http://digbig.com/4dwac
Salil Tripathi
"Failure to challenge religious censorship will carry a severe price."
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Executive steps up battle to beat blades / The Scotsman, 29 June 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=713332005
Hamish MacDonell
"A crackdown on hunting knives, swords and police-style batons will form the centrepiece of [Scottish] ministers' plans to tackle the weapons culture."
Hamish MacDonell
"A crackdown on hunting knives, swords and police-style batons will form the centrepiece of [Scottish] ministers' plans to tackle the weapons culture."
Prison population one of the highest in the world / The Royal Gazette, 30 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dwab
Matthew Taylor
"Bermuda has the world’s second highest per capita prison population according to the latest statistics."
Matthew Taylor
"Bermuda has the world’s second highest per capita prison population according to the latest statistics."
Professor sees iPod as a potential tool for cybercrime / InformationWeek, 28 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dtyj
by Eric Chabrow
"Miniature digital players can swiftly and effortlessly download immense amounts of information."
by Eric Chabrow
"Miniature digital players can swiftly and effortlessly download immense amounts of information."
The initial destinations and redistribution of Canada's major immigrant groups: changes over the past two decades / Statistics Canada, 29 June 2005
http://www.statcan.ca:8096/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11F0019MIE2005254
"This study examines changes in the geographic concentration of Canada's major immigrant groups, with respect to their initial destination and subsequent redistribution during the past two decades. At the same time, it examines the role of pre-existing immigrant communities in determining immigrants' locational choices."
"This study examines changes in the geographic concentration of Canada's major immigrant groups, with respect to their initial destination and subsequent redistribution during the past two decades. At the same time, it examines the role of pre-existing immigrant communities in determining immigrants' locational choices."
Exploring crime patterns in Canada / Statistics Canada, 29 June 2005
http://www.statcan.ca:8096/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=85-561-MIE2005005
"This research paper provides an overview of patterns in crime data between 1962 and 2003, with a particular focus on the decline in recorded crime throughout the 1990s. This paper also explores the statistical relationship between selected crime patterns (homicide, robbery, break and enter and motor vehicle theft) and various macro-level demographic and economic changes."
"This research paper provides an overview of patterns in crime data between 1962 and 2003, with a particular focus on the decline in recorded crime throughout the 1990s. This paper also explores the statistical relationship between selected crime patterns (homicide, robbery, break and enter and motor vehicle theft) and various macro-level demographic and economic changes."
Islamic school put under government control / Stuff, 29 June 2005
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3328752a11,00.html
"New Zealand's only co-educational Islamic school has been put under direct government control amid concerns its cultural environment is clashing with its education obligations."
"New Zealand's only co-educational Islamic school has been put under direct government control amid concerns its cultural environment is clashing with its education obligations."
Reports of the Conference on Police Pattern or Practice Litigation: a 10-year assessment / Police Executive Research Forum, June 2005
http://policeforum.mn-8.net/
Samuel Walker, Police Professionalism Initiative at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Executive summary of a conference focused on ten major themes: how consent decrees affect accountability; executive leadership in making MOAs and consent decrees effective; the need for an implementation plan; partnerships with the community; challenges to organizational change; openness and transparency; the need to engage unions; the impact of consent decrees and MOAs; the permanence of reforms; and other issues. Recommendations for future work are also suggested." (To access the report, click on "Enter as guest" and then click on the "Free PERF downloads". The report is listed under 'police evaluation'.)
Samuel Walker, Police Professionalism Initiative at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Executive summary of a conference focused on ten major themes: how consent decrees affect accountability; executive leadership in making MOAs and consent decrees effective; the need for an implementation plan; partnerships with the community; challenges to organizational change; openness and transparency; the need to engage unions; the impact of consent decrees and MOAs; the permanence of reforms; and other issues. Recommendations for future work are also suggested." (To access the report, click on "Enter as guest" and then click on the "Free PERF downloads". The report is listed under 'police evaluation'.)
Statewatch: monitoring the "terrorist" lists - proscription, designation and asset freezing / Statewatch, June 2005
http://www.statewatch.org/terrorlists/terrorlists.html
"This new website was launched in June 2005 by Statewatch in association with the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities and the Human Rights and Social Justice Institute, London Metropolitan University, to monitor the largely secret development of the policy of "proscribing" groups and individuals connected with "terrorism"."
"This new website was launched in June 2005 by Statewatch in association with the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities and the Human Rights and Social Justice Institute, London Metropolitan University, to monitor the largely secret development of the policy of "proscribing" groups and individuals connected with "terrorism"."
Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU / Amnesty International USA, June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dnxm
"The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. AI's analysis seeks to propose ways in which the EU could act to ensure that its approach to terrorism not only acknowledges but actively incorporates the need to protect human rights and the rule of law in this sensitive area."
"The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. AI's analysis seeks to propose ways in which the EU could act to ensure that its approach to terrorism not only acknowledges but actively incorporates the need to protect human rights and the rule of law in this sensitive area."
The identity project: an assessment of the UK Identity Cards Bill / LSE, 27 June 2005
PDF: http://is.lse.ac.uk/idcard/identityreport.pdf
Effects of cigarette smoking on spatial working memory and attentional deficits in schizophrenia : involvement of nicotinic receptor mechanisms / AMA,
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/62/6/649
Sacco, Kristi A. Archives of General Psychiatry. Vol 62 No 6: pp.649-659, June 2005 (Links to the full abstract.Published by American Medical Association, June 2005)
Sacco, Kristi A. Archives of General Psychiatry. Vol 62 No 6: pp.649-659, June 2005 (Links to the full abstract.Published by American Medical Association, June 2005)
Differences in marijuana admissions based on source of referral : 2002 / United States. Drug and Alcohol Services Information System, 24 June 2005
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k5/MJreferrals/MJreferrals.htm
"A recent study found that while the prevalence of marijuana use remained stable between 1991-1992 and 2001-2002, the prevalence of marijuana abuse or dependence diagnoses increased significantly during this time. A recent report examined marijuana treatment admissions between 1992 and 2002 and found that between these years the rate of substance abuse treatment admissions reporting marijuana as their primary substance of abuse increased 162 percent."
"A recent study found that while the prevalence of marijuana use remained stable between 1991-1992 and 2001-2002, the prevalence of marijuana abuse or dependence diagnoses increased significantly during this time. A recent report examined marijuana treatment admissions between 1992 and 2002 and found that between these years the rate of substance abuse treatment admissions reporting marijuana as their primary substance of abuse increased 162 percent."
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
When justice is seen on TV / Guardian, 27 June 2005
http://society.guardian.co.uk/crimeandpunishment/story/0,8150,1515559,00.html
Christine Sheehy
"Cameras could soon be allowed into the appeal court. But why not screen all legal proceedings?"
Christine Sheehy
"Cameras could soon be allowed into the appeal court. But why not screen all legal proceedings?"
UK to outsource biometric visa checks to Mumbai / The Register, 27th June 2005
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/27/bio_visa_check_outsource/
John Lettice
"The UK is to outsource visa application checks "wherever there is an outsource partner", following trials in its largest visa posts in Mumbai, Delhi and Islamabad."
John Lettice
"The UK is to outsource visa application checks "wherever there is an outsource partner", following trials in its largest visa posts in Mumbai, Delhi and Islamabad."
Indefinite detentions spur Australia to ease asylum law / Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0628/p07s01-woap.html?s=hns
Janaki Kremmer
To stop a revolt from members of his own party, Prime Minister John Howard has agreed to soften Australia's indefinite mandatory-detention policy for asylum seekers who arrive illegally.
Janaki Kremmer
To stop a revolt from members of his own party, Prime Minister John Howard has agreed to soften Australia's indefinite mandatory-detention policy for asylum seekers who arrive illegally.
It's not too late to rethink flawed ID cards plan / silicon.com, 27 June 2005
http://comment.silicon.com/0,39024711,39131431,00.htm
"Argues against ID cards and continues the "Keep ID cards on trial" campaign."
"Argues against ID cards and continues the "Keep ID cards on trial" campaign."
We have to make ourselves fit for the global world / Der Spiegel, 27 June 2005
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,362574,00.html
Der Spiegel interview with Home Secretary Charles Clarke
Der Spiegel interview with Home Secretary Charles Clarke
Paul Goggins speaks at VARE conference / VARE News, 17 June 2005
http://www.vare.org.uk/news/17_June_05.html
"Paul Goggins speech to the Victims of Animal Rights Extremism conference"
"Paul Goggins speech to the Victims of Animal Rights Extremism conference"
Stress among probation and parole officers and what can be done about it / United States. National Institute of Justice, June 2005
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/205620.htm
Alberto R. Gonzalez, Regina B. Schofield and Sarah V. Hart
"Probation and parole officers experience a great deal of job-related stress. Researchers identified the major sources of stress (heavy caseloads, paperwork, deadlines) and what officers do to cope. This Research for Practice summarises key findings and provides case studies of promising stress reduction programs."
Alberto R. Gonzalez, Regina B. Schofield and Sarah V. Hart
"Probation and parole officers experience a great deal of job-related stress. Researchers identified the major sources of stress (heavy caseloads, paperwork, deadlines) and what officers do to cope. This Research for Practice summarises key findings and provides case studies of promising stress reduction programs."
The true cost of computer crime / New Scientist, 22 June 2005
2MS Library at JOURNALS
As society changes, so do the crimes that people commit. And as the internet takes on an ever more important role, computer crime is emerging as the misdemeanour of choice. But just who are the victims, and how much is it costing them?
As society changes, so do the crimes that people commit. And as the internet takes on an ever more important role, computer crime is emerging as the misdemeanour of choice. But just who are the victims, and how much is it costing them?
