[USA] Homeland Security 3.0: Building a National Enterprise To Keep America Free, Safe, and Prosperous / Center for Strategic & International Studies, 18 September 2008
PDF - http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080918_homeland_sec_3dot0.pdf

U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain / Government Accountability Office (GAO), 25 September 2008
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08935high.pdf
GAO-08-935

U.S. Asylum System: Significant Variation Existed in Asylum Outcomes across Immigration Courts and Judges / GAO, 25 September 2008
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08940high.pdf
GAO-08-940

[USA] New Report on Illicit Nuclear Trafficking: Office of Nuclear Security Issues Report for 1993-2007 Period / International Atomic Energy Agency, 26 September 2008
http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2008/itdb.html
"The IAEA Office of Nuclear Security has updated its Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB) through December 2007."
ITDB Factsheet for 2007
PDF - http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/RadSources/PDF/fact_figures2007.pdf

[USA] SAMHSA Releases Latest Completed TEDS Report with Nationwide Data on Treatment Admissions for Substance Abuse / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0809233315.aspx
”The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is issuing the completed version of its latest Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), which provides information on substance abuse treatment admissions from state-licensed treatment facilities across the country.”
2006 TEDS Report
PDF- http://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/teds06/teds2k6aweb508.pdf

[USA] Closing Guantánamo: From Bumper Sticker to Blueprint / Center for Strategic & International Studies, 15 September 2008
PDF - http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080905_mendelson_guantanamo_web.pdf
"During his first week in office, the next president should announce the date for closure of Guantánamo as a detention facility in conjunction with announcing the establishment of a new policy..."

[USA] Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration Debate / Brookings Institution, September 2008
http://digbig.com/4xrkt
"The U.S. media have hindered effective policy making on immigration for decades, and their impact has been increasing in recent years as a result of an ongoing evolution in the media industry. Deeply ingrained practices in American journalism have produced a narrative that conditions the public to associate immigration with illegality, crisis, controversy and government failure..."

[USA] When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2006 Homicide Data: Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents / Violence Policy Center, September 2008
PDF - http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2008.pdf

[USA] Guide to Bluetooth Security: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology / National Institute for Standards and Technology, September 2008
PDF - http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-121/SP800-121.pdf

[USA] MPI Backgrounder Examines Redesigned Citizenship Test Taking Effect October 1st / Migration Policy Institute, 29 September 2008
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/2008_09_29.php
"More than a decade in the making, the redesigned citizenship test that becomes mandatory for all applicants effective Oct. 1, 2008, has two main goals: Provide a more meaningful opportunity for would-be Americans to demonstrate knowledge of U.S. history and civics, and allow greater standardization in test administration."
High Stakes, More Meaning: An Overview of the Process of Redesigning the U.S. Citizenship Test
PDF - http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/BR6_NatzTest_092908.pdf

FOI in the EU: When is a “document” not a “document”? / Statewatch, September 2008
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/foi-in-the-eu-what-is-a-document.pdf
"The European Commission has put forward a number of changes to the Regulation on access to EU documents adopted in 2001. Controversially it proposes to change the definition of a “document” which in turn affect which would or would not be listed on its public register of documents."

[USA] ODNI: Trade-off information security for good intel / NextGov, 30 September 2008
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080930_6397.php
"The Office of the Director of National Intelligence have issued a directive that recommends managers of information technology systems accept a lower level of security if it provides the United States with better intelligence."
Intelligence Community Directive 503
PDF - http://www.dni.gov/electronic_reading_room/ICD_503.pdf

[USA] Progress Made In Strengthening DHS Information Technology Management, But Challenges Remain / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, September 2008
PDF - http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_08-91_Sep08.pdf

[USA] Gun shows do not increase homicides or suicides / Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, 1 October 2008
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6759

U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain / GAO, 25 September 2008
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08935high.pdf
GAO-08-935

The Shape of Things to Come: EU Future Group / Statewatch, September 2008
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/the-shape-of-things-to-come.pdf
"This analysis looks at the ideology in the Future group report, Freedom, Security and Privacy - the area of European Home Affairs. The EU is currently developing a new five year strategy for justice and home affairs and security policy for 2009-2014. The proposals set out by the shadowy ‘Future Group” include a range of extremely controversial measures including techniques and technologies of surveillance and enhanced cooperation with the United States."

