverpool students' union has called time on cheap alcohol promotions. The Guild of Students has said it will no longer promote offers for heavily discounted drinks amid concerns for the health of young binge drinkers.
Claiming asylum at a screening unit as an unaccompanied child / Children's Commissioner for England, 3 March 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxgw
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxgw
Council and police back use of CCTV / Worcester News, 7 May 2008
http://digbig.com/4wxgk
"West Mercia Constabulary and Worcester City Council have defended the city's use of CCTV after its effectiveness as a crime-fighting tool was questioned by a senior policeman. "
http://digbig.com/4wxgk
"West Mercia Constabulary and Worcester City Council have defended the city's use of CCTV after its effectiveness as a crime-fighting tool was questioned by a senior policeman. "
Hi-tech tool spots child drinkers / BBC, 13 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7397454.stm
"The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7397454.stm
"The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes. It is thought to be the first time a UK retailer has used the technology to identify underage customers."
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Powerset unveils semantic search tool / vnunet.com, 13 May 2008
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2216477/semantic-wikipedia-search-tool
"Web start-up Powerset has offered a glimpse into the future of search with tools that allow Wikipedia users to employ "conversational phrasing" techniques instead of keywords.
The US-based company is the latest search specialist to showcase tools that embrace the principle of semantic search, often espoused by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee."
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2216477/semantic-wikipedia-search-tool
"Web start-up Powerset has offered a glimpse into the future of search with tools that allow Wikipedia users to employ "conversational phrasing" techniques instead of keywords.
The US-based company is the latest search specialist to showcase tools that embrace the principle of semantic search, often espoused by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee."
3rd APWG eCrime Researchers Summit: October 15-16, 2008, Atlanta, GA
http://www.ecrimeresearch.org/
"eCrime '08 will bring together academic researchers, security practitioners, and law enforcement to discuss all aspects of electronic crime and ways to combat it..."
http://www.ecrimeresearch.org/
"eCrime '08 will bring together academic researchers, security practitioners, and law enforcement to discuss all aspects of electronic crime and ways to combat it..."
Speaker blocks moves to put parliament on YouTube / Computing Business, 12 May 2008
http://www.computingbusiness.co.uk/computing/news/2216409/speaker-blocks-moves-put
"Footage from the chamber and committee rooms are only available subject to a licence which is issued by the speaker. Martin will not allow material to be available on web sites such as MySociety and YouTube for fear of manipulation, according to deputy commons leader Helen Goodman."
http://www.computingbusiness.co.uk/computing/news/2216409/speaker-blocks-moves-put
"Footage from the chamber and committee rooms are only available subject to a licence which is issued by the speaker. Martin will not allow material to be available on web sites such as MySociety and YouTube for fear of manipulation, according to deputy commons leader Helen Goodman."
Thematic Inspection Serious Fraud / HM INSPECTORATE OF
CONSTABULARY FOR SCOTLAND, 13 May 2008
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/222427/0059820.pdf
CONSTABULARY FOR SCOTLAND, 13 May 2008
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/222427/0059820.pdf
Northern police forces fit education laptops with tracking devices / Computing, 12 May 2008
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2216415/merseyside-police-track-stolen
"West Yorkshire and Merseyside police forces are distributing laptop tracking technology to teachers and pupils. The Security Guardian devices, from tracking supplier ExactTrak, have been developed in consultation with several police forces. The device is hosted in a standard PC card and can track a device in real-time to the nearest 15cm. Its inbuilt power source means laptops can be tracked even if they are not turned on."
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2216415/merseyside-police-track-stolen
"West Yorkshire and Merseyside police forces are distributing laptop tracking technology to teachers and pupils. The Security Guardian devices, from tracking supplier ExactTrak, have been developed in consultation with several police forces. The device is hosted in a standard PC card and can track a device in real-time to the nearest 15cm. Its inbuilt power source means laptops can be tracked even if they are not turned on."
Independent Scheme Assurance Panel: Annual Report 2007 / IPS, 6 May 2008
http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/ISAP_Annual_Report.pdf
IPS Response to report: James Hall, Chief Executive of IPS
PDF - http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/Response_to_the_ISAP_Annual_Report.pdf
http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/ISAP_Annual_Report.pdf
IPS Response to report: James Hall, Chief Executive of IPS
PDF - http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/Response_to_the_ISAP_Annual_Report.pdf
U.S. to Expand Collection Of Crime Suspects' DNA / washingtonpost.com, 17 April 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041602729.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
"The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the swiftly growing federal law enforcement DNA database. "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041602729.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR
"The U.S. government will soon begin collecting DNA samples from all citizens arrested in connection with any federal crime and from many immigrants detained by federal authorities, adding genetic identifiers from more than 1 million individuals a year to the swiftly growing federal law enforcement DNA database. "
Identity Cards Scheme Cost Report / IPS, May 2008
PDF - http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/IPS-Identity-Cards-Scheme-Cost-Report-May2008.pdf
Analysis of Home Office Costs Report of May 2007 / LSE Policy Engagement Network, May 2007
PDF - http://identityproject.lse.ac.uk/s37Response2.pdf
PDF - http://www.ips.gov.uk/identity/downloads/IPS-Identity-Cards-Scheme-Cost-Report-May2008.pdf
Analysis of Home Office Costs Report of May 2007 / LSE Policy Engagement Network, May 2007
PDF - http://identityproject.lse.ac.uk/s37Response2.pdf
Bill Would Require D.C. Police Guns To Have Cameras / nbc4.com, 6 May 2008
http://www.nbc4.com/news/16178359/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news
"A bill under consideration by the D.C. Council would require police service revolvers to have miniature cameras to record how the weapons are used.