Ethical scrutiny of research / Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, July 2005
PDF: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/POSTpn243.pdf
Postnote no. 243
Recent legislation such as the Data Protection Act, Human Tissue Bill and Mental Capacity Act emphasise the importance of ethical scrutiny of research on human participants. Despite this, the process of ethical review is controversial. The UK system for ethical review is complex and varies between different types of research. This note describes the various systems for ethical review of research involving humans and outlines key issues with the existing system, and applies it to social science research as well as the biological sciences.
Postnote no. 243
Recent legislation such as the Data Protection Act, Human Tissue Bill and Mental Capacity Act emphasise the importance of ethical scrutiny of research on human participants. Despite this, the process of ethical review is controversial. The UK system for ethical review is complex and varies between different types of research. This note describes the various systems for ethical review of research involving humans and outlines key issues with the existing system, and applies it to social science research as well as the biological sciences.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill published / 27 June 2005
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/034/2006034.htm
A qualitative study of help seeking and primary care consultation prior to suicide / Royal College of General Practitioners, July 2005
http://digbig.com/4dwka
Christabel Owens et al. British Journal of General Practice, Vol 55 No 516, July 2005.
Many suicides may be preventable through medical intervention, but many people do not seek help from a medical practitioner prior to suicide. Little is known about how consulting decisions are made at this time. (Full text available through Ingenta, please contact the Library for further information.)
Christabel Owens et al. British Journal of General Practice, Vol 55 No 516, July 2005.
Many suicides may be preventable through medical intervention, but many people do not seek help from a medical practitioner prior to suicide. Little is known about how consulting decisions are made at this time. (Full text available through Ingenta, please contact the Library for further information.)
Identity Cards Bill: race equality impact assessment / Home Office, 25 May 2005
PDF: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs4/Identity_cards_Bil_Race_Equality.pdf
introduced to House of Commons on 25 May 2005.
introduced to House of Commons on 25 May 2005.
International trafficking network discovered in Spain / Euroresidentes, 24 June 2005
http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2005/06/international-trafficking-network.htm
"Spanish police have arrested 22 people who are accused of belonging to an international network trafficking women from Romania and then forcing them into prostitution on their arrival in Spain."
"Spanish police have arrested 22 people who are accused of belonging to an international network trafficking women from Romania and then forcing them into prostitution on their arrival in Spain."
Monday, June 27, 2005
UNICEF UK calls for the protection of trafficked children / UNICEF UK, 17 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dtgj
Infosheet 17. "In response to the news of a leaked Metropolitan Police report on child trafficking and exploitation in the UK, UNICEF UK is calling for immediate action from the UK Government, stating that despite continued lobbying for better child protection policy in the UK, children are still being abused and sexually exploited by traffickers every day."
Infosheet 17. "In response to the news of a leaked Metropolitan Police report on child trafficking and exploitation in the UK, UNICEF UK is calling for immediate action from the UK Government, stating that despite continued lobbying for better child protection policy in the UK, children are still being abused and sexually exploited by traffickers every day."
Ethnic profiling by police in Europe / Justice Initiative, June 2005
http://www.justiceinitiative.org/db/resource2?res_id=102731
"This issue of Justice Initiatives focuses on ethnic profiling, the inappropriate use by law enforcement of ethnic characteristics in identifying criminal suspects, in Europe. Ample evidence of the practice exists, from the wholesale targeting of Roma neighborhoods in central Europe to the counter-productive reliance on profiling to fight terrorism in Northern Ireland and, more recently, France, Germany, Sweden, and elsewhere. This issue documents profiling by police in Europe, and explores the methods used in the United States and the United Kingdom to counter it."
"This issue of Justice Initiatives focuses on ethnic profiling, the inappropriate use by law enforcement of ethnic characteristics in identifying criminal suspects, in Europe. Ample evidence of the practice exists, from the wholesale targeting of Roma neighborhoods in central Europe to the counter-productive reliance on profiling to fight terrorism in Northern Ireland and, more recently, France, Germany, Sweden, and elsewhere. This issue documents profiling by police in Europe, and explores the methods used in the United States and the United Kingdom to counter it."
Tough-talking on asylum 'makes integration harder' / Ireland Online, 23 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dtfw
Robin Wilson
"Argues that tough talking on asylum-seeking from leaders in Northern Ireland and the Republic made integration even harder."
Robin Wilson
"Argues that tough talking on asylum-seeking from leaders in Northern Ireland and the Republic made integration even harder."
Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia (figures for 2004) / Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dtdp
"This publication presents national crime statistics relating to victims of a selected range of offences that have been recorded by police. These statistics provide indicators of the level and nature of recorded crime victimisation in Australia and a basis for measuring change over time."
"This publication presents national crime statistics relating to victims of a selected range of offences that have been recorded by police. These statistics provide indicators of the level and nature of recorded crime victimisation in Australia and a basis for measuring change over time."
Trafalgar ancestors / The National Archives, June 2005
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/
"The National Archives in the UK have launched a new database for people to see if their ancestors were at the Battle of Trafalgar."
There are about 18,000 people listed in the database, and as many as one-third of them may be from outside the British Isles. You can search them by last name, or use the advanced search by approximate age, ship name, or rating/rank. (Possible top tip)
"The National Archives in the UK have launched a new database for people to see if their ancestors were at the Battle of Trafalgar."
There are about 18,000 people listed in the database, and as many as one-third of them may be from outside the British Isles. You can search them by last name, or use the advanced search by approximate age, ship name, or rating/rank. (Possible top tip)
Friday, June 24, 2005
Home Office Annual Report 2004 - 2005 / Home Office, June 2005
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/inside/org/annreps/index.html
(Page provides link to all or parts of the document.)
(Page provides link to all or parts of the document.)
Home Office departmental investment strategy 2005-06 to 2007-08 / Home Office, June 2005
PDF: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs4/investmentstrategy200506.pdf
Home Office Corporate Plan 2005-2006 / Home Office, 2005
PDF: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs4/corporateplan0506.pdf
The Report of the review of the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) / Home Office, February 2005
PDF: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs4/Report_Review_of_PITO.pdf
False addresses leaving British authorities foxed / Ahmedabad Newsline, 22 June 2005
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=135604
Janyala Sreenivas
"The address says: Sabarkantha village, Kheda taluka, Borsad district. If that’s confusing to you, it’s even more so to British immigration authorities, who find illegal Gujarati migrants caught there feeding them such outrageous falsities"
Janyala Sreenivas
"The address says: Sabarkantha village, Kheda taluka, Borsad district. If that’s confusing to you, it’s even more so to British immigration authorities, who find illegal Gujarati migrants caught there feeding them such outrageous falsities"
NOMS Update issue No.4/2005 / Home Office, June 2005
PDF: http://www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk/downloads/NOMS_update_No2-June_b.pdf
Free speech under fire / Spiked-Liberites, 23 June 2005
http://www.spiked-online.com/Printable/0000000CAC09.htm
Josie Appleton
"Campaigners have fought a good defence against the government's bill to outlaw incitement to religious hatred. But we could go further still."
Josie Appleton
"Campaigners have fought a good defence against the government's bill to outlaw incitement to religious hatred. But we could go further still."
Asylum voucher black market / BBC News, 21 June 2005
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/file_on_4/4112226.stm"
"Details of File on 4 programme on Radio 4 investigating the black market in asylum vouchers."
"Details of File on 4 programme on Radio 4 investigating the black market in asylum vouchers."
Too many myths and not enough reality on migration Issues / IOM, June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsxp
International Organisation for Migration news release no. 882 introducing the World Migration Report 2005
International Organisation for Migration news release no. 882 introducing the World Migration Report 2005
On the Web, a thriving market for stolen data / Newsfactor Technology News, 22 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsxn
Article about the sale of stolen credit card numbers.
Article about the sale of stolen credit card numbers.
Positive Stories / Australian National Council on Drugs, June 2005
http://www.ancd.org.au/positivestories/intro.html
"A new government-sponsored website in Australia that features inspirational stories of recovery from people formerly addicted to alcohol and other drugs."
"A new government-sponsored website in Australia that features inspirational stories of recovery from people formerly addicted to alcohol and other drugs."
UK becoming 'a haven for e-criminals' / The Times, 22 June 2005
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1664746,00.html
Andrew Ellson
"Research revealed to Times Online accuses the Government of failing to address computer crime."
Andrew Ellson
"Research revealed to Times Online accuses the Government of failing to address computer crime."
Mandatory drug testing for prisons / Irish Health, 22 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dwdr
Deborah Condon
"Irish prisoners will soon face mandatory drug testing, following the publication of new 'Prison Rules'."
Deborah Condon
"Irish prisoners will soon face mandatory drug testing, following the publication of new 'Prison Rules'."
Crime success / The Maitland Mercury, 23 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsww
Michelle Meehan
"Maitland's Police and Community Youth Club (PCYC) has achieved a 92 per cent success rate in reducing crime among young offenders, well above the State average."
Michelle Meehan
"Maitland's Police and Community Youth Club (PCYC) has achieved a 92 per cent success rate in reducing crime among young offenders, well above the State average."
High reconviction rates in young men / The Scotsman, 23 June 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=689222005
Michael Howie
"More than half of young male offenders [in Scotland] are reconvicted within two years of completing their sentence."
Michael Howie
"More than half of young male offenders [in Scotland] are reconvicted within two years of completing their sentence."
Shops to be targeted in drinks crackdown / The Scotsman 23 June 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=689962005
Hamish MacDonell
"New regulations [in Scotland] will prevent shops from actively promoting alcopops and other drinks which ministers believe are targeted at the under-18s, and they will restrict the marketing of drinks which are sold purely on the basis of their alcoholic content."
Hamish MacDonell
"New regulations [in Scotland] will prevent shops from actively promoting alcopops and other drinks which ministers believe are targeted at the under-18s, and they will restrict the marketing of drinks which are sold purely on the basis of their alcoholic content."