[USA] ICE arrests more than 1,700 during largest ever nationwide gang surge / U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), September 2008
http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0810/081001washington.htm
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the arrests of 1,759 gang members and associates, criminals and immigration violators as part of a comprehensive law enforcement operation led by ICE agents. Law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local level partnered during this four-month long public safety surge, which ended yesterday, that targeted violent street gangs and their criminal associates in 53 cities across 28 states."
Factsheet: Operation Community Shield: Targeting Violent Transnational Street Gangs
http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/factsheets/opshieldfactsheet.htm

Interpersonal and Physical Dating Violence among Teens / National Council on Crime and Delinquency, September 2008
PDF - http://www.nccd-crc.org/nccd/pubs/Dating%20Violence%20Among%20Teens.pdf
"This Focus attempts to bring to light various aspects of a little-studied issue of critical importance, especially to youth."

Information Technology: Management Improvements Needed on the Department of Homeland Security’s Next Generation Information Sharing System:
Report to Congressional Requesters / GAO, October 2008
PDF - http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0940.pdf

Anti-corruption champion / Ministry of Justice, 15 October 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/announcement151008a.htm
"Jack Straw has made a statement on the UK's anti-corruption strategy following his appointment as the government's anti-corruption champion. "

Britain learns Chicago gang plan / BBC, 15 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7671279.stm
"Experts on gang culture in the United States are offering advice on how to tackle the issue in Britain. Two officials from Chicago are speaking at a conference in Glasgow organised by the Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit. They will describe how gang violence can be tackled through counselling, mediation and the use of role models. "

Indian IT/BPO industry supports new UK points based system / workpermit.com, 4 September 2008
http://digbig.com/4xrkp
NASSCOM, an industry organization and leading advocate for India's information technology and business process outsourcing industry (IT/BPO) has voiced its support for the United Kingdom's new points based immigration system."

International Migration Outlook 2008 / OECD, 10 September 2008
http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_33931_41241219_1_1_1_1,00.html
"OECD countries should adapt their labour migration policies more closely to likely future demand for workers in all areas of their economies, opening up to lower-skilled workers as well as to those with high skills, according to an OECD report."

European Union: 'Blue Card' gains new life / workpermit.com, 26 September 2008
http://digbig.com/4xrkn
"European Union interior ministers met in Brussels on 25 September to discuss an EU-wide immigration pact that would include endorsing the 'blue card' skilled immigration directive. First proposed in October of 2007, the blue card faced opposition at first but is now being accepted by most of the 27 member nations."

EU opens immigration 'job center' in Africa / workpermit.com, 6 Ocotber 2008
http://www.workpermit.com/news/2008-10-06/europe/eu-opens-job-centers-africa.htm
"The European Union has opened a job center in the Mali capital of Bamako to help people in Africa find legal work in the EU, according to the BBC. Each year, thousands of people illegally migrate to the EU from Africa and many die trying...."