The camera technology would be activated whenever a police officer draws his or her weapon."
http://www.nbc4.com/news/16178359/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news
"A bill under consideration by the D.C. Council would require police service revolvers to have miniature cameras to record how the weapons are used.
The camera technology would be activated whenever a police officer draws his or her weapon."
Canada's Changing Labour Force, 2006 Census: Findings / Statistics Canada, 13 March 2008
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/labour/index.cfm
" - Includes section on "Immigrants in the workforce"."
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/labour/index.cfm
" - Includes section on "Immigrants in the workforce"."
[Canada] The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market in 2006: Analysis by Region or Country of Birth / Statistics Canada, 13 February 2008
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=71-606-XIE2008002
"The study is the second in a series of analytical articles on immigrants in the labour force based on data from the Labour Force Survey."
http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=71-606-XIE2008002
"The study is the second in a series of analytical articles on immigrants in the labour force based on data from the Labour Force Survey."
Illegal Immigration and the American Workforce / Hoover Institution, February 2008
http://www.hoover.org/research/focusonissues/focus/15317661.html
"Arizona's tough new anti-illegal immigration law mirrors the ongoing national debate on the effect of illegal immigrants in the American workforce."
http://www.hoover.org/research/focusonissues/focus/15317661.html
"Arizona's tough new anti-illegal immigration law mirrors the ongoing national debate on the effect of illegal immigrants in the American workforce."
[Germany] Naturalization Proclivities, Ethnicity and Integration / IZA, December 2007
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3260.pdf
Amelie F. Constant, Liliya Gataullina and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Discussion Paper Series No. 3260
"This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav
immigrants in Germany differentiating between actual and planned citizenship."
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3260.pdf
Amelie F. Constant, Liliya Gataullina and Klaus F. Zimmermann
Discussion Paper Series No. 3260
"This paper studies the determinants of naturalization among Turkish and ex-Yugoslav
immigrants in Germany differentiating between actual and planned citizenship."
Immigration and the Imagined Community in Europe and the United States
Political Studies, Volume 56, Number 1, March 2008 , pp. 33-56(24)
Jack Citrin and John Sides
"Both Europe and the United States are confronting the challenges of economic and cultural integration posed by immigration. This article uses the ESS and CID surveys to compare transatlantic public opinion about immigrants and immigration."
[Sub required]
Political Studies, Volume 56, Number 1, March 2008 , pp. 33-56(24)
Jack Citrin and John Sides
"Both Europe and the United States are confronting the challenges of economic and cultural integration posed by immigration. This article uses the ESS and CID surveys to compare transatlantic public opinion about immigrants and immigration."
[Sub required]
Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to Do with It?
California Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, Volume 9, Number 3, February 2008
PDF - http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/cacounts/CC_208KBCC.pdf
California Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, Volume 9, Number 3, February 2008
PDF - http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/cacounts/CC_208KBCC.pdf
What Determines the Duration of Stay of Immigrants in Germany? Evidence from a Longitudinal Duration Analysis / The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), January 2008
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1096479
SOEP Paper No. 79
Sebastian Gundel and Heiko Peters
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1096479
SOEP Paper No. 79
Sebastian Gundel and Heiko Peters
BEYOND 2008 REGIONAL REPORT: AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:
NGO Regional Consultation / Australian National Council on Drugs, March 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxdn
NGO Regional Consultation / Australian National Council on Drugs, March 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxdn
Principles of drug dependent treatment / UNODC / WHO, March 2008
http://digbig.com/4wxdm
Discussion Paper
"This discussion paper aims to encourage Governments and other partners to take concerted action for the implementation of evidence-based drug dependence treatment services, which respond to the needs of their populations."
http://digbig.com/4wxdm
Discussion Paper
"This discussion paper aims to encourage Governments and other partners to take concerted action for the implementation of evidence-based drug dependence treatment services, which respond to the needs of their populations."
[Australia] Our children deserve and need a safe school environment / theage.com.au, 27 March 2008
http://digbig.com/4wxdk
"AT FIRST glance, the idea of drug-testing our school students may not seem palatable. But when we look more closely at the position we are now in, Australians may need to rethink how we can prevent illicit drug use among our young."
Drug testing in schools: evidence impacts and alternatives / Australian National Council on Drugs, 2008
PDF - http://www.ancd.org.au/publications/pdf/rp16_drug_testing_in_schools.pdf
ANCD Research Paper 16
http://digbig.com/4wxdk
"AT FIRST glance, the idea of drug-testing our school students may not seem palatable. But when we look more closely at the position we are now in, Australians may need to rethink how we can prevent illicit drug use among our young."