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill published 22 June 2005
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/013/2006013.htm
Employment practices data protection code / Information Commissioner's Office, June 2005
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=437
"The Information Commissioner’s Office has published the first complete volume of the Employment Practices Data Protection Code, providing guidance for employers when dealing with data protection issues affecting their workers."
"The Information Commissioner’s Office has published the first complete volume of the Employment Practices Data Protection Code, providing guidance for employers when dealing with data protection issues affecting their workers."
Review of statutory prohibitions on disclosure / Department for Constitutional Affairs, 15 June 2005
PDF: http://www.dca.gov.uk/StatutoryBarsReport2005.pdf
"This review has identified 210 statutory provisions which prohibit the
disclosure of information under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Of these, 27 cannot be amended using the power in section 75 of the
Freedom of Information Act. Another 238 provisions, which were identified as
potentially operating as bars to disclosure, have been considered and found
not to be so."
"This review has identified 210 statutory provisions which prohibit the
disclosure of information under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Of these, 27 cannot be amended using the power in section 75 of the
Freedom of Information Act. Another 238 provisions, which were identified as
potentially operating as bars to disclosure, have been considered and found
not to be so."
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Libraries and community cohesion a paper for the South East Museum, Library & Archive Council / SEMLAC, 23 June 2005
PDF: http://www.semlac.org.uk/docs/library%20docs/libraries_communitycohesion.pdf
John Vincent
John Vincent
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
XHIBIT allows Lincoln court witnesses to get reminders by SMS message / Public Technology, 16 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4drth
"Witnesses in criminal court cases in Lincolnshire can now be sent a text message when they are due to appear in court.
The XHIBIT IT system is being introduced at Lincoln Combined court can reduce the time witnesses of crime spend waiting in court to give evidence.
The technology saves time for witnesses including police officers, meaning they attend court only when they are needed. It could save 80,000 police days every year and mean more policing on the streets."
"Witnesses in criminal court cases in Lincolnshire can now be sent a text message when they are due to appear in court.
The XHIBIT IT system is being introduced at Lincoln Combined court can reduce the time witnesses of crime spend waiting in court to give evidence.
The technology saves time for witnesses including police officers, meaning they attend court only when they are needed. It could save 80,000 police days every year and mean more policing on the streets."
Met chief seeks law to rid clubs of guns / Guardian, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1507320,00.html
Hugh Muir
"Britain's most senior police officer yesterday pressed the government for tougher powers to compel some clubs and bars to search for guns and knives on their premises.
Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, revealed that he would be contacting the Home Office to seek to strengthen the Violent Crime Reduction bill, and so force certain venues to carry out proper checks. "
Hugh Muir
"Britain's most senior police officer yesterday pressed the government for tougher powers to compel some clubs and bars to search for guns and knives on their premises.
Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, revealed that he would be contacting the Home Office to seek to strengthen the Violent Crime Reduction bill, and so force certain venues to carry out proper checks. "
Working for the innocents / The Job, May 13 2005
http://www.met.police.uk/job/job953/live_files/6.htm
Mike McGrath
"Taking on board what was learned from the Victoria Climbie case, it was quite clear to us we needed to establish a situation in which for every child brought into the country we know they're here, we know why they're here and we know they are with appropriate carers."
Mike McGrath
"Taking on board what was learned from the Victoria Climbie case, it was quite clear to us we needed to establish a situation in which for every child brought into the country we know they're here, we know why they're here and we know they are with appropriate carers."
Clean-up on youth crime / The Job | May 13 2005
http://www.met.police.uk/job/job953/live_files/1.htm
"OFFENDERS are paying for their crimes by hitting the streets with Met Safer Neighbourhoods teams.
Youths on community service sentences have been put to work in Enfield to clean up the borough and compensate the neighbourhood for their offences. "
"OFFENDERS are paying for their crimes by hitting the streets with Met Safer Neighbourhoods teams.
Youths on community service sentences have been put to work in Enfield to clean up the borough and compensate the neighbourhood for their offences. "
Breaking the cycle / The Job, May 13 2005
http://www.met.police.uk/job/job953/live_files/7.htm
"The Home Office introduced the Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) strategy in September 2004. It states Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) and Local Criminal Justice Groups should provide a programme of monitoring and intervention aimed at these offenders and young people who are at risk of becoming PPOs in the future."
"The Home Office introduced the Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) strategy in September 2004. It states Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) and Local Criminal Justice Groups should provide a programme of monitoring and intervention aimed at these offenders and young people who are at risk of becoming PPOs in the future."
Children trafficked into Britain for sacrifice rituals / Guardian, 16 Jun 2005
http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1507982,00.html
Roxanne Escobales
"An unknown number of children are being trafficked from Africa and then used in ritualistic abuse and sacrifice offerings in the UK, according to a leaked report from the Metropolitan police.
The confidential report, leaked to the BBC, means police have discovered what has been known for years, African community activists say."
Roxanne Escobales
"An unknown number of children are being trafficked from Africa and then used in ritualistic abuse and sacrifice offerings in the UK, according to a leaked report from the Metropolitan police.
The confidential report, leaked to the BBC, means police have discovered what has been known for years, African community activists say."
Black Churches attacked over child ritual killings / Black Britain, 17 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4drtn
"Authors of the report also emphasised the cases used in the report are 'allegations' and not necessarily fact There are fears the report, which is not due for release until the end of the month, has been taken out of context and exaggerated to the detriment of the African church community. Director of Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA), said coverage of the leaked report has been 'extreme' and has misrepresented the facts. She also believes the claims could damage relations between the police and the African church community."
"Authors of the report also emphasised the cases used in the report are 'allegations' and not necessarily fact There are fears the report, which is not due for release until the end of the month, has been taken out of context and exaggerated to the detriment of the African church community. Director of Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA), said coverage of the leaked report has been 'extreme' and has misrepresented the facts. She also believes the claims could damage relations between the police and the African church community."
Pricey ID cards fail 'smart' test / Bangkok Post, 16 June 2005 -
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/16Jun2005_news00.php
"Twelve million 'smart' ID cards costing 888 million baht and awaiting formal acceptance are substandard and if issued the information in them would not be secure, the Bangkok Post has learned.
The smart cards fall short of the terms of reference (ToR) in four key areas, and if used as a national ID card the security features would be seriously compromised."
"Twelve million 'smart' ID cards costing 888 million baht and awaiting formal acceptance are substandard and if issued the information in them would not be secure, the Bangkok Post has learned.
The smart cards fall short of the terms of reference (ToR) in four key areas, and if used as a national ID card the security features would be seriously compromised."
£300 price tag on ID cards 'mad' / BBC, 16 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4099356.stm
"Claims the controversial ID cards could cost £300 per person to buy have been dismissed as 'simply mad' by Home Secretary Charles Clarke. "
"Claims the controversial ID cards could cost £300 per person to buy have been dismissed as 'simply mad' by Home Secretary Charles Clarke. "
Safer Streets, Growing Fear / [Germany] Deutsche Welle, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1617212,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"Statistics show that violent crime rates have been dropping over the past decade in Germany, but fear of crime is rising. Experts say the media plays a large role in this disconnect between reality and perception. "
"Statistics show that violent crime rates have been dropping over the past decade in Germany, but fear of crime is rising. Experts say the media plays a large role in this disconnect between reality and perception. "
Britain calls in army to control drunken yobs / Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Jun 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/06/19/1119119726763.html
David Bamber
"British ministers have ordered the army on to the streets to join an all-out summer campaign against anti-social drunken and violent behaviour.
Military police and uniformed soldiers will help keep youngsters under control in up to 20 towns and cities near military barracks."
David Bamber
"British ministers have ordered the army on to the streets to join an all-out summer campaign against anti-social drunken and violent behaviour.
Military police and uniformed soldiers will help keep youngsters under control in up to 20 towns and cities near military barracks."
Best Practices in Government / [USA] KMWorld Best Practices White Paper, June 2005
http://www.kmworld.com/publications/whitepapers/downloader.cfm?wpid=31
Federal agencies make up an enormous portion of all IT spending. And they're spending it on content and document management. Why? Because "connecting the dots" means "locating the dots."
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Offenders on furlough to wear GPS bracelets / Expatica Netherlands, 17 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsdh
"The TBS system of secure hospitalisation for offenders with psychiatric difficulties in the Netherlands is to be reformed. TBS patients will in future wear GPS-tracking ankle bracelets when on supervised visits outside the hospital to cut down on escapes. "
"The TBS system of secure hospitalisation for offenders with psychiatric difficulties in the Netherlands is to be reformed. TBS patients will in future wear GPS-tracking ankle bracelets when on supervised visits outside the hospital to cut down on escapes. "
Way open for shady customers to become crooked landlords / Scotsman, 20 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=676142005
MICHAEL HOWIE
"CRIMINALS will be given the green light to open up bars and clubs because proposed new regulations will see police having a lesser role in vetting licensees, a senior police officer has warned.
Under a radical shake-up of Scotland's alcohol licensing laws, police would only be allowed to object to an application if the would-be landlord has 'relevant' previous convictions. "
MICHAEL HOWIE
"CRIMINALS will be given the green light to open up bars and clubs because proposed new regulations will see police having a lesser role in vetting licensees, a senior police officer has warned.