[Scotland] Report of the Audit undertaken to monitor progress made in developing the Throughcare Addiction Service: Period covering 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 / Scottish Parliament, 7 October 2008
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/240138/0066281.pdf

[Scotland] Developing an Acknowledgement and Accountability Forum for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse -A Discussion Paper: Acknowledgement and Accountability consultation paper / Scottish Parliament, 10 October 2008
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/240981/0066913.pdf

Factors linked to reoffending: A one-year follow-up of prisoners who took part in the Resettlement Surveys 2001, 2003 and 2004 / Ministry of Justice, 13 October 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/research-factors-reoffending.pdf

Working with the third sector to reduce reoffending: Securing effective partnerships 2008-2011 / Ministry of Justice, 13 October 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/third-sector-effective-partnerships.pdf

Counter-Terrorism Bill: Oral ministerial statement by Jacqui Smith / Home Office, 14 October 2008
http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/counter-terrorism-bill-statement
"This is a transcript of the oral statement to Parliament by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on 14 October 2008. She talks about the government's reaction to the Lords' decision on the counter-terrorism bill."

Cannabis: Classification and public health / Home Office, 13 October 2008
http://drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/publication-search/cannabis/acmd-cannabisreclassification
"This document is the Government's response to the recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the classification of cannabis."

Working with the Third Sector to Reduce Reoffending / Ministry of Justice, 13 October 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/third-sector-reoffending.htm
"This report sets out principles for the Ministry of Justice's work with the third sector to reduce reoffending and protect the public. It contains specific commitments and actions to support these principles and to reduce barriers to third-sector involvement."

Not in My Neighbourhood Week: Handbook for local agencies and police forces / Home Office, 13 October 2008
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/regions/regions017handbook.pdf
"This handbook is designed to support local areas that are taking part in this week of action. Its audience will include community safety teams, neighbourhood watch schemes, youth offending teams and the police."

Security guards could become the new bobbies on the beat / The Times, August 27 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4616088.ece
"Private security staff, council wardens and football stewards may be given the power to issue on-the-spot fines for public disorder. A Home Office plan, which chief constables are considering, comes after an admission that in some parts of the country people see police enforcement as excessive."

Criminals given 'unduly lenient' sentences must serve extra time in prison / The Times, August 30 2008
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4636650.ece
"More than 60 judges have imposed “unduly lenient” sentences on offenders convicted of some of the most serious crimes, according to figures published yesterday. The Court of Appeal ruled in 86 cases across England and Wales last year that judges had given criminals — including terrorists, murderers and rapists — a sentence that was too light. The appeal judges increased sentences overall in 70 per cent of cases that were referred for reconsideration — with the biggest single category of increases, 83 per cent, being for violent offences."

Taser adds shock and awe to every bobby’s arsenal / The Sunday Times 14 September 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4748616.ece
"FRONTLINE police officers across the country are to go on patrol armed with the controversial Taser stun gun under plans to be announced by ministers later this year. A stockpile of the weapons, which fire a 50,000-volt charge, will be kept at each police station so that patrolling officers can use them if required, Whitehall officials said."

Paedophiles use internet blackmail to claim victims, says CEOP / The Times 12 September 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4735360.ece
"Paedophiles are publishing an increasing number of sadistic and violent images of younger children on the internet and are abandoning the slow grooming of victims, instead using threats to force them into commiting indecent acts, an intelligence review has found. The review, published today by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), also found evidence that individual paedophiles are running multiple e-mail accounts, sending out hundreds of messages a day to children."

Schemes for giving public information on paedophiles add to risk, says Barnardo’s / The Times, September 15 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4753637.ece
"A pilot scheme that will allow the public to seek information about paedophiles may put youngsters at greater risk of attack, a leading children’s charity has cautioned. The Home Office scheme will give parents, carers and guardians the right to seek information from the police about whether a person with unrestricted contact with their children has a record for child sex offences or domestic violence."

Flaws in YouTube gangster video vetting exposed / The Times, September 18 2008
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4775927.ece
"A Times investigation has exposed failures in the video-sharing website’s monitoring system and prompted action to tighten security Clips show how gangs are using the internet to intimidate rivals YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing website, this week removed over two dozen videos glorifying gangs and gang violence which had been on its website in some cases for over 18 months."