Drug testing in schools: evidence impacts and alternatives / Australian National Council on Drugs, 2008
PDF - http://www.ancd.org.au/publications/pdf/rp16_drug_testing_in_schools.pdf
ANCD Research Paper 16
Risky drinking in North West school children and its consequences: A study
of fifteen and sixteen year olds / Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, March 2008
http://www.cph.org.uk/showPublication.aspx?pubid=355
Sara Hughes Mark A. Bellis Karen Hughes et al
of fifteen and sixteen year olds / Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, March 2008
http://www.cph.org.uk/showPublication.aspx?pubid=355
Sara Hughes Mark A. Bellis Karen Hughes et al
ALCOHOL COMMISSIONING GETS A BOOST WITH NEW ONLINE PORTAL / Alcohol Concern, 28 March 2008
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/1300
"A new online database of local alcohol initiatives has just gone live with funding from the Department of Health. The Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies (HubCAPP- www.hubcapp.org.uk) will allow commissioners working in England to share their experiences of planning and implementing local alcohol harm reduction strategies and initiatives. The HubCAPP team, based within Alcohol Concern, is responsible for mapping local alcohol initiatives and capturing the strategic history behind existing projects. "
Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies
www.hubcapp.org.uk
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/1300
"A new online database of local alcohol initiatives has just gone live with funding from the Department of Health. The Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies (HubCAPP- www.hubcapp.org.uk) will allow commissioners working in England to share their experiences of planning and implementing local alcohol harm reduction strategies and initiatives. The HubCAPP team, based within Alcohol Concern, is responsible for mapping local alcohol initiatives and capturing the strategic history behind existing projects. "
Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies
www.hubcapp.org.uk
Faith-based ethnic residential communities and neighbourliness / CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre, January 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxdj
Sandeep Kumar Agrawal and Mohammad A. Qadeer
CERIS Working Paper Series. No. 63
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wxdj
Sandeep Kumar Agrawal and Mohammad A. Qadeer
CERIS Working Paper Series. No. 63
Making drug control "fit for purpose": Building on the UNGASS decade: Report by the Executive Director of the United Natlons Offlce on Drugs and Crime as a contribution to the review of the
twentieth special session of the General Assembly / Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Fifty-first session: Vienna. 10-14 March 2008
PDF - http://www.tdpf.org.uk/drug%20control%20%27fit%20for%20purpose%27.pdf
Monday, May 12, 2008
Forced Marriage: The Risk Factors and the Effect of Raising the Minimum Age for a Sponsor and of Leave to Enter the UK as a Spouse / School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 2008
Research Summary
PDF - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/downloads/FPCW/forcemarriageresearchsummary08.pdf
Marianne Hester, Khatidja Chantler, Geetanjali Gangoli et al
"The purpose of the study was to assess the risk factors associated with forced marriage and the effect of raising the minimum age for entry for a sponsor or spouse from the current age of 18 to 24. It examined the ways in which forced marriage is understood and experienced in different communities."
Research Summary
PDF - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/downloads/FPCW/forcemarriageresearchsummary08.pdf
Marianne Hester, Khatidja Chantler, Geetanjali Gangoli et al
"The purpose of the study was to assess the risk factors associated with forced marriage and the effect of raising the minimum age for entry for a sponsor or spouse from the current age of 18 to 24. It examined the ways in which forced marriage is understood and experienced in different communities."
From petty crime to small business in one smart move / Guardian, 7 May 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/07/prisonsandprobation.youngpeople?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"How urban riots inspired one woman to set up an academy for young people at risk of crime..."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/07/prisonsandprobation.youngpeople?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"How urban riots inspired one woman to set up an academy for young people at risk of crime..."
Facebook reinforces safety measures / Guardian, 9 May 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/09/facebook.digitalmedia?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"Social networking site Facebook has announced it is beefing up its security features in a move to protect younger web users, in partnership with the attorney generals of 49 US states.
The new measures include pledges to "aggressively respond" to remove inappropriate content on the site, showing automatic warning messages when young users share personal information with strangers and strengthening the age verification system on the site."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/09/facebook.digitalmedia?gusrc=rss&feed=society
"Social networking site Facebook has announced it is beefing up its security features in a move to protect younger web users, in partnership with the attorney generals of 49 US states.
The new measures include pledges to "aggressively respond" to remove inappropriate content on the site, showing automatic warning messages when young users share personal information with strangers and strengthening the age verification system on the site."
Rise in arrests of women drunks / BBC, 2 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7379333.stm
"The number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly has increased by more than 50% in parts of the UK in the last five years, police figures show. Figures were provided to Channel 4 News Online by 38 of the UK's 52 police forces."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7379333.stm
"The number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly has increased by more than 50% in parts of the UK in the last five years, police figures show. Figures were provided to Channel 4 News Online by 38 of the UK's 52 police forces."
Police bid to tackle Islamophobia / BBC, 9 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7391852.stm
"Scotland's first Muslim Police Association is being created in an attempt to encourage more Muslims to join and stay in the force. Strathclyde Police hopes the group will also help tackle Islamophobia and improve understanding of Islam."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7391852.stm
"Scotland's first Muslim Police Association is being created in an attempt to encourage more Muslims to join and stay in the force. Strathclyde Police hopes the group will also help tackle Islamophobia and improve understanding of Islam."
Guidance for local authorities on community cohesion contingency planning and tension monitoring / CLG, 12 May 2008
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/787910.pdf
PDF - http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/787910.pdf
Reported and recorded uses of TASER: Quarter 2: May 2008 / Home Office, 12 May 2008
PDF - http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/images/106966/Q2_taser_figures_12.05.08.pdf
PDF - http://scienceandresearch.homeoffice.gov.uk/images/106966/Q2_taser_figures_12.05.08.pdf
The Economics of Migration / Commission for Rural Communities, 2 May 2008
PDF - http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/the%20economics%20of%20migration.pdf
" - Proposal from the CRC to address the impact and potential consequences of migration on rural economies."