Under a radical shake-up of Scotland's alcohol licensing laws, police would only be allowed to object to an application if the would-be landlord has 'relevant' previous convictions. "
448-article constitution: Can anything be saved? / International Herald Tribune, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/16/news/europe.php
Judy Dempsey and Katrin Bennhold
"The 448-article charter, drafted in an attempt to streamline decision-making in an expanded European Union of 25 members, has come under heavy fire from many quarters since its rejection by voters in France and the Netherlands, with widespread agreement that the document is too complex "
Judy Dempsey and Katrin Bennhold
"The 448-article charter, drafted in an attempt to streamline decision-making in an expanded European Union of 25 members, has come under heavy fire from many quarters since its rejection by voters in France and the Netherlands, with widespread agreement that the document is too complex "
Microsoft: Online security needs global cooperation / Computerworld, 20 Jun 2005
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1385948508;fp;16;fpid;0
Mari-Len De Guzman
"A Microsoft security expert is calling for greater international collaboration, including increased technical and training support for law enforcement agencies, to seriously combat cyber crime.
While many countries have the necessary laws in place to aid the investigation and prosecution of computer criminals, it is important that there be 'no safe haven' for them"
Mari-Len De Guzman
"A Microsoft security expert is calling for greater international collaboration, including increased technical and training support for law enforcement agencies, to seriously combat cyber crime.
While many countries have the necessary laws in place to aid the investigation and prosecution of computer criminals, it is important that there be 'no safe haven' for them"
Scotland's vandals chalk up £16m worth of damage a year /-The Herald, 20 Jun 2005
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/41525.html
LUCY ADAMS and SHAN ROSS
"VANDALISM is costing public bodies in Scotland at least £16m a year, according to the first national estimate."
LUCY ADAMS and SHAN ROSS
"VANDALISM is costing public bodies in Scotland at least £16m a year, according to the first national estimate."
Police 'should film' suspects and witnesses at scenes of crimes / Scotsman, 20 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=675612005
Michael Howie
"POLICE in Scotland should be equipped with video recorders to film the victims and suspected perpetrators of crimes, a senior officer has told The Scotsman.
Malcolm Dickson, the deputy chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, wants bobbies on the beat to be equipped with a digital camera to gather evidence at crime scenes.
He said the use of cameras would provide courts with objective and unequivocal evidence, unlike under the present system, where police have to give evidence in trials based on hastily written notes, often made months earlier. "
Michael Howie
"POLICE in Scotland should be equipped with video recorders to film the victims and suspected perpetrators of crimes, a senior officer has told The Scotsman.
Malcolm Dickson, the deputy chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, wants bobbies on the beat to be equipped with a digital camera to gather evidence at crime scenes.
He said the use of cameras would provide courts with objective and unequivocal evidence, unlike under the present system, where police have to give evidence in trials based on hastily written notes, often made months earlier. "
Brits abroad warned: Don't become enemy spy / The Register, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/17/mi5_warns_brits/
"Summer's here and the time is right to consult the internets for travel advice and holiday tips. There is a new entrant this year and it's not another pesky dot-com start-up but the UK's very own security goons MI5. The secret service is warning Brits travelling abroad for work or holidays to be aware of the danger of being accidentally recruited into a foreign power's intelligence network. People working for high-tech companies are particularly at risk the website warns."
"Summer's here and the time is right to consult the internets for travel advice and holiday tips. There is a new entrant this year and it's not another pesky dot-com start-up but the UK's very own security goons MI5. The secret service is warning Brits travelling abroad for work or holidays to be aware of the danger of being accidentally recruited into a foreign power's intelligence network. People working for high-tech companies are particularly at risk the website warns."
SMS - Belgium's first line of defence /The Register, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/17/belgian_sms/
Jan Libbenga
"Belgian interior minister Patrick Dewael intends to warn every Belgian resident via SMS in times of national emergency. Apparently, Belgium is the first European country to use cell broadcast for this purpose."
Jan Libbenga
"Belgian interior minister Patrick Dewael intends to warn every Belgian resident via SMS in times of national emergency. Apparently, Belgium is the first European country to use cell broadcast for this purpose."
Police may be handed new powers / BBC, 20 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4111962.stm
" Under the plans police will be able to store fingerprints and DNA
Scottish police may be handed powers to store DNA profiles and fingerprints of anyone they have arrested. The Scottish Executive is to launch a three-month consultation on the idea following pressure from police chiefs. Under the plans, evidence taken from a person could be retained even if they are subsequently found not guilty."
" Under the plans police will be able to store fingerprints and DNA
Scottish police may be handed powers to store DNA profiles and fingerprints of anyone they have arrested. The Scottish Executive is to launch a three-month consultation on the idea following pressure from police chiefs. Under the plans, evidence taken from a person could be retained even if they are subsequently found not guilty."
Are Asylum Seekers Getting a Fair Shot? / [Germany] Deutsche Welle, 20 Jun 2005
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1621551,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
Manfred Götzke (jen)
"Fewer and fewer refugees are being granted asylum in Germany. Human rights groups say this reflects unfair immigration practices rather than improved international conditions."
Manfred Götzke (jen)
"Fewer and fewer refugees are being granted asylum in Germany. Human rights groups say this reflects unfair immigration practices rather than improved international conditions."
GUNS, DRUGS AND “ZERO TOLERANCE” SPUR ORGANIZED ARMED VIOLENCE BY CHILDREN IN 10 COUNTRIES, WARNS NEW STUDY / Advocacynet, 14 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsdy
"A major new study of ten countries finds that governments are encouraging the growth of organized armed groups - or gangs - by imprisoning and even executing their members, instead of helping young people to rise above the poverty and social disintegration that is pushing them to join gangs in the first place. Parallels and Differences Seen Between Child Soldiers and Armed Urban Youth. Concludes that youths involved in gangs, organized crime, or revolutionary movements respond better to efforts to reintegrate them into society than law-enforcement crackdowns or zero-tolerance policies. "
Neither War nor Peace - PDF - http://www.coav.org.br/publique/media/NeitherWarnorPeace.pdf
"A major new study of ten countries finds that governments are encouraging the growth of organized armed groups - or gangs - by imprisoning and even executing their members, instead of helping young people to rise above the poverty and social disintegration that is pushing them to join gangs in the first place. Parallels and Differences Seen Between Child Soldiers and Armed Urban Youth. Concludes that youths involved in gangs, organized crime, or revolutionary movements respond better to efforts to reintegrate them into society than law-enforcement crackdowns or zero-tolerance policies. "
Neither War nor Peace - PDF - http://www.coav.org.br/publique/media/NeitherWarnorPeace.pdf
German Media Under Fire From Muslims / [ Germany ] Deutsche Welle, 20 Jun 2005 |
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1617254,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
Vedat Acikgöz (sp)
"The media in Germany is often accused, not least by Muslims in the country, of being one-sided and clich�d when it comes to reporting on them. Journalists deny it, saying discernment and responsibility are important. "
Vedat Acikgöz (sp)
"The media in Germany is often accused, not least by Muslims in the country, of being one-sided and clich�d when it comes to reporting on them. Journalists deny it, saying discernment and responsibility are important. "
USCRI Releases World Refugee Survey 2005 / OneWorld, 15 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsdj
"A comprehensive critique of refugee rights abuses around the world. Nearly 8 million refugees continue to be denied the basic right to work and move freely. For the first time, the survey grades countries' performances and highlights both the good and bad behavior of refugee hosting and donor countries with regard to honoring refugee rights. "
Report - PDF - http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1342
"A comprehensive critique of refugee rights abuses around the world. Nearly 8 million refugees continue to be denied the basic right to work and move freely. For the first time, the survey grades countries' performances and highlights both the good and bad behavior of refugee hosting and donor countries with regard to honoring refugee rights. "
Report - PDF - http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1342
INQUEST - United Campaigns For Justice - Website
http://www.inquest.org.uk/
"Inquest provides an independent free legal and advice sertive to bereaved families and friends on the inquest system. It offers specialist advice to lawyers, bereaved people, advice agencies, policy makers, the media tne the gerneal publi on contentious deaths and their investigation."
"Inquest provides an independent free legal and advice sertive to bereaved families and friends on the inquest system. It offers specialist advice to lawyers, bereaved people, advice agencies, policy makers, the media tne the gerneal publi on contentious deaths and their investigation."
Reducing crime: the Home Office working with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships / The House of Commons - Public Accounts Committee Reports, 21
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/147/14702.htm
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/147/147.pdf
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/147/147.pdf
£1bn spent on crime schemes, but no one can tell the difference / The Times, 21 Jun 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1662575,00.html
Richard ford
"ALMOST £1 billion has been spent on projects to reduce crime, but the Government is unable to say what difference they have made, according to a report published today. "
Richard ford
"ALMOST £1 billion has been spent on projects to reduce crime, but the Government is unable to say what difference they have made, according to a report published today. "
National School of Government - Website
National School of Government: "The National School of Government works nationally and internationally to help public sector organisations build capacity in good governance and offer more effective, better value services in partnership with other world-class providers which build on our strengths in leading, learning, consulting and researching."
New National School of Government is unveiled: will drive efficiency agenda / PublicTechnology, 21 Jun 2005
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3107
"The creation of the National School of Government forms part of the Civil Service Reform agenda and will support the priorities of the Government to strengthen leadership, increase professionalism, improve delivery and achieve efficiency."
"The creation of the National School of Government forms part of the Civil Service Reform agenda and will support the priorities of the Government to strengthen leadership, increase professionalism, improve delivery and achieve efficiency."
What I now know about our prisons / Guardian, 21 Jun 2005
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1510928,00.html
Jonathan Aitken
"We need action on literacy, drugs and real work to cut reoffending "
Jonathan Aitken
"We need action on literacy, drugs and real work to cut reoffending "
Local clinic helps drug abusers end the addiction / BYU NewsNet, 20 Jun 2005
http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/55857
Jessie Elder
"The Day Reporting Center is designed as a more intense supervision model for individuals who have committed misdemeanors either in their pre-trial state or after being sentenced. They report daily to the center where they will go through different processes according to their needs, including psycho-educational type classes and being sent out on work crews. They may even receive help finding jobs."