Police scour social websites to tackle brutality and boasts of young criminals / The Times, September 18, 2008
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article4776358.ece
"Social networking websites such as Bebo, YouTube and MySpace have been identified by police as having a big influence over gang culture and youth violence. Teenage gang members across Britain are using online forums to bait each other and to brag about their use of knives, guns and drugs."

Father of the internet: 'web is running out of addresses' / The Times, September 25 2008
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4819803.ece
"The world is about to run out of the internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communicate, the man who invented the system has told The Times. Vint Cerf, the “father of the internet” and one of the world’s leading computer scientists, said that businesses and consumers needed to act now to switch to the next generation of net addresses. Unless preparations were made now, he said, some computers might not be able to go online and the connectivity of the internet might be damaged."

Steep rise in 'stop and search' complaints / The Independent, 25 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/steep-rise-in-stop-and-search-complaints-941727.html
"The number of complaints made about "stop and search" incidents have risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today. Police forces in England and Wales received 536 complaints about stop and search in the last financial year, up from 434,the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said."

report - Arrests for recorded crime (notifiable offences) and the operation of certain police powers under PACE 2006/2007 annual statistics Published on 30 July 2008. Revised on 30 September 2008.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/arrests-recorded-crime-engl-wales-2006-07-b.pdf

Big Brothel research 'seriously flawed'Poppy Project research into sex workers "was based on flawed data" and "cannot be substantiated" / The Guardian, October 03 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/03/research.women
"Top academics involved in sex research have launched an attack on "seriously flawed" research into British brothels.The academics claim that research into prostitution in the UK published last month by the Poppy Project, which is partly funded by the Ministry of Justice, is inaccurate and unethical.The research in the Big Brothel report "exhibits serious flaws in its mode of data collection and analysis," they warn."

POPPY Project’s comments in response to ‘Academics’ Response to Bindel & Atkins’ “Big Brothel” report
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Education/documents/2008/10/07/poppyresponse.pdf

Concern over funding for vulnerable children: Funds diverted away from projects for children with special needs and young asylum seekers / The Guardian, October 2 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/02/socialexclusion.children
"Financial support for some of Britain's most vulnerable social groups is being undermined by the government's decision to end ringfencing of grants from the Children's Fund, experts have warned."

Labour conference: Total ban for sex soliciting and kerb-crawling / The Guardian, September 22 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/22/labourconference.labour1?gusrc=rss&feed=politics
"Kerb-crawling and soliciting for prostitutes on the streets are to be outlawed as part of a wide-ranging tightening of the law, the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, annnounced yesterday. Warning of the "blight" of prostitution, Smith outlined a three-point plan at the Labour conference."

Public 'must assert' data rights / BBC, 24 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7632740.stm
"Several high profile cases of data loss have emerged in the last year. People need to take control of how much information about them is being stored by organisations, says the UK's data protection watchdog. Laws to protect privacy are not being used enough, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says."

Students attack drink sales ban / BBC, 23 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7630119.stm
"The plan would see only the over 21s being able to buy alcohol from a shop
Plans to raise the age at which young people can buy alcohol from shops from 18 to 21have come under further pressure at parliament. A coalition of student and young person's groups said the Scottish Government plan would demonise young people."

Child custody numbers 'too high' / BBC, 22 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7628565.stm
"Barnardo's say locking up young people is expensive and ineffective
An increasing number of children have been locked up in England and Wales over the past decade, according to the charity Barnardo's. There was a five-fold surge in the use of custody for 10 to 14-year-olds from 1996-2006, said the charity."

Barnardo's briefing - Locking up or giving up – is custody for children always the
right answer?
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/locking_up_or_giving_up_final1_sept_08.pdf

Improving Performance: A practical guide to police performance management - Case studies - Volume two / Home Office, 8 October 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/performance-and-measurement/Practical_Guide_to_Police_2.pdf?view=Standard&pubID=585585
"This report illustrates how police forces have implemented the principles of effective performance management and show the application of performance management in a range of policing situations."