PDF - http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/the%20economics%20of%20migration.pdf
" - Proposal from the CRC to address the impact and potential consequences of migration on rural economies."
Network Corporate Plan 2008-2011 / Government Offices for the English Regions, 6 May 2008 PDF - http://www.gos.gov.uk/common/docs/239393/Networkcorprateplan
Integrating new migrants / Improvement and Development Agency, 19 March 2008
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/7929812
"This report provides guidance for those producing information packs and resources for migrants arriving in their local area."
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/7929812
"This report provides guidance for those producing information packs and resources for migrants arriving in their local area."
Integrating new migrants / Improvement and Development Agency, 19 March 2008
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/7929812
"This report provides guidance for those producing information packs and resources for migrants arriving in their local area."
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/7929812
"This report provides guidance for those producing information packs and resources for migrants arriving in their local area."
Forced Marriage: Guidance for local authorities and schools: Letter from Kevin Brennan / DCSF, 9 May 2008
PDF - http://www.dfes.gov.uk/localauthorities/_documents/content/1303080007%20_FM%20Letter%20to%20schools%20and%20LAs.pdf
PDF - http://www.dfes.gov.uk/localauthorities/_documents/content/1303080007%20_FM%20Letter%20to%20schools%20and%20LAs.pdf
Home Office Cannabis Potency Study 2008 / Home Office, 7 May 2008
PDF - http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/cannabis/potency?view=Binary
Sheila Hardwick and Lesley King
"This publication presents findings from research on the market share of different types of cannabis and their potencies."
PDF - http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/cannabis/potency?view=Binary
Sheila Hardwick and Lesley King
"This publication presents findings from research on the market share of different types of cannabis and their potencies."
Improving Services for Substance Misuse: Commissioning drug treatment and harm reduction services / Healthcare Commission, 7 May 2008
PDF - http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Improving_services_for_substance_misuse_May_2008_200805085459.pdf
"This review looks at local drug treatment partnerships' effectiveness, quality of service commissioning and provision of harm reduction services."
PDF - http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Improving_services_for_substance_misuse_May_2008_200805085459.pdf
"This review looks at local drug treatment partnerships' effectiveness, quality of service commissioning and provision of harm reduction services."
Improving corporate functions using shared services: House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts: Eighteenth Report of Session 2007-2008: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence / TSO, 8 May 2008
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubacc/190/190.pdf
HC 190
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubacc/190/190.pdf
HC 190
Vietnam: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 2 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/vietnam-150408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/vietnam-150408.doc
Sierra Leone: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 4 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-sierraleone-070408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-sierraleone-070408.doc
Pakistan: Country of Origin Information Report/ Home Office - RDS, 29 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/pakistan-300408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/pakistan-300408.doc
Mali: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 3 April 2008 DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-mali-040408.doc
Libya: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 22 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-libya-080508.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-libya-080508.doc
Libya: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 22 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-libya-080508.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-libya-080508.doc
Lebanon: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 14 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-lebanon-150408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-lebanon-150408.doc
Iran: Country of Origin Information Bulletin: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons / Home Office - RDS, 21 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/iran-bulletin-250408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/iran-bulletin-250408.doc
Gambia: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 4 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-gambia-070408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-gambia-070408.doc
Angola: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 7 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-angola-040408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-angola-040408.doc
Angola: Country of Origin Information Key Documents / Home Office - RDS, 7 April 2008DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/key-docs-angola-040408.doc
Afghanistan: Country of Origin Information Report / Home Office - RDS, 2 April 2008
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/afghanistan-040408.doc
DOC - http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/afghanistan-040408.doc
Cannabis: Classification and Public Health / Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 7 May 2008
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/acmd-cannabis-report-2008?view=Binary
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/acmd/acmd-cannabis-report-2008?view=Binary
"Effective Practice in the Night-Time Economy" [video extracts from DVD] / Home Office, 29 April 2008
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/nte/nte01.htm
"The DVD features a range of initiatives from around the UK which demonstrate how effective practices in the night-time economy are working towards reducing alcohol-related violence."
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/nte/nte01.htm
"The DVD features a range of initiatives from around the UK which demonstrate how effective practices in the night-time economy are working towards reducing alcohol-related violence."