Jessie Elder
"The Day Reporting Center is designed as a more intense supervision model for individuals who have committed misdemeanors either in their pre-trial state or after being sentenced. They report daily to the center where they will go through different processes according to their needs, including psycho-educational type classes and being sent out on work crews. They may even receive help finding jobs."
Pushing Sex Offenders May Increase Dangers / Los Angeles Times, 20 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dsdn
Michael Hill
"The clamps are coming down on released sex offenders like never before. But some experts wonder sex offenders are being pushed so far to the fringes that they could actually become more dangerous to society. Laws restrict where they can live, Web sites list their names, satellites track their steps. Neighbors and bosses force them from their homes and jobs. "
Michael Hill
"The clamps are coming down on released sex offenders like never before. But some experts wonder sex offenders are being pushed so far to the fringes that they could actually become more dangerous to society. Laws restrict where they can live, Web sites list their names, satellites track their steps. Neighbors and bosses force them from their homes and jobs. "
Facing justice: tackling defendants' non-attendance at court / The House of Commons - Public Accounts Committee Reports, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/103/10302.htm
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/103/103.pdf
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/103/103.pdf
The dangers of criminalising children / The Independent, 20 Jun 2005
"When the Government unveiled its 'antisocial behaviour orders' scheme in 1999, there was no suggestion that its primary targets would be children. Yet that has been precisely the effect. The latest figures from the Government show that more than half of the 4,000 Asbos imposed in the past six years were for those aged 18 or younger. That should be cause for substantial concern."
Abuse of natural justice harms our most vulnerable young people / The INdependent, 20 Jun 2005
http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=648264
Camilla Batman-Ghelidja
"I feel that the whole Asbo debate is coming at the problem from the wrong angle. I feel it is articulate opinion-formers who make judgements based on their own quality of life and they set standards for other people in relation to how they want their lives to be."
Camilla Batman-Ghelidja
"I feel that the whole Asbo debate is coming at the problem from the wrong angle. I feel it is articulate opinion-formers who make judgements based on their own quality of life and they set standards for other people in relation to how they want their lives to be."
The Asbo Generation / The Independent, 20 Jun 2005
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=648302
Robert Verkaik
"Children are the subject of more antisocial behaviour orders than adults, leading commentators to warn that the Government is in danger of making it a 'crime to become a child'."
Robert Verkaik
"Children are the subject of more antisocial behaviour orders than adults, leading commentators to warn that the Government is in danger of making it a 'crime to become a child'."
Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data Thrives on Internet / New York Times, 21 Jun 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/technology/21data.html?th&emc=th
Tom Zeller
"'Want drive fast cars?' asks an advertisement, in broken English, atop the Web site iaaca.com. 'Want live in premium hotels? Want own beautiful girls? It's possible with dumps from Zo0mer.' A 'dump,' in the blunt vernacular of a relentlessly flourishing online black market, is a credit card number. And what Zo0mer is peddling is stolen account information - name, billing address, phone - for Gold Visa cards and MasterCards at $100 apiece"
Tom Zeller
"'Want drive fast cars?' asks an advertisement, in broken English, atop the Web site iaaca.com. 'Want live in premium hotels? Want own beautiful girls? It's possible with dumps from Zo0mer.' A 'dump,' in the blunt vernacular of a relentlessly flourishing online black market, is a credit card number. And what Zo0mer is peddling is stolen account information - name, billing address, phone - for Gold Visa cards and MasterCards at $100 apiece"
Goldsmith defends jury-free fraud trials move / The Independent, 21 Jun 2005
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=648540
David Barrett
"Plans to abolish juries in complex fraud trials do not amount to a general attack on jury trial, the Attorney General insisted today.
Lord Goldsmith QC unveiled plans to enact a change in the law which was passed by Parliament more than 18 months ago.
It will allow a single judge to sit on complex fraud trials, forsaking the 800-year-old tradition that defendants are tried by a panel of 12 jurors."
David Barrett
"Plans to abolish juries in complex fraud trials do not amount to a general attack on jury trial, the Attorney General insisted today.
Lord Goldsmith QC unveiled plans to enact a change in the law which was passed by Parliament more than 18 months ago.
It will allow a single judge to sit on complex fraud trials, forsaking the 800-year-old tradition that defendants are tried by a panel of 12 jurors."
Adjusting to custody tough for some male young offenders / eurekalert, June 2005
Adjusting to custody tough for some male young offenders:
"'Being in custody, whether open or secure, is more stressful for some young people. There's something unique about being in a facility that adds to their stress. It's not just who they are and what they bring in with them, it's also the environment and the peers and staff they're with."
In Criminal Justice and Behaviour, June 2005
"'Being in custody, whether open or secure, is more stressful for some young people. There's something unique about being in a facility that adds to their stress. It's not just who they are and what they bring in with them, it's also the environment and the peers and staff they're with."
In Criminal Justice and Behaviour, June 2005
National School of Government - Website
http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk/
"The National School of Government works nationally and internationally to help public sector organisations build capacity in good governance and offer more effective, better value services in partnership with other world-class providers which build on our strengths in leading, learning, consulting and researching."
"The National School of Government works nationally and internationally to help public sector organisations build capacity in good governance and offer more effective, better value services in partnership with other world-class providers which build on our strengths in leading, learning, consulting and researching."
New National School of Government is unveiled: will drive efficiency agenda / Public Technology, 21 Jun 2005
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3107
"The creation of the National School of Government forms part of the Civil Service Reform agenda and will support the priorities of the Government to strengthen leadership, increase professionalism, improve delivery and achieve efficiency."
"The creation of the National School of Government forms part of the Civil Service Reform agenda and will support the priorities of the Government to strengthen leadership, increase professionalism, improve delivery and achieve efficiency."
Monday, June 20, 2005
Inmates to work, learn skills / [USA] Atlanta Jounral-Constitution, 19 Jun 2005
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0605/19convict.html
"Decades ago, Georgia ended its notorious policy of leasing prisoners to individuals and corporations to perform backbreaking labor, sometimes under the whip and usually while in chains. Now the state again is looking at the idea of allowing its prisoners to work for private firms. If the program works as hoped, prisoners will learn useful skills and build a financial nest egg that can help them re-enter society and stay out of trouble when released."
"Decades ago, Georgia ended its notorious policy of leasing prisoners to individuals and corporations to perform backbreaking labor, sometimes under the whip and usually while in chains. Now the state again is looking at the idea of allowing its prisoners to work for private firms. If the program works as hoped, prisoners will learn useful skills and build a financial nest egg that can help them re-enter society and stay out of trouble when released."
California prison boom ends, signaling a shift in priorities / [USA] The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jun 2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0620/p03s02-usju.html
Sara B Miller
"Across the nation, state expenditures for prisons over the past 15 years have grown by more than 1,000 percent. At this rate, California - like many states - can no longer afford to build new facilities"
Sara B Miller
"Across the nation, state expenditures for prisons over the past 15 years have grown by more than 1,000 percent. At this rate, California - like many states - can no longer afford to build new facilities"
Disturbed inmates put jails 'on edge' / The Observer, 19 Jun 2005
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1510001,00.html
Martin Bright
"Prison officers are being forced to deal with a 'toxic mix' of substance abuse and psychological disorders among an increasing number of seriously disturbed prisoners who should not be in jail in the first place."
Martin Bright
"Prison officers are being forced to deal with a 'toxic mix' of substance abuse and psychological disorders among an increasing number of seriously disturbed prisoners who should not be in jail in the first place."
Saint Denis French Muslims Crave For Govt. Attention / Islam Online, 13 Jun 2005
http://islamonline.net/English/News/2005-06/13/article01.shtml
Hadi Yahmid
"Years of government negligence and marginalization have turned the northern Paris district of Saint Denis, where half a million Muslims live, into a hotbed for unemployment and aberration."
Hadi Yahmid
"Years of government negligence and marginalization have turned the northern Paris district of Saint Denis, where half a million Muslims live, into a hotbed for unemployment and aberration."
French Prisons Teeming With Muslims / Islam Online, 19 Jun 2005
http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2005-06/19/article04.shtml
Hadi Yahmid
"French prisons are teeming with Muslims, a phenomenon chaplains and sociologists blame on marginalization and towering poverty and unemployment rates among the Muslim minority."
Hadi Yahmid
"French prisons are teeming with Muslims, a phenomenon chaplains and sociologists blame on marginalization and towering poverty and unemployment rates among the Muslim minority."
British "Happy slappers" run wild / The Seattle Times, 19 Jun 2005
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002340793_happyslap19.html
Tom Hundley
"Groups of teenagers approach an unsuspecting person and begin punching and kicking him or her while capturing it all on their camera cellphones. The images are later uploaded and shared on the Internet.
The victims can be young or old, male or female. Bus stops, subway stations and parks are considered prime venues. In most cases, the injuries are minor. "
Tom Hundley
"Groups of teenagers approach an unsuspecting person and begin punching and kicking him or her while capturing it all on their camera cellphones. The images are later uploaded and shared on the Internet.
The victims can be young or old, male or female. Bus stops, subway stations and parks are considered prime venues. In most cases, the injuries are minor. "
Europe: Treatment of refugees and asylum seekers - news.amnesty / Amnesty International, 20 Jun 2005
http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR010102005
"Looks at new legislation and the treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers in a number of European countries."
PDF - http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR010102005/$FILE/newsrelease.pdf
"Looks at new legislation and the treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers in a number of European countries."
PDF - http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR010102005/$FILE/newsrelease.pdf
Saturday, June 18, 2005
The Lancet Calls for Open Debate on Illegal Drug Use / Medical News Today, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=26199
"Open debate about illegal drug use is needed to gain accurate, impartial information about the true extent of usage and the acute and long-term health effects, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet."