Sexual Assault Referral Centres: 2008 funding round / Home Office, 7 October 2008
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/sexual/sexual028.htm
"This page gives information on the funding available for sexual assault referral centres and how to apply."

Crime on the map
Jane's Police Review, 9 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"The Government's Green Paper on policing proposes ¡compelling police forces to make detailed maps showing where crimes are committed available to the public. Gary Mason examines the technology available and how it might work across the country. "
[Sub required]

Stress relief by numbers set to address officers' mental health
Jane's Police Review, 10 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"Japanese number puzzles could be the answer to relieving the stress and depression associated with police work, according to mental health experts. Spending an hour working on Sudoku puzzles each evening can alleviate symptoms of stress, according to Mind, the national association for mental health."
[Sub required]

Beard ban 'will turn off ethnic minorities'
Jane's Police Review, 10 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com/
"Banning officers from growing beards while on duty will put people from ethnic minorities off joining the police service, a Lancashire Constabulary recruitment specialist has warned. Norfolk Constabulary issued new guidelines last week aimed at smartening up the force, including a rule preventing officers from attempting to grow their facial hair while at work."
[Sub required]

Report red cards force's public order training after UEFA riot
Jane's Police Review, 10 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"A lack of training and equipment provided to Greater Manchester Police officers contributed to 50 of them being injured in the 2008 UEFA Cup final riots in May, a report has shown. In the light of the incident, the force needs to review its training of staff to respond to public order incidents, the National Policing Improvement Agency has said."

US releases emergency communication plan
Jane's Intelligence Digest, 15 September 2008
http://jid.janes.com
"The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its long-awaited National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) on 31 July 2008, in co-operation with more than 150 public and private sector emergency communications officials. The 83-page document establishes the many gaps to be overcome, a vision of a desirable future, three strategic goals, seven national objectives and many initiatives to achieve those objectives."

Chemical attack training must be standardised, demands Fed
Jane's Police Review, 17 September 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"The differing levels of training given to officers in urban and rural forces on chemical attacks must be addressed, the Police Federation of England and Wales said this week. Neil Hickey, who jointly leads the federations' operational sub-committee on terrorism and allied matters, told Police Review training needed to be more standardised as any chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack would probably involve officers from all over England and Wales responding."

Review of criminality information (ROCI) report / Home Office, 6 October 2008

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/review-criminality-information/?view=Standard&pubID=585377
"Conducted by Sir Ian Magee, this review examined how police forces record and share information about crimes and criminals within the UK and between the UK and other countries. The final report contains recommendations about how those processes could be improved. The documents below are the official outcomes of that review."

Review of Criminality Information - executive summary (645 K )
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/review-criminality-information/roci-summary-report?view=Binary
Review of Criminality Information - full report (1 M Warning - large file)
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/review-criminality-information/roci-full-report?view=Binary

Arolwg o Wybodaeth Troseddoldeb (Welsh version of the executive summary) (815 K )
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/review-criminality-information/ROCI-summary-welsh?view=Binary

Yr Arolwg o Wybodaeth Troseddoldeb (Welsh version of the review of criminality information) (2 M Warning - large file)
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/review-criminality-information/roci-report-welsh?view=Binary

India's Sino cyber concerns
Jane's Intelligence Digest, 23 September 2008
http://jid.janes.com/
"While the media focuses on state-sponsored cyber operations against Georgia, Estonia, the United States and other countries, India - a developing information technology (IT) powerhouse - is also experiencing problems with cyber infiltration of its government websites. While no formal complaints have been made, some Indian analysts are concerned about the threat posed to India's IT infrastructure from neighbouring China, which is not only a technological rival in terms of IT development, but also a potential territorial rival, although all border disputes are currently quiescent."