Data on the number of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) issued / Home Office, 8 May 2008
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos2.htm
Detailed breakdown of data by CJS area (includes data for those aged 10-17 years)
XLS - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos02a.xls
Detailed breakdown of data by CDRP
XLS - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos02b.xls
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos2.htm
Detailed breakdown of data by CJS area (includes data for those aged 10-17 years)
XLS - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos02a.xls
Detailed breakdown of data by CDRP
XLS - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/asbos/asbos02b.xls
An Introduction to 101 / Home Office, May 2008
PPT - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/snen.ppt
Tom Samuel
PPT - http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/snen.ppt
Tom Samuel
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Denmark, Police Accountability Mechanisms in Denmark / Amnesty International, 1 April 2008
PDF - http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR18/001/2008/en/e38f557c-00a8-11dd-af7e-1b5e9ba21e83/eur180012008eng.pdf
PDF - http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR18/001/2008/en/e38f557c-00a8-11dd-af7e-1b5e9ba21e83/eur180012008eng.pdf
TEMPORARY WORKERS AND YOUTH MOBILITY UNDER THE POINTS BASED SYSTEM - (TIER 5): STATEMENT OF INTENT / UK Border Agency, 6 May 2008
PDF - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/managingourborders/pbsdocs/statementofintent/temporaryworkersunderpbs.pdf?view=Binary
PDF - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/managingourborders/pbsdocs/statementofintent/temporaryworkersunderpbs.pdf?view=Binary
SKILLED WORKERS UNDER THE POINTS BASED SYSTEM - (TIER 2) STATEMENT OF INTENT / UK Border Agency, 6 May, 2008
PDF -http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/managingourborders/pbsdocs/statementofintent/skilledworkersunderpbs.pdf?view=Binary
PDF -http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/managingourborders/pbsdocs/statementofintent/skilledworkersunderpbs.pdf?view=Binary
Early exit: estimating and explaining early exit from drug treatment
http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/5/1/13
Harm Reduction Journal 2008, Vol 5 No 13, 25 April 2008
Alex Stevens, Polly Radcliffe, Melony Sanders, Neil Hunt
"Understanding the factors that lead to early exit from treatment should enable services to operate more effectively and better reduce drug related harm. To date, few studies have focused on drop-out during the initial, engagement phase of treatment. This paper describes a mixed method study of early exit from English drug treatment services..."
http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/5/1/13
Harm Reduction Journal 2008, Vol 5 No 13, 25 April 2008
Alex Stevens, Polly Radcliffe, Melony Sanders, Neil Hunt
"Understanding the factors that lead to early exit from treatment should enable services to operate more effectively and better reduce drug related harm. To date, few studies have focused on drop-out during the initial, engagement phase of treatment. This paper describes a mixed method study of early exit from English drug treatment services..."
OVERVIEW OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME / US Department of Justice, April 2008
PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2008/ioc-strategy-public-overview.pdf
The Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime establishes an investigation and prosecution framework that emphasizes four priority areas of action against international organized crime:
MARSHAL INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE
PRIORITIZE AND TARGET THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IOC THREATS
ATTACK FROM ALL ANGLES
ENTERPRISE THEORY
PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2008/ioc-strategy-public-overview.pdf
The Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime establishes an investigation and prosecution framework that emphasizes four priority areas of action against international organized crime:
MARSHAL INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE
PRIORITIZE AND TARGET THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IOC THREATS
ATTACK FROM ALL ANGLES
ENTERPRISE THEORY
Police Launch New Website For Kids / policeoracle.com, 28 April 2008
http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Police-Launch-New-Website-For-Kids_16145.html
"Cops4Kids is a new section of the Cumbria Constabulary website which is packed with interesting facts about policing in the county, previous Chief Constables, advice on staying safe on the roads and when surfing on the internet, stranger danger, the Respect campaign and useful links for advice on beating bullying."
http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Police-Launch-New-Website-For-Kids_16145.html
"Cops4Kids is a new section of the Cumbria Constabulary website which is packed with interesting facts about policing in the county, previous Chief Constables, advice on staying safe on the roads and when surfing on the internet, stranger danger, the Respect campaign and useful links for advice on beating bullying."
International Migration, Ethnicity and Economic Inequality / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit / Institute for the Study of Labor, April 2008
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3450.pdf
IZA DP No. 3450
Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
"While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic situation of the sending countries through remittances and rise the economic performance of natives and of capital in the host country through complementarities..."
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3450.pdf
IZA DP No. 3450
Martin Kahanec, Klaus F. Zimmermann
"While the allocative efficiency of mobility is typically considered to be positive but small in the long run, the induced changes in equality may be considerable in size. In practice, however, migrants typically improve their income position in comparison to those at home, stimulate the economic situation of the sending countries through remittances and rise the economic performance of natives and of capital in the host country through complementarities..."
From Illegal to Legal: Estimating Previous Illegal Experience among New Legal Immigrants to the United States / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit / Institute for the Study of Labor, April 2008
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3441.pdf
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3441
Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig, James P. Smith:
"This paper develops a framework for estimating previous illegal experience among annual cohorts of new legal immigrants to the United States – using public-use administrative microdata alone, survey data alone, and the two jointly – and provides estimates for the FY 1996 cohort of new immigrants, based on both administrative and survey data."
PDF - http://ftp.iza.org/dp3441.pdf
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3441
Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig, James P. Smith:
"This paper develops a framework for estimating previous illegal experience among annual cohorts of new legal immigrants to the United States – using public-use administrative microdata alone, survey data alone, and the two jointly – and provides estimates for the FY 1996 cohort of new immigrants, based on both administrative and survey data."
Behind the Screen: The hidden life of youth online / IPPR, 27 March 2008
PDF - http://www.ippr.org/members/download.asp?f=/ecomm/files/behind_the_screen_20.pdf&a=skip
"The generational divide between children and young people and their parents is perhaps most widely seen in their views and approaches to the internet and media literacy. With this in mind, how do we ensure that children and young people are safeguarded from harm in way that is not over the top in principle and draconian in style, while at the same time maintaining the internet as a place for freedom, expression, creativity and socialisation?"
PDF - http://www.ippr.org/members/download.asp?f=/ecomm/files/behind_the_screen_20.pdf&a=skip
"The generational divide between children and young people and their parents is perhaps most widely seen in their views and approaches to the internet and media literacy. With this in mind, how do we ensure that children and young people are safeguarded from harm in way that is not over the top in principle and draconian in style, while at the same time maintaining the internet as a place for freedom, expression, creativity and socialisation?"