"Open debate about illegal drug use is needed to gain accurate, impartial information about the true extent of usage and the acute and long-term health effects, states an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet."
Israeli organised crime is fragmented but growing / Janes, Intelligence Review, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.janes.com/security/law_enforcement/news/jir/jir050617_1_n.shtml
Dr Mark Galeotti
"Organised crime in Israel is becoming an increasingly effective force both nationally and globally, characterised not so much by major syndicates as a plethora of small gangs working together efficiently and opportunistically on specific projects. The catalyst for the original revolution in Israel's underworld was the influx of Russians in the 1990s. The Israeli Law of Return, which guarantees citizenship to those of Jewish descent, was a boon for Russian criminals. Power on the streets of criminals from the former Soviet states has decreased since the 1990s, and indigenous gangs and new groups such as Christian Arabs in Nazareth and Haifa now play the key role in drug dealing and vice."
Dr Mark Galeotti
"Organised crime in Israel is becoming an increasingly effective force both nationally and globally, characterised not so much by major syndicates as a plethora of small gangs working together efficiently and opportunistically on specific projects. The catalyst for the original revolution in Israel's underworld was the influx of Russians in the 1990s. The Israeli Law of Return, which guarantees citizenship to those of Jewish descent, was a boon for Russian criminals. Power on the streets of criminals from the former Soviet states has decreased since the 1990s, and indigenous gangs and new groups such as Christian Arabs in Nazareth and Haifa now play the key role in drug dealing and vice."
GOVERNMENT DELIVERS SWIFT JUSTICE FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS / Noticias, 18 Jun 2005
http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=75739&src=0
"The Government has again delivered on its pledge to deal with persistent young offenders, according to new figures"
"The Government has again delivered on its pledge to deal with persistent young offenders, according to new figures"
World paedophile register closer / BBC, 16 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4096060.stm
"Plans for a world paedophile register to help tackle people who prey on children look set to move a step closer at a summit of key economic powers. "
"Plans for a world paedophile register to help tackle people who prey on children look set to move a step closer at a summit of key economic powers. "
Your fingerprints are everywhere / The Register, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/16/secfocus_prints/
Scott Granneman
"Comment How much do you trust your government? That's a question that all of us have to ask, perhaps the more often the better. In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founders of the United States and its third President, wrote to Abigail Adams sentences that may seem incredible to many people today:
'The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.'"
Scott Granneman
"Comment How much do you trust your government? That's a question that all of us have to ask, perhaps the more often the better. In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, one of the founders of the United States and its third President, wrote to Abigail Adams sentences that may seem incredible to many people today:
'The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.'"
Parents warned of 'dusting' solvent abuse / [Canada] CBC News, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/06/16/huffing-dusting050616.html
"Parents are being warned that some young teens may be inhaling computer duster products, an extremely dangerous method of getting high. 'Dusting' involves inhaling compressed air from aerosol cans, specifically computer dusting products."
"Parents are being warned that some young teens may be inhaling computer duster products, an extremely dangerous method of getting high. 'Dusting' involves inhaling compressed air from aerosol cans, specifically computer dusting products."
Ruling backs police on roadside sobriety tests / [Canada] CBC News, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/06/16/supreme-impaired050616.html
"Police officers don't have to tell suspected impaired drivers they have a right to legal counsel before asking whether they've been drinking and making them do roadside sobriety tests, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled"
"Police officers don't have to tell suspected impaired drivers they have a right to legal counsel before asking whether they've been drinking and making them do roadside sobriety tests, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled"
There goes the hood / sydney Morning Herald, 2005
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/There-goes-the-hood/2005/06/17/1118869095387.html
James Button
"Naming and shaming' troublemakers as young as 11 is seen by some as a way to restore order."
James Button
"Naming and shaming' troublemakers as young as 11 is seen by some as a way to restore order."
Legal aid system changes mooted - scotland / BBC, 17 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4104598.stm
"Proposals for the biggest overhaul of Scotland's legal aid system since 1986 have been revealed by ministers. The planned reforms include means-testing for criminal legal aid for the first time and easing limits for civil legal aid entitlement. "
"Proposals for the biggest overhaul of Scotland's legal aid system since 1986 have been revealed by ministers. The planned reforms include means-testing for criminal legal aid for the first time and easing limits for civil legal aid entitlement. "
Georgiou withdraws immigration bills, as deal struck with PM / [Australia] / ABC, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1394946.htm
"There's to be a massive shake-up of the Federal Government's immigration detention policy. After marathon negotiations with a group of rebel Liberal MPs, the Prime Minister has announced numerous changes, including releasing all women, children and families from detention. The changes to the Migration Act will be introduced into Federal Parliament next week."
Key immigration changes - http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15642509-29277,00.html
"There's to be a massive shake-up of the Federal Government's immigration detention policy. After marathon negotiations with a group of rebel Liberal MPs, the Prime Minister has announced numerous changes, including releasing all women, children and families from detention. The changes to the Migration Act will be introduced into Federal Parliament next week."
Key immigration changes - http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15642509-29277,00.html
Plans to name young criminals cause worry / The Prague Post, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/0616/news6.php
Peter Kononczuk
"The Justice Ministry is defending a plan for publishing the names of juvenile offenders, arguing the community has a right to know who is behind serious crime, regardless of their age. Critics say offenders would be at risk from vigilantes, pedophiles."
Peter Kononczuk
"The Justice Ministry is defending a plan for publishing the names of juvenile offenders, arguing the community has a right to know who is behind serious crime, regardless of their age. Critics say offenders would be at risk from vigilantes, pedophiles."
Report warns on tagging for young offenders - The Herald
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/41351.html
Lucy Adams
"SERIOUS concerns about the tagging of young offenders have been raised in a report on Scotland's youth court system."
Lucy Adams
"SERIOUS concerns about the tagging of young offenders have been raised in a report on Scotland's youth court system."
SPECIAL MEASURES FOR VULNERABLE ADULT AND CHILD WITNESSES: a guidance pack
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/03104253/42547
Scotish Executive
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/03104253/43099
Scotish Executive
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/03104253/43099
Communities That Care: An Evaluation of the Scottish Pilot Programme / Crime and Criminal Justice Research Findings No.79/2005:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/01163534/35357
Jon Bannister and Jennifer Dillane
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/01163534/35373
Jon Bannister and Jennifer Dillane
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/01163534/35373
The Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence - website
http://www.bostonstrategy.com/
"In the mid-1990s, with an extraordinary display of institutional cooperation, the city of Boston achieved a dramatic reduction in youth homicides and all gang-related gun violence.
The purpose of this site is to tell the story of how The Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence came into being, so others who are struggling with the problem of youth violence can share the learning from Boston's experience."
"In the mid-1990s, with an extraordinary display of institutional cooperation, the city of Boston achieved a dramatic reduction in youth homicides and all gang-related gun violence.
The purpose of this site is to tell the story of how The Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence came into being, so others who are struggling with the problem of youth violence can share the learning from Boston's experience."
Police Funding Shortfall for Trafalgar Event Attacked / scotsman, 16 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4700831
Ben Mitchell
"The Royal Navy and the Government were today criticised for failing to provide sufficient funds for policing the massive naval events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar."
Ben Mitchell
"The Royal Navy and the Government were today criticised for failing to provide sufficient funds for policing the massive naval events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar."
Japan revises Penal Code, immigration law to fight human trafficking / Xinhua, 16 Jun 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/16/content_3094801.htm
"Japan's parliament Thursday approved legislation to revise the Penal Code and immigration law to punish those involved in human trafficking, while granting victims special residency status to protect them even if they have overstayed their visas. "
"Japan's parliament Thursday approved legislation to revise the Penal Code and immigration law to punish those involved in human trafficking, while granting victims special residency status to protect them even if they have overstayed their visas. "
Second asylum plan scrapped / The Times , 17 Jun 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1657794,00.html
"Ministers abandon Blunkett's plan to process applications from refugees in offshore centres. It was the second reversal of refugee policy in a week. "
"Ministers abandon Blunkett's plan to process applications from refugees in offshore centres. It was the second reversal of refugee policy in a week. "
World Refugee Day Shifts Focus From Politics To People b/ RFERL, 16 Jun 2005
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/06/c06eaff8-f10d-484e-adc3-fc53576ab96e.html
Grant Podelco
"War. Hunger. Persecution. Ordinary people rarely have to face such challenges, but these grim realities define the daily existence of many of the world's 19 million refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless persons. That's why the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, has chosen 'courage' as the theme for this year's World Refugee Day, on 20 June. In places such as Chechnya and Uzbekistan, courage is needed to flee war and deadly violence. In Iraq and Afghanistan, refugees must summon the courage to return, not knowing if life will be better than when they left."
Grant Podelco
"War. Hunger. Persecution. Ordinary people rarely have to face such challenges, but these grim realities define the daily existence of many of the world's 19 million refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless persons. That's why the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, has chosen 'courage' as the theme for this year's World Refugee Day, on 20 June. In places such as Chechnya and Uzbekistan, courage is needed to flee war and deadly violence. In Iraq and Afghanistan, refugees must summon the courage to return, not knowing if life will be better than when they left."
Friday, June 17, 2005
Smart Money Signs up for ID Card Boom / SecurityInfoWatch.com, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=304&id=4508
"Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are also in talks over a common standard which would allow each country to recognise each other's national ID cards. This would open the way to a European passport, with a readable chip in the back cover. France and Germany are discussing a system for reading each other's ID cards. "
"Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are also in talks over a common standard which would allow each country to recognise each other's national ID cards. This would open the way to a European passport, with a readable chip in the back cover. France and Germany are discussing a system for reading each other's ID cards. "
When the eyes don't have it / New Statesman, 30 May 2005
http://www.newstatesman.com/Ideas/200505300020
Christina Zaba
"With its built-in iris measurements and fingerprints, the high-tech ID card is held up by the government as the answer to everything from terrorism to benefit fraud. Not so. This card will open the door to disaster. Just over a year ago, David Blunkett declared his belief in magic. 'The ID card system will make identity theft impossible,' he said. 'Not nearly impossible: impossible.' Security geeks everywhere shook their heads and groaned, but the Home Secretary wasn't listening."