Human trafficking in Egypt's Sinai
Jane's Islamic Affairs, 10 September 2008
http://jiaa.janes.com/
"Egypt is coming under growing pressure to staunch the rising flow of sub-Saharan African asylum seekers and migrants being trafficked across its eastern border into Israel. The problem of illegal crossings has increased dramatically since 2006 as shown by the number of new registrations with the United Nations Humanitarian Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Israel"

MI6 terror suspect photos sold on eBay / PC Advisor, 30 September 2008
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=105044
"Photographs and confidential documents regarding Al-Qaeda terror suspects thought to belong to MI6 have been found on online auction site Ebay."

[New Zealand] Violent crime up 11 per cent / stuff.co.nz, 1 October 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4712593a11.html
"Violent crime, including murders, jumped dramatically in the year to June, according to annual crime statistics released today."

[Scotland] Crime figures: 'The statistics raise the issue of perception' / Scotsman, 1 October 2008
http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/Crime-figures-39The-statistics-raise.4544993.jp

Growing Up In Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: 2006-07 Annual Report / Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2008
http://www.aifs.gov.au/growingup/pubs/ar/annualreport2006-07.html
"This third annual report on the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children focuses on the Wave 2 data collection and early trends emerging from this second wave, as well as recent research findings and dissemination activities completed in the past year."

Police Lieutenant in Taser Case Commits Suicide / New York Times, 6 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqnc

ID cards: a badge to prove you're 'one of us' / Spiked, 2 October 2008
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5774/
"New Labour's ID cards scheme is a desperate attempt to magic up some sense of British togetherness."

Manners Vital To The Community, Says Tory Hopeful / Sunday Herald, 6 October 2008
http://www.sundayherald.com/display.var.2457227.0.0.php?utag=29817
Call for respect and end to 'dependency culture'By Rachelle Money
"...Shaun Bailey, co-founder of children's charity My Generation, will tell the Social Evils Debate, a conference to be held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh this week, what many grown-ups have long suspected - that young people are too selfish and should be taught about responsibility."

Criminalising Our Youth Is Not The Answer / Suday Herald, 6 October 2008
http://www.sundayherald.com/display.var.2457180.0.0.php?utag=29817
Ian Bell on criminal acts

Shelter launches new project to tackle anti-social behaviour in Birmingham / 24dash.com, 6 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmp
"Housing and homelessness charity Shelter, in partnership with the Trinity Centre, is launching an innovative new project that will work with families to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), and therefore prevent homelessness."

Black police officers to discourage new recruits from joining 'racist' Met / 24dash.com, 6 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmn
"...The Metropolitan Black Police Association said it was boycotting all drives by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to attract black and ethnic minority recruits."

Fighting back against electronic crime / Home Office, 30 September 2008
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news/fighting-electronic-crime
"A new police unit dedicated to tackling electronic crime and internet fraud will kick off in 2009.
Dubbed the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU), the team will provide advanced training for those investigating internet crime. It will also oversee initiatives designed to crack down on on-line offences."

Neighbourhood policing teams working with students to cut campus crime / 24dash.com, 1 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmm
"For the first time, all students arriving to begin their university lives will have access to a local neighbourhood policing team that covers their campus and halls of residences from day one. "

Cannabis use 'less harmful than drinking' / 24dash.com, 2 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmk
"Cannabis use is less harmful than drinking or smoking cigarettes and should be legalised, according to a report. The Beckley Foundation's Global Cannabis Commission says banning the drug has backfired and calls for a "serious rethink" of drugs policy."
The Global Cannabis Commission: Conclusions and recommendations
PDF - http://www.beckleyfoundation.org/pdf/Conclusions_and_Recommendations.pdf

New national statistics reveal more drug addicts in treatment - and they are staying the course / National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, 2 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmf
Statistics for drug treatment activity in England 2007/08 National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
http://digbig.com/4xqmg
Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS): 1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqmh

Council and police strike media relations partnership / 24dash.com, 3 October 2008
http://digbig.com/4xqme
"Barnet Council has struck the first formal agreement between a local authority and local police service to deal with media relations for both parties"