How are the Costs and Impacts of Migration Policies Evaluated? / Migration Policy Institute, April 2008
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=677
Solon Ardittis, Eurasylum and Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration
"The impact and costs of migration policy measures are often unknown, and performance indicators may be very rudimentary. Several studies, especially in the United States, have tried to measure the costs and benefits of immigration. However, there have been few cross-national attempts to assess how countries evaluate their migration policies and programs and what procedures and mechanisms they use to conduct those evaluations..."
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=677
Solon Ardittis, Eurasylum and Frank Laczko, International Organization for Migration
"The impact and costs of migration policy measures are often unknown, and performance indicators may be very rudimentary. Several studies, especially in the United States, have tried to measure the costs and benefits of immigration. However, there have been few cross-national attempts to assess how countries evaluate their migration policies and programs and what procedures and mechanisms they use to conduct those evaluations..."
Science Budget Allocations: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08: Volume I: Report, together with formal minutes / TSO, 30 April 2008
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/215/215.pdf
HC 215-I
Science Budget Allocations: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08: Volume II: Oral and Written Evidence / TSO, 30 April 2008
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/215/215ii.pdf
HC 215-II
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/215/215.pdf
HC 215-I
Science Budget Allocations: Fourth Report of Session 2007–08: Volume II: Oral and Written Evidence / TSO, 30 April 2008
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/215/215ii.pdf
HC 215-II
NSPCC launches trafficking poster / BBC, 1 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7375991.stm
"...The children's charity is to distribute 2,000 copies of the image to hospitals, ports and transport companies, urging staff to watch out for youngsters..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7375991.stm
"...The children's charity is to distribute 2,000 copies of the image to hospitals, ports and transport companies, urging staff to watch out for youngsters..."
Patrols on water to police Broads / BBC, 4 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7382918.stm
"The Norfolk Broads are to be patrolled by police on water as well as land over the summer season. Broads Beat, a dedicated team of officers from Norfolk police, will patrol the waterways for a 12th year..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7382918.stm
"The Norfolk Broads are to be patrolled by police on water as well as land over the summer season. Broads Beat, a dedicated team of officers from Norfolk police, will patrol the waterways for a 12th year..."
Is stress a health and safety hazard? / BBC, 5 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7384002.stm
"It's widely thought that employees on lower grades suffer if they have little control over their jobs. Is this true?..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7384002.stm
"It's widely thought that employees on lower grades suffer if they have little control over their jobs. Is this true?..."
CCTV boom 'failing to cut crime' / BBC, 6 May 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7384843.stm
"...Speaking at the Security Document World Conference in London, Det Ch Insp Neville, the head of the Met's Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido), said one of the problems was that criminals were not afraid of cameras."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7384843.stm
"...Speaking at the Security Document World Conference in London, Det Ch Insp Neville, the head of the Met's Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido), said one of the problems was that criminals were not afraid of cameras."
Ban on khat-would provoke 'crime wave'
Jane's Police Review, 3 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"PROHIBITING khat, a narcotic used by some African communities, would lead to a crime wave, territorial gangs and an increase in gun use, the House of Commons has heard. Khat, a mild narcotic traditionally chewed by some Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian people in the UK, is currently legal but MPs discussed criminalising it during a drug strategy debate..."
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Jane's Police Review, 3 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"PROHIBITING khat, a narcotic used by some African communities, would lead to a crime wave, territorial gangs and an increase in gun use, the House of Commons has heard. Khat, a mild narcotic traditionally chewed by some Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian people in the UK, is currently legal but MPs discussed criminalising it during a drug strategy debate..."
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Community cheer
Jane's Police Review, 7 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"When great-grandfather and Second World War veteran Bill Ness was robbed of his treasured campaign medals on Christmas Day he was devastated. However, in a classic example of community policing, he was able to turn to his close friend and Northumbria Police officer PC Dave Tudor for help"
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Jane's Police Review, 7 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"When great-grandfather and Second World War veteran Bill Ness was robbed of his treasured campaign medals on Christmas Day he was devastated. However, in a classic example of community policing, he was able to turn to his close friend and Northumbria Police officer PC Dave Tudor for help"
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Precious metals
Jane's Police Review, 8 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Metal theft is believed to be the fastest growing type of crime in the UK, costing the economy £360 million a year and inconveniencing thousands through transport delays and power cuts. It has become a serious problem for UK police forces..."
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Jane's Police Review, 8 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Metal theft is believed to be the fastest growing type of crime in the UK, costing the economy £360 million a year and inconveniencing thousands through transport delays and power cuts. It has become a serious problem for UK police forces..."
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Met welcomes winning designs after students revamp uniform
Jane's Police Review, 30 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Met officers could soon be walking the beat dressed in high-visibility capes and adjustable trousers. These were the winning designs from London College of Fashion students, who were assigned to come up with an alternative uniform for Met officers..."
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Jane's Police Review, 30 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Met officers could soon be walking the beat dressed in high-visibility capes and adjustable trousers. These were the winning designs from London College of Fashion students, who were assigned to come up with an alternative uniform for Met officers..."