Christina Zaba
"With its built-in iris measurements and fingerprints, the high-tech ID card is held up by the government as the answer to everything from terrorism to benefit fraud. Not so. This card will open the door to disaster. Just over a year ago, David Blunkett declared his belief in magic. 'The ID card system will make identity theft impossible,' he said. 'Not nearly impossible: impossible.' Security geeks everywhere shook their heads and groaned, but the Home Secretary wasn't listening."
Experts say ID cards timetable needs rethink / Computing, 15 Jun 2005
http://www.computing.co.uk/2138041
Sarah Arnott
"Home Office minister Tony McNulty told IT suppliers that the legislation is now likely to be passed by the end of the year. But Stephen Harrison, head of the department's ID cards policy unit, said it could be as much as 10 months away.
So the technical procurement now cannot start until the beginning of 2006 at the earliest."
Sarah Arnott
"Home Office minister Tony McNulty told IT suppliers that the legislation is now likely to be passed by the end of the year. But Stephen Harrison, head of the department's ID cards policy unit, said it could be as much as 10 months away.
So the technical procurement now cannot start until the beginning of 2006 at the earliest."
Globalization and the Sex Trade : Trafficking and the Commodification of Women and Children / Sisyphe, 2004
http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=965
Richard Poulin
"The author argues that the sex industry, previously considered marginal, has come to occupy a strategic and central position in the development of international capitalism. For this reason the sex trade is increasingly taking on the guise of an ordinary sector of the economy. "
Richard Poulin
"The author argues that the sex industry, previously considered marginal, has come to occupy a strategic and central position in the development of international capitalism. For this reason the sex trade is increasingly taking on the guise of an ordinary sector of the economy. "
Prostitution : Towards a Canadian policy of abolition / sisyphe, 4 Jun 2005
http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=1832
Richard Poulin
"Canada is a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In its Article 6, the Convention requires the signatory states to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to eradicate all forms of trafficking in women and the exploitation of women through prostitution (1). "
Richard Poulin
"Canada is a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In its Article 6, the Convention requires the signatory states to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to eradicate all forms of trafficking in women and the exploitation of women through prostitution (1). "
The Legalisation of Prostitution : A failed social experiment / Sisyphe, 2004
http://sisyphe.org/article.php3?id_article=697
Sheila Jeffreys
"The social experiment of legalising brothel prostitution which took place in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s has failed in all of its objectives i.e. stopping the illegal industry and police corruption, reducing the harm to women, stopping street prostitution."
Sheila Jeffreys
"The social experiment of legalising brothel prostitution which took place in Australia in the 1980s and 1990s has failed in all of its objectives i.e. stopping the illegal industry and police corruption, reducing the harm to women, stopping street prostitution."
OJJDP Videoconference Focuses on Youth Gangs
On August 11, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., OJJDP will air the satellite videoconference "Communities Respond to Youth Gangs in America." The videoconference, which may be viewed online, will feature community programs and strategies that effectively address the youth gang problem. (OJJDP)
Access further information and register online at:
http://www.trc.eku.edu/jj
Access further information and register online at:
http://www.trc.eku.edu/jj
COPS - CD- ROMs on Drugs etc.
COPS Releases Drugs and Crime CD-ROM
Drugs and Crime, one of the latest resource CD-ROMs from COPS, includes information on club drugs, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug- and crime-fighting policies and research. (COPS)
To obtain copies, call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770.
New COPS CD-ROM Focuses on Campus Safety
The Campus Safety CD-ROM contains more than 50 publications and resource links from COPS, the U.S. Department of Justice, and other government agencies related to drugs, alcohol, and violence on campus. (COPS)
To obtain copies, call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770.
Drugs and Crime, one of the latest resource CD-ROMs from COPS, includes information on club drugs, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug- and crime-fighting policies and research. (COPS)
To obtain copies, call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770.
New COPS CD-ROM Focuses on Campus Safety
The Campus Safety CD-ROM contains more than 50 publications and resource links from COPS, the U.S. Department of Justice, and other government agencies related to drugs, alcohol, and violence on campus. (COPS)
To obtain copies, call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770.
American Indian Suicides in Jail: Can Risk Screening Be Culturally Sensitive?" / (NCJ 207326).
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/207326.pdf
"Suicide Risk Assessment Protocols Study : the findings in this study suggest that suicide risk assessment protocols tailored to the cultural backgrounds of detainee populations might be more effective than an impersonally administered approach. In view of American Indians' high incarceration rate and risk for suicide, a more culturally sensitive risk assessment protocol could be designed. (NIJ)"
"Suicide Risk Assessment Protocols Study : the findings in this study suggest that suicide risk assessment protocols tailored to the cultural backgrounds of detainee populations might be more effective than an impersonally administered approach. In view of American Indians' high incarceration rate and risk for suicide, a more culturally sensitive risk assessment protocol could be designed. (NIJ)"
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program / (NCJ 206269).
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/206269.pdf
"This BJA monograph describes RSAT, which helps states and local governments develop, implement, and improve treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities. (BJA)
"This BJA monograph describes RSAT, which helps states and local governments develop, implement, and improve treatment programs in state and local correctional and detention facilities. (BJA)
K�hler Halts Ratification of EU Constitution / [Germany] Deutsche Welle, 15 Jun 2005
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1617298,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"German President Horst Kohler on Wednesday decided to halt his country's ratification of the EU constitution as Germany's highest court is still reviewing an appeal against the treaty's approval."
"German President Horst Kohler on Wednesday decided to halt his country's ratification of the EU constitution as Germany's highest court is still reviewing an appeal against the treaty's approval."
New report on Taser use released / Canada.com, 14 Jun 2005
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.html?id=309b57e9-ea09-4530-b03c-883431e67306
Scott Sutherland
"A report in British Columbia says the full force of Tasers should only be considered for use by police on suspects who are aggressively attacking or trying to assault an officer. "
TASER- Final Report June 14, 2005 - PDF - http://digbig.com/4drtb
Scott Sutherland
"A report in British Columbia says the full force of Tasers should only be considered for use by police on suspects who are aggressively attacking or trying to assault an officer. "
TASER- Final Report June 14, 2005 - PDF - http://digbig.com/4drtb
Posters set to shame Asbo louts / BBC, 14 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/4092638.stm
"People given anti-social behaviour orders (Asbo) in Nottingham face being named and shamed on leaflets. The city council is set to publicise the identity of offenders on posters and leaflets delivered to neighbours. "
"People given anti-social behaviour orders (Asbo) in Nottingham face being named and shamed on leaflets. The city council is set to publicise the identity of offenders on posters and leaflets delivered to neighbours. "
Welcome to your world: a guide for aspiring Britons / Guardian, 17 Jun 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,15729,1508616,00.html
Extracted from Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship, Crown copyright 2004,
"Spilling people's pints, waiting for Santa and doting on a pet - this is what it really means to be British, according to the new UK citizenship test revision aid. Here we offer an essential guide for aspiring Britons "
Extracted from Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship, Crown copyright 2004,
"Spilling people's pints, waiting for Santa and doting on a pet - this is what it really means to be British, according to the new UK citizenship test revision aid. Here we offer an essential guide for aspiring Britons "
Denmark: Greenpeace verdict introduces collective punishment in Danish law / Statewatch, June 2005
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/04greenpeace.htm
"This was made possible because the Danish Penal Code (306 (1)) was amended in 2002 to follow the recommendations of the UN and EU provisions on fighting terrorism. In this particular case Greenpeace have been sentenced according to a paragraph, which can hold a company or organisation responsible for its members' individual acts."
"This was made possible because the Danish Penal Code (306 (1)) was amended in 2002 to follow the recommendations of the UN and EU provisions on fighting terrorism. In this particular case Greenpeace have been sentenced according to a paragraph, which can hold a company or organisation responsible for its members' individual acts."
Statewatch's "ASBOwatch" - use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders throughout the UK / June 2005
http://www.statewatch.org/asbo/ASBOwatch.html
This factsheet (or backgrounder) has been updated and includes reference to CRASBO's. Includes useful links.
This factsheet (or backgrounder) has been updated and includes reference to CRASBO's. Includes useful links.
Forensic DNA Databasing: A European Perspective / Statewatch, June 2005
http://www.dur.ac.uk/p.j.johnson/eu.html
"The continuing growth and expansion of the National DNA Database in England & Wales is just one example of a European tendency towards the greater use of DNA profiling and databasing for forensic purposes. There currently exists substantial interest across the EU for the establishment of national DNA databases and, furthermore, for the 'Europeanization' of DNA databasing in the form of an EU wide register. "
"The continuing growth and expansion of the National DNA Database in England & Wales is just one example of a European tendency towards the greater use of DNA profiling and databasing for forensic purposes. There currently exists substantial interest across the EU for the establishment of national DNA databases and, furthermore, for the 'Europeanization' of DNA databasing in the form of an EU wide register. "
3rd report on UK (pdf) Reports on Muslims, asylum-seekers and refugees living in a climate of fear and suspicion"
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/coe-ecri-uk-rep.pdfEuropean Commission against Racism and Intolerance -
Council of Europe: Report from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on the UK.