Culture greatly shapes young people's drinking habits / Eurekalert, 23 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/icfa-cgs092208.php
"Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven countries. The research finds that young people's views on alcohol and drunkenness were influenced more by culture than by factors such as age and sex."
Swimming with Crocodiles: The Culture of Extreme Drinking: Book synopsis / International Center for Alcohol Policies
http://digbig.com/4xqmd

Understanding the cycle of violence / Eurekalert, 24 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/iu-utc092408.php
"...According to researchers from Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, children who grow up in aggressive households may learn to process social information differently than their peers who grow up in non-aggressive environments. ..."

New University of Leicester study probes impact of CSI-style programming on jurors / Eurekalert, 24 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/uol-nuo092408.php
"A new psychological study from the University of Leicester aims to investigate how accurate people's perceptions about forensic science are, where these beliefs come from, and how this forensic awareness may impact on jury decision making."

Crime definition and control are central to the transnational condition / Eurekalert, 25 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/w-cda092308.php
"Transnational crime refers to crime that takes place across national borders. An article in the journal International Political Sociology shows that the significance of transnational crime is poorly understood but has had profound consequences for the ordering of the world system."

Researchers investigate impact of stress on police officers' physical and mental health / Eurekalert, 26 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/uab-rii092608.php
"Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone.
The pressures of law enforcement put officers at risk for high blood pressure, insomnia, increased levels of destructive stress hormones, heart problems, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide, University at Buffalo researchers have found through a decade of studies of police officers."

New formula predicts how people will migrate in coming decades / Eurekalert, 29 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/ru-nfp092608.php
"Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United Nations, have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts that they say will provide better estimates of migration across international boundaries."

Possible cause of antisocial behavior identified / Eurekalert, 30 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/uoc-pco092908.php
"A link between reduced levels of the 'stress hormone' cortisol and antisocial behaviour in male adolescents has been discovered by a research team at the University of Cambridge."

Immigrant children from poor countries academically outperform those from developed countries / Eurekalert, 30 September 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/asa-icf092908.php
"Immigrants who seek a better life in Western countries may not be able to escape the influence of their home country when it comes to their children's academic performance, according to findings from the October issue of the American Sociological Review."

USC security randomization application studied for use by air marshals / Eurekalert, 1 October 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/uosc-usr100108.php
"Representatives from the Federal Air Marshals Service (FAMS) visited USC to explore how the ARMOR system created by Viterbi School of Engineering researchers could be integrated into its operations, with operational tests possible early next year."

New book offers proposals for dealing with juveniles who commit crime / Eurekalert, 1 October 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/tu-nbo100108.php
"Prosecuting juvenile offenders as adults has become politically expedient over the past two decades. While such action is intended to reduce crime, evidence suggests it may be having the opposite impact, according to a new book co-authored by a Temple University developmental psychologist."

Television viewing and aggression: Some alternative perspectives / Eurekalert, 1 October 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/afps-tva100108.php
"In a new study appearing in the September issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Seymour Feshbach from the University of California, Los Angeles and June Tangney from George Mason University investigated the effect that exposure to violent TV programs has on negative behavior in children from different ethnic backgrounds."

Culture's role on alcohol and violence / EurekAlert, 2 October 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/icfa-cro100108.php
"Countries with strict social rules and behavioral etiquette such as the United Kingdom may foster drinking cultures characterized by unruly or bad behavior, according to a new report on alcohol and violence released by International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP)."
Alcohol and violence: exploring patterns and responses / International Center for Alcohol Policies
PDF - http://63.134.214.153/Portals/0/download/all_pdfs/Violence%20Monograph.pdf

Lincolnshire Police to use high-resolution aerial photography to fight crime / Public Technology, 27 Aug 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17105
"The latest high-resolution aerial photography is set to assist Lincolnshire Police in the fight against crime and their response to major incidents. The Lincolnshire Force has taken delivery of a countywide GeoPerspectives aerial photomap, supplied by aerial survey company Bluesky."