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'21st-century ills' will make forces merge
Jane’s Police Review, 30 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"The merger of police forces in England and Wales is inevitable happen - and will be triggered by one force making a grave error, chief officers have warned. Sir Norman Bettison, ACPO lead on the future of policing, told the Home Affairs Select Committee 'a small number of strategically sized forces would be the best way of arranging ourselves against 21st-century ills'..."
Jane’s Police Review, 30 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"The merger of police forces in England and Wales is inevitable happen - and will be triggered by one force making a grave error, chief officers have warned. Sir Norman Bettison, ACPO lead on the future of policing, told the Home Affairs Select Committee 'a small number of strategically sized forces would be the best way of arranging ourselves against 21st-century ills'..."
Friday, May 02, 2008
EU migrants 'settling across UK' / BBC News, 30 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7373552.stm
Eastern European nationals have settled more widely throughout the UK than has happened during previous waves of migration, research suggests.
The Institute for Public Policy Research examined their impact on the UK after EU expansion in 2004 and 2007.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7373552.stm
Eastern European nationals have settled more widely throughout the UK than has happened during previous waves of migration, research suggests.
The Institute for Public Policy Research examined their impact on the UK after EU expansion in 2004 and 2007.
Case study: QIA Excellence Gateway/ Public Technology.net, 9 Apr 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15141
"The QIA Excellence Gateway is a new online portal that gives further education staff access to a huge range of high-quality guidance and information on effective practice to help them further develop their own skills and professional knowledge.
Uniquely, the Gateway also empowers individuals to learn directly from and interact with others in the sector via a collection of specially developed social networking tools. This enables them to find out what works and what doesn't in the learning environment, providing a convenient way for staff to access practical guidance that they can use in their day-to-day work."
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15141
"The QIA Excellence Gateway is a new online portal that gives further education staff access to a huge range of high-quality guidance and information on effective practice to help them further develop their own skills and professional knowledge.
Uniquely, the Gateway also empowers individuals to learn directly from and interact with others in the sector via a collection of specially developed social networking tools. This enables them to find out what works and what doesn't in the learning environment, providing a convenient way for staff to access practical guidance that they can use in their day-to-day work."
Case study: The National Archives - Harnessing the knowledge of others through Wiki technology
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15159
"'Your Archives' is a wiki established to allow the public to publish information they have found in archival records to benefit other researchers. This is the first example of an archive enabling the public to add information about ""the nation's memory"" to its website, allowing information sharing on an unprecedented scale.
Responding to the public's growing appetite for online history, 'Your Archives' allows The National Archives to harness the knowledge of its customers and employ this for the benefit of present and future researchers, providing an easy and accessible gateway to this valuable national information."
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15159
"'Your Archives' is a wiki established to allow the public to publish information they have found in archival records to benefit other researchers. This is the first example of an archive enabling the public to add information about ""the nation's memory"" to its website, allowing information sharing on an unprecedented scale.
Responding to the public's growing appetite for online history, 'Your Archives' allows The National Archives to harness the knowledge of its customers and employ this for the benefit of present and future researchers, providing an easy and accessible gateway to this valuable national information."
New survey raises concerns about the effectiveness of disaster recovery plans / Public Technology.net, 7 Apr 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15098
Although almost all UK companies back up their critical IT systems and data, more than a quarter of them still do not have a disaster recovery plan in place. Half of those that do have plans, fail to test them. Also, 15% of companies do not take their backups off-site.
This is despite the fact that 92% of businesses now consider disaster recovery planning an important driver of their IT expenditure.
2008 Information Security Breaches Survey / Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 1 May 2008
PDF: http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file45714.pdf
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15098
Although almost all UK companies back up their critical IT systems and data, more than a quarter of them still do not have a disaster recovery plan in place. Half of those that do have plans, fail to test them. Also, 15% of companies do not take their backups off-site.
This is despite the fact that 92% of businesses now consider disaster recovery planning an important driver of their IT expenditure.
2008 Information Security Breaches Survey / Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 1 May 2008
PDF: http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file45714.pdf
A Case of Burning Evidence The Nose Knows Arson When it Smells It / Officer.com,
April 27th, 2008 11:06 AM EDT
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/A-Case-of-Burning-Evidence/18$41155
At most crime scenes some physical evidence is always present and such evidence often is a clue to the identity of the perpetrator. At a potential arson scene, however, the evidence is all burned up. Or is it? Despite the fact that what remains after a fire looks like just a tangled and charred mass of debris, clues still exist within the debris and ashes. An arson fire may be started for insurance proposes, for revenge against the building owner or occupants or in many cases to cover up another crime such as a robbery or even a murder.
April 27th, 2008 11:06 AM EDT
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/A-Case-of-Burning-Evidence/18$41155
At most crime scenes some physical evidence is always present and such evidence often is a clue to the identity of the perpetrator. At a potential arson scene, however, the evidence is all burned up. Or is it? Despite the fact that what remains after a fire looks like just a tangled and charred mass of debris, clues still exist within the debris and ashes. An arson fire may be started for insurance proposes, for revenge against the building owner or occupants or in many cases to cover up another crime such as a robbery or even a murder.