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/coe-tort-degrad-uk.pdf
Critical report on the treatment of people held in Belmarsh and Woodhill
under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (2001)
Critical report on the treatment of people held in Belmarsh and Woodhill
under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act (2001)
Violent Crime Reduction Bill / Stateewatch, June 2005
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/uk-bill-violent-crime.pdf
"Includes: Alcohol Disorder Zones and Directions to individuals to leave a locality: "That test is that the presence of the individual in that locality is likely, in all the circumstances, to cause or to contribute to the occurrence or continuance in that locality of alcohol-related crime or disorder." "
"Includes: Alcohol Disorder Zones and Directions to individuals to leave a locality: "That test is that the presence of the individual in that locality is likely, in all the circumstances, to cause or to contribute to the occurrence or continuance in that locality of alcohol-related crime or disorder." "
Report from EU Anti-terrorism Coordinator / Statwatch, June 2005
PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/eu-terr-action-coordinator-10-jun05.pdf
"Useful summary of implementation of measures at national level."
"Useful summary of implementation of measures at national level."
'Fit to be Detained? Challenging the detention of asylum seekers and migrants with health needs' / BID, May 2005
PDF - http://www.biduk.org/pdf/Fit%20to%20be%20detained/FittobedetainedReport.pdf
Iincluding a report by Medicins Sans Frontieres"
Iincluding a report by Medicins Sans Frontieres"
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Drugs policy - Every police recruit in Scotland will face compulsory drug test / Scotsman, 11 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=220&id=640562005
Michael Howie
"POLICE are to be subjected to drug tests amid fears that hundreds of officers have become addicted - and some are being dragged into Scotland's narcotics underworld.
A substance misuse policy has been agreed by chief constables and rank-and-file representatives which will see every new recruit in Scotland tested during their first two years on the job"
Michael Howie
"POLICE are to be subjected to drug tests amid fears that hundreds of officers have become addicted - and some are being dragged into Scotland's narcotics underworld.
A substance misuse policy has been agreed by chief constables and rank-and-file representatives which will see every new recruit in Scotland tested during their first two years on the job"
Where do we draw the line on drug issue? / Scotsman, 14 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=651832005
John robertson,
"THE ODD CRACK had begun to appear, hinting that a hard-line sentencing policy on drugs offenders might be softening a touch. Two or three ecstasy cases had seen jail terms being reduced on appeal to community service orders, and others were starting to look for similar leniency. However, the Justiciary Appeal Court has now gone out of its way to make clear that the policy adopted a decade ago has not yet reached its sell-by date. "
John robertson,
"THE ODD CRACK had begun to appear, hinting that a hard-line sentencing policy on drugs offenders might be softening a touch. Two or three ecstasy cases had seen jail terms being reduced on appeal to community service orders, and others were starting to look for similar leniency. However, the Justiciary Appeal Court has now gone out of its way to make clear that the policy adopted a decade ago has not yet reached its sell-by date. "
spiked-risk | Article | Tagging three-year-olds for life
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CABDB.htm
Helene Guldberg
"The UK government thinks it can cut crime in the future by targeting badly behaved toddlers in the present."
Helene Guldberg
"The UK government thinks it can cut crime in the future by targeting badly behaved toddlers in the present."
CRIMINALS STRIPPED OF �84 MILLION / noticias.info, June 2005
news - UK: CRIMINALS STRIPPED OF �84 MILLION:
"Criminal assets worth a record £�84 million have been recovered during the last year. The record figure for the year 2004-2005, compared with £54.5 million recovered the previous year, is the result of new powers introduced by the Government in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. And in a boost to funding, police forces are for the first time to receive a £13 million share of the recovered money."
"Criminal assets worth a record £�84 million have been recovered during the last year. The record figure for the year 2004-2005, compared with £54.5 million recovered the previous year, is the result of new powers introduced by the Government in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. And in a boost to funding, police forces are for the first time to receive a £13 million share of the recovered money."
Governance Hub - A microsite provided by NCVO
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/asp/search/microsites/main.aspx?siteID=3&sID=32&subSID=357
"Governance is at the heart of the voluntary and community sector. The sector's health, vitality and probity depend on it. The Home Office, through its ChangeUp programme, is investing in it.
Infrastructure organisations have come together to found the Governance Hub. This page provides further information about the hub and its development so far"
"Governance is at the heart of the voluntary and community sector. The sector's health, vitality and probity depend on it. The Home Office, through its ChangeUp programme, is investing in it.
Infrastructure organisations have come together to found the Governance Hub. This page provides further information about the hub and its development so far"
Civil renewal and active citizenship: a guide to the debate / NCVO, 9 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4drns
Véronique Jochum, Belinda Pratten and Karl Wilding
PDF - http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/asp/uploads/uploadedfiles/1/637/civilrenewalactivecitizenship.pdf
Véronique Jochum, Belinda Pratten and Karl Wilding
PDF - http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/asp/uploads/uploadedfiles/1/637/civilrenewalactivecitizenship.pdf
www.GovExec.com - Terrorist Screening Center plagued by deficiencies, audit finds (6/14/05)
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0605/061405c1.htm
Chris Strohm
"The nation's primary center for helping government officials identify and apprehend terrorists is riddled with problems, including inaccurate and incomplete watch lists, management deficiencies, immature information technology and high personnel turnover."
Audit Report - PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0527/final.pdf
Chris Strohm
"The nation's primary center for helping government officials identify and apprehend terrorists is riddled with problems, including inaccurate and incomplete watch lists, management deficiencies, immature information technology and high personnel turnover."
Audit Report - PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0527/final.pdf
Agencies said to overlook ID tag privacy and security issues / Gove Exec, 9 Jun 2005
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0605/060905p1.htm
"As the private and public sectors adopt technology allowing commuters to travel through toll booths and librarians to track the location of books, security and privacy concerns have gone unheeded."
"As the private and public sectors adopt technology allowing commuters to travel through toll booths and librarians to track the location of books, security and privacy concerns have gone unheeded."
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Child-Pornography Possessors Arrested in Internet-Related Crimes: Findings From the National Juvenile Online Victimization Study / 2005
http://www.missingkids.org/missingkids/servlet/ResourceServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2018
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
"'This groundbreaking national survey of law enforcement estimated the number of arrests for child-pornography possessors in Internet-related crimes and described the characteristics of the offenders, the crimes they committed, and their victims. It was produced in cooperation with OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center.'"
Study - PDF - http://www.missingkids.org/en_US/publications/NC144.pdf
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
"'This groundbreaking national survey of law enforcement estimated the number of arrests for child-pornography possessors in Internet-related crimes and described the characteristics of the offenders, the crimes they committed, and their victims. It was produced in cooperation with OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center.'"
Study - PDF - http://www.missingkids.org/en_US/publications/NC144.pdf
Understanding Jihadi Networks / Strategic Insights, Center for Contemporary Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School, 2005
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/apr/sagemanApr05.asp
"Conventional wisdom offers up several explanations: terrorists are a product of poverty and broken families; ignorance; the lack of skills and opportunities; thelack of occupational or family responsibilities; weak-mindedness and vulnerability to brainwashing; mental illness, psychopathy or sociopathy; plain criminality; religious fanaticism; or simply evil."
"Conventional wisdom offers up several explanations: terrorists are a product of poverty and broken families; ignorance; the lack of skills and opportunities; thelack of occupational or family responsibilities; weak-mindedness and vulnerability to brainwashing; mental illness, psychopathy or sociopathy; plain criminality; religious fanaticism; or simply evil."
Family Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances / USA Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fvs.htm
"Compares family and nonfamily violence statistics from victimization through the different stages of the justice system. Family violence is defined as all types of violent crime committed by an offender who is related to the victim and includes spouse abuse, parental violence against a child, and violence among other family members. Nonfamily relationships used for comparison include boyfriends and girlfriends, friends and acquaintances, and strangers. Data are drawn from victimization surveys, official police statistics, State and Federal court statistics, and surveys of inmates in State prisons and local jails.' "
"Compares family and nonfamily violence statistics from victimization through the different stages of the justice system. Family violence is defined as all types of violent crime committed by an offender who is related to the victim and includes spouse abuse, parental violence against a child, and violence among other family members. Nonfamily relationships used for comparison include boyfriends and girlfriends, friends and acquaintances, and strangers. Data are drawn from victimization surveys, official police statistics, State and Federal court statistics, and surveys of inmates in State prisons and local jails.' "
Financing Terror: An Analysis and Simulation to Affect Al Qaeda's Financial Infrastructures / Rand Corporation, 2005
http://www.rand.org/publications/RGSD/RGSD185/
"Develops a model that enables policymakers and analysts to understand how terrorist financial networks work, how current policies targeting those networks will affect them, and how terrorist organizations are likely to react to those policies. The author makes a series of recommendations and suggests areas for further information use or collection."
Report - PDF - http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2005/RAND_RGSD185.pdf
"Develops a model that enables policymakers and analysts to understand how terrorist financial networks work, how current policies targeting those networks will affect them, and how terrorist organizations are likely to react to those policies. The author makes a series of recommendations and suggests areas for further information use or collection."
Report - PDF - http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2005/RAND_RGSD185.pdf
Juvenile jail staff accused of racism / The Guardian, 14 Jun 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1505864,00.html
Rosie Cowan
"A survey, which included 84 teenagers in female institutions, painted a grim picture of Britain's juvenile prisons. More than a third of inmates felt unsafe, more than half said it was hard for families to visit, and many got no help for drug or alcohol addiction, nor any preparation for life outside."
Rosie Cowan
"A survey, which included 84 teenagers in female institutions, painted a grim picture of Britain's juvenile prisons. More than a third of inmates felt unsafe, more than half said it was hard for families to visit, and many got no help for drug or alcohol addiction, nor any preparation for life outside."
EU cuts expansion from its to-do list / International Herald Tribune, 14 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/14/news/union.php
"For the first time in years, European Union leaders plan to drop all mention of the bloc's expansion to