Measures to fight organised crime / BBC, 21 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7627335.stm
"The government wants to get tough on criminal empires
The Scottish Government has announced new measures to target serious organised crime. They will be included in the Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill which will be introduced to the Scottish Parliament later this year."

Britain sets up online child safety watchdog Council will target bullying, pornography, violent video games and self-harm websites / The Guardian, September 29 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/29/childprotection.children
"Cyber-bullying, online pornography, violent video games and websites that encourage young people to harm themselves are to be targeted by a new watchdog launched by the government today. The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCISS) will consist of more than 100 public and private sector organisations working with the government, parents and young people."

Clubbers confuse ecstasy powder with cocaine / The Guardian, Saturday September 27 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/27/drugsandalcohol.drugspolicy
"Sales of ecstasy in powder form make it increasingly difficult for drug takers to know what mind-altering substance they are consuming, a senior government adviser warned yesterday."

Internet fraud pushes card losses over £300m / The Guardian, October 01 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/oct/01/scamsandfraud.consumeraffairs
"Fraud against UK credit and debit card customers rose by 14% in the first six months of the year driven by a surge in online and overseas crime, figures showed today."

Iris recognition for prisoners to deter drug abusesBiometric treatment records are being introduced in UK jails to ensure drugs go to the right patients / The Guardian, Tuesday September 30 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/30/prisonsandprobation.drugsandalcohol
"Prisoners are having the iris patterns in their eyes or their fingerprints recorded as part of a security initiative aimed at tackling drug dealing and preventing overdoses in jail."

800 police arrested for serious crimes / The Observer, Sunday September 28 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/28/police.ukcrime
"More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty. The number represents a tiny percentage of serving officers, but the range of offences will surprise many."

Police against ecstasy downgrade / The Guardian, September 26 2008

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/26/law.police
"Police chiefs have come out against the reclassification of ecstasy as the government's advisory group meets today to discuss the drug's future status."

Parents are failing to monitor children's internet activity says survey / Public Technology, 19 August 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17092
"The summer holidays are in full swing as millions of children across the UK have broken up from school. More time at home means more time spent on facebook, chatting to friends online and downloading music – but are parents actually monitoring what their children are doing online?"

Card crime exposed: The true identity of card fraud in the UK / Public Technology, 19 August 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17039
"192 and The 3rd Man have joined forces to reveal the most comprehensive picture of card fraud in Britain. Their research shows where the major fraud hotspots are throughout the UK and also reveals exactly how card criminals ply their trade."

Population in Custody: Monthly tables / Ministry of Justice
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm
"This is a monthly statistical release presenting tables on the population in custody, with summary figures on the population in prison establishments, police cells, secure children's homes and secure training centres. Update: The tables for August 2008 have been added."

Serious Crime Act 2007: Implementation of part two / Ministry of Justice, 30 September 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/serious-crime-act-2007-implementation1.pdf
"This circular contains details of the offences of encouraging and assisting crime contained in part two of the Serious Crime Act 2007 that come into force on 1 October 2008."

Arrests for Recorded Crime (Notifiable Offences) and the Operation of Certain Police Powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 / Ministry of Justice, 30 July 2008
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/arrestsfornotibleoffences.htm
"This document presents the latest national statistics on persons arrested for recorded crime (notifiable offences) by type of offence, age, sex, and police force area in England and Wales. It also includes information on police stops and searches of persons and vehicles, including the reasons for the searches. The statistics for 2006-07 have been revised. Updated: 30 September 2008."

Review of Criminality Information: Recommendations / Home Office, 30 September 2008
http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/review-criminality-recommend?view=Standard&pubID=584561
"This document details the key recommendations issued in a review of criminality information."