German Parliament Passes Immigration Reform / Deutsche Welle, 14 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tceq
"The change implements 11 EU guidelines and affects areas such as spousal immigration, integration and residency regulations."

In praise of multiculturalism / The Economist, 14 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tcep
Steve OBrien
"Almost everyone now agrees that it has failed. Has it really?"

9 out of 10 Phishers Using DIY Kits / Image and Data Manager, 11 June 2007
http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=8513
Greg McNevin
"According to new research from IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS), the vast majority of phishing websites have been created with a do-it-yourself kit."

DrugScope Filter / DrugScope, 13 June 2007
http://www.drugscope.org.uk/library/librarysection/libraryhome.asp
"There are literally millions of pages of drug information on the internet. There's too much for a general Google search to find what you need without complicated search strings, and specialist databases can seem like over-kill for an initial search. As a response to this, we have brought some of the best sites together within one Google-based search engine we call the DrugScope Filter."

EU will not legislate on virtual violence / EUObserver, 14 June 2007
http://euobserver.com/9/24276/?rk=1
Helena Spongenberg
"EU justice ministers have vowed to get tough on violent computer and video games but stopped short of banning the most brutal children's games."

[USA] Violent Entertainment Pitched to Adolescents: An Analysis of PG-13 Films
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 6 June 2007, pp. e1219-e1229
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/6/e1219
Theresa Webb, Lucille Jenkins, Nickolas Browne, Abdelmonen A. Afifi, Jess Kraus
"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the violence content of the top-grossing PG-13 films of 1999 and 2000 to determine what percentage of it had potential for negative effects on young viewers and what percentage of it had potential for prosocial or beneficial effects.
CONCLUSIONS. Violence permeated nearly 90% of the films in our study. Although only a small subset of this content contained violence that was associated with negative effects, only 1 film contained violence that was associated with protective or beneficial effects."

The Internet Crime Complaint Center Hits 1 Million! / Internet Crime Complaint Center, 11 June 2007
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2007/070613.htm
"The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has logged its 1 millionth consumer complaint about alleged online fraud or cyber crime. IC3 is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)."

[USA] Data Mining and the Security-Liberty Debate / SSRN, June 2007
http://ssrn.com/abstract=990030
DANIEL J. SOLOVE
University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 74, 2007-2008
"This essay examines some common difficulties in the way that liberty is balanced against security in the context of data mining. Countless discussions about the trade-offs between security and liberty begin by taking a security proposal and then weighing it against what it would cost our civil liberties."

Glasses 'New Weapon Against Crime' / Police Oracle, 14 June 2007
http://www.policeoracle.com/news/detail.cfm?id=13686
"With summer well and truely here Police in Lancashire will be giving selected pubs and bars special plastic glasses to serve their drinks in an attempt to reduce the number of glass attacks across the county."

[USA] From Database to Crime Scene: Network Is Potent Police Weapon / New York Times, 7 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tceg
THOMAS J. LUECK
"... the case was considered another success for the New York Police Department’s sophisticated anticrime computer network...Now two years old, the technical initiative has evolved into one of the department’s most potent crime-fighting tools."

Voice biometrics: coming to a security system near you / Ars Technica, 13 May 2007
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/voice-biometrics-come-of-age.ars
Nate Anderson
"Note to criminals planning to use a telephone in the commission of their crimes: everyone's voice is unique. To security researchers and investigators, this has come as great news; sophisticated analysis tools can help match voices to people even without fingerprints or eyewitnesses. Unfortunately for the crooks, many have yet to get the message."

[USA] Cops' radiation detection? It's in the bag, Kelly boasts / New York Daily News, 7 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tcee
"The latest in portable radiation detectors could pass for a bulky backpack, and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says that's an advantage."

How You Can Fight Cybercrime / CIO.com, 11 June 2007
http://www.cio.com/article/117201?source=nlt_cioinsider
Christopher Koch
"Online crime is organised, it's growing and so is your organisation's risk of being attacked. Here's how to mitigate that risk." [Page 1 of 6]

Annual Report 2006/07 / Sentencing Guidelines Council and Sentencing Advisory Panel, 14 June 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tced
[Presented to each House of Parliament pursuant to s.173 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003]

In the name of the law / Guardian, 14 June 2007
http://society.guardian.co.uk/communities/story/0,,2102663,00.html
Dan Bell
"The popular perception of sharia law is one of brutal punishments carried out by hardline states. But the backstreets of Britain are full of Islamic courts ruling on everything from banking and alcopops to forced marriage and divorce."

Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System: Second Report of Session 2006-07 / TSO, 15 June 2007
Volume I; HC 181-I
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/181/181i.pdf
Volume II: Oral and written evidence; HC 181-II
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/181/181ii.pdf
PDF version
Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System: The Statistical Evidence / TSO, 15 June 2007
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmhaff/181/stats.pdf
Marian FitzGerald, 23 November 2006

Government commits to finding a solution to preserve its digital information / Public Technology, 15 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tcea
"Vital government information is becoming increasingly fragile and could be lost forever unless something is done to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change, says The National Archives. That was the stark warning as the government announced plans this week to address the need for digital preservation - making sure that information remains accessible for as long as it is needed, even after the format in which it was created has become obsolete."

Warning on Whitehall lobbying reform / ePolitix, 14 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tcda
"Proposals to reform the rules governing former civil servants who take up posts in the private sector could fail to maintain public confidence. A report from the Public Administration Committee also warned that a suggested shake-up would fail to deal with "insidious uses of influence" by those with an inside track on how policy is being developed."
The Business Appointment Rules: Sixth Report of Session 2006–07 / TSO, 14 June 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tcdc
HC 651
Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee

[Australia] Minister raps US over visa criticism / The Australian, 14 June 2007
http://digbig.com/4tccy
Jamie Walker
"FEDERAL Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews publicly rebuked the US State Department yesterday, describing as "ill-informed" its finding that Australia's temporary skilled migrant programme could be linked to illegal labour trafficking."

Drug misuse and dependence – guidelines on clinical management: update 2007: CONSULTATION DRAFT / NHS, June 2007
PDF - http://digbig.com/4tccx
Clinical Guidelines on Drug Misuse and Dependence Update 2007 Independent Expert Working Group