Half EU migrants 'have left UK' / BBC News, Tuesday, 29 April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7372025.stm
Report Floodgates or turnstiles? Post-EU enlargement migration flows to (and from) the UK http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=603
About one million migrants from Eastern Europe have arrived in the UK since 2004 but half of them have already returned home, research suggests. The Institute for Public Policy Research examined the impact on the UK after the EU expanded in 2004 and 2007.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7372025.stm
Report Floodgates or turnstiles? Post-EU enlargement migration flows to (and from) the UK http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=603
About one million migrants from Eastern Europe have arrived in the UK since 2004 but half of them have already returned home, research suggests. The Institute for Public Policy Research examined the impact on the UK after the EU expanded in 2004 and 2007.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council: Setting the pace/ Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, 30 April 2008
http://www.mla.gov.uk/programmes/settingthepace/intro
This page gives information on the MLA's vision for the contribution of museums, libraries and archives to the Cultural Olympiad. It includes the programme prospectus, a jargon buster and information on the Stories of the World project.
Update: Information on storytelling events has been added to the page. Updated: 30 April 2008
http://www.mla.gov.uk/programmes/settingthepace/intro
This page gives information on the MLA's vision for the contribution of museums, libraries and archives to the Cultural Olympiad. It includes the programme prospectus, a jargon buster and information on the Stories of the World project.
Update: Information on storytelling events has been added to the page. Updated: 30 April 2008
Prevent Strategy: Background and next steps - Speech by Jacqui Smith / Home Office, 17 April 2008
http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/bcu-conference-speech
This is a transcript of the speech by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith at the Basic Command Unit Commanders Conference on 16 April 2008. She talks about counter-terrorism.
http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/bcu-conference-speech
This is a transcript of the speech by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith at the Basic Command Unit Commanders Conference on 16 April 2008. She talks about counter-terrorism.
Failed Asylum Seekers and Ordinary Residence: Letter to NHS trust chief executives / Department of Health, 1 May 2008
Document type: Circular/letter
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_084479
This letter to NHS trust chief executives explains a recent ruling in the High Court that makes it possible for failed asylum seekers to be considered 'ordinarily resident' in the UK, and, consequently, entitled to free NHS hospital treatment.
Document type: Circular/letter
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_084479
This letter to NHS trust chief executives explains a recent ruling in the High Court that makes it possible for failed asylum seekers to be considered 'ordinarily resident' in the UK, and, consequently, entitled to free NHS hospital treatment.
Don't Stick Your Head in the Sand
It's called risk management for a reason / Officer.com, April 24, 2008
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Leadership/Dont-Stick-Your-Head-in-the-Sand/16$41130
Just about everyone that has anything to do with law enforcement knows that it is a risky profession, and that we need to take steps to reduce that risk. But that is where the agreement ends. Exactly what is risky, and how risky is it? What things are riskier than others? How much importance should we place on certain risky activities, and how many resources should we expend in our collective attempt to manage our risks? Should we only do things that will totally do away with certain risks, or should we take incremental steps? What happens if, on the way to reducing one risky thing, we create another? How culpable are we if that happens? What if we just do nothing, and trust to luck?
It's called risk management for a reason / Officer.com, April 24, 2008
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Leadership/Dont-Stick-Your-Head-in-the-Sand/16$41130
Just about everyone that has anything to do with law enforcement knows that it is a risky profession, and that we need to take steps to reduce that risk. But that is where the agreement ends. Exactly what is risky, and how risky is it? What things are riskier than others? How much importance should we place on certain risky activities, and how many resources should we expend in our collective attempt to manage our risks? Should we only do things that will totally do away with certain risks, or should we take incremental steps? What happens if, on the way to reducing one risky thing, we create another? How culpable are we if that happens? What if we just do nothing, and trust to luck?
Probation Statistics Brief / Ministry of Justice, 30 April 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/probationquarterly.htm
This is a quarterly statistical release on the use of community sentences, including monitoring the impact of the new community sentences introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The publication also contains information on offenders being supervised pre-release or post-release from custodial sentence, and on the number of court reports written by the Probation Service. Statistics have been added for the quarter October to December 2007.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/probationquarterly.htm
This is a quarterly statistical release on the use of community sentences, including monitoring the impact of the new community sentences introduced under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The publication also contains information on offenders being supervised pre-release or post-release from custodial sentence, and on the number of court reports written by the Probation Service. Statistics have been added for the quarter October to December 2007.
Motoring Offences and Breath Test Statistics / Ministry of Justice, 30 April 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/motoringoffences.htm
This is an annual statistical release covering the number of motoring offences and breath tests dealt with by the police in England and Wales for 2006.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/motoringoffences.htm
This is an annual statistical release covering the number of motoring offences and breath tests dealt with by the police in England and Wales for 2006.
Capital development programme for inpatient and residential rehabilitation substance misuse (drug and alcohol) services 2007/08 and 2008/09 - addendum guidance notes April 2008 / Department of Health, 30 April 2008
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_084485
This guidance covers the delivery of the capital development programme for inpatient and residential substance misuse (drug and alcohol) services and the reallocation of funds.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_084485
This guidance covers the delivery of the capital development programme for inpatient and residential substance misuse (drug and alcohol) services and the reallocation of funds.
The Role of Restorative Justice: Speech by Jack Straw / Ministry of Justice / 30 April 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp300408.htm
"This is a transcript of the speech by Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw on 30 April 2008. He talks about the role of restorative justice on the tenth anniversary of the Restorative Justice Consortium."
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/sp300408.htm
"This is a transcript of the speech by Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw on 30 April 2008. He talks about the role of restorative justice on the tenth anniversary of the Restorative Justice Consortium."
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