Credit crunch 'behind crime rise' / BBC, 1 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7645663.stm
"People in Londonderry may turn to violent crime because of the credit crunch, a police officer who works with the victims of armed robbery has said. There have been 22 armed robberies in Derry so this year, compared to 19 in the whole of 2007. On Tuesday, cash, cigarettes and Derry City match tickets were taken during an armed robbery in the Bogside."
Friday, October 17, 2008
Police hit squad moves into town / BBC, 30 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7642192.stm
"A new police hit squad is aiming to catch drug dealers and criminals in Arbroath while tackling anti-social behaviour and improving road safety. The team of nine officers will work in the area until mid-January."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7642192.stm
"A new police hit squad is aiming to catch drug dealers and criminals in Arbroath while tackling anti-social behaviour and improving road safety. The team of nine officers will work in the area until mid-January."
Dangers from anonymous web proxies as kids return to school / Public Technology, 8 Sep 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17216
"Bloxx, a web content filtering specialist, warns that as the new academic year approaches, educational institutions should be aware of the escalating use of anonymous proxies by students trying to bypass web filtering technology and the risks associated with unrestricted internet access. The Internet is an incredibly important and useful resource for education, yet it can also impact productivity as students have the opportunity to waste time surfing social networking websites or bandwidth-sapping media download sites."
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17216
"Bloxx, a web content filtering specialist, warns that as the new academic year approaches, educational institutions should be aware of the escalating use of anonymous proxies by students trying to bypass web filtering technology and the risks associated with unrestricted internet access. The Internet is an incredibly important and useful resource for education, yet it can also impact productivity as students have the opportunity to waste time surfing social networking websites or bandwidth-sapping media download sites."
UK Border Agency trials an automated biometric border control system / Public Technology, 3 September 2008
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17172
"UK Border Agency has unveiled a trial of an automated border control system at Manchester International airport. The system provided by Fujitsu Services in partnership with Vision-Box S A, allows passengers holding electronic passports and arriving through Terminal 1 at Manchester airport to fast-track through immigration with no prior registration. By using advanced facial recognition algorithms and intelligent sensor technology the system guides passengers through the ‘smart gates’ – alleviating pressure on queue times and improving the overall passenger arrival experience."
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=17172
"UK Border Agency has unveiled a trial of an automated border control system at Manchester International airport. The system provided by Fujitsu Services in partnership with Vision-Box S A, allows passengers holding electronic passports and arriving through Terminal 1 at Manchester airport to fast-track through immigration with no prior registration. By using advanced facial recognition algorithms and intelligent sensor technology the system guides passengers through the ‘smart gates’ – alleviating pressure on queue times and improving the overall passenger arrival experience."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
UK children 'at risk on internet' / BBC, 26 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7638533.stm
"UK children are more at risk from web dangers than those from other European countries, a study has found. Almost one in four British youngsters has received unwanted sexual comments online compared to one in 10 in Ireland and Germany, the report said."
London School of Economics study of 7,393 children - The full report is available at www.eukidsonline.net in the section ‘EU kids Online reports’
http://www.eukidsonline.net/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7638533.stm
"UK children are more at risk from web dangers than those from other European countries, a study has found. Almost one in four British youngsters has received unwanted sexual comments online compared to one in 10 in Ireland and Germany, the report said."
London School of Economics study of 7,393 children - The full report is available at www.eukidsonline.net in the section ‘EU kids Online reports’
http://www.eukidsonline.net/
Scots drinkers down more spirits / BBC, 26 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7637381.stm
"Scots drinkers downed almost two litres more spirits last year
People in Scotland drank almost two litres more pure alcohol last year than those living in other parts of Britain, according to new research. The figures from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap) were based on alcohol sales data."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7637381.stm
"Scots drinkers downed almost two litres more spirits last year
People in Scotland drank almost two litres more pure alcohol last year than those living in other parts of Britain, according to new research. The figures from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap) were based on alcohol sales data."
Allegations against police rise / BBC, 25 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7633492.stm
"Allegations may have risen against the police - but complaints remained stable
A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Figures show there were 48,280 claims in 2007/08 - an increase of 5% on the previous year."
IPCC Police Complaints statistics 2007/2008 http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/complaints_report_2007-08.pdf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7633492.stm
"Allegations may have risen against the police - but complaints remained stable
A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Figures show there were 48,280 claims in 2007/08 - an increase of 5% on the previous year."
IPCC Police Complaints statistics 2007/2008 http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/complaints_report_2007-08.pdf
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
[USA] Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2007 / U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)
PDF - http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2007.pdf
PDF - http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_ill_pe_2007.pdf
[USA] Unfavorable Views of Jews and Muslims on the Increase in Europe / Pew Global Attitudes Project, 17 September 2008
PDF - http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/262.pdf
"Ethnocentric attitudes are on the rise in Europe. Growing numbers of people in several major European countries say they have an unfavorable opinion of Jews, and opinions of Muslims also are more negative than they were several years ago."
PDF - http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/262.pdf
"Ethnocentric attitudes are on the rise in Europe. Growing numbers of people in several major European countries say they have an unfavorable opinion of Jews, and opinions of Muslims also are more negative than they were several years ago."
[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
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
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
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
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
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..."
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..."
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
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
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
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."
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."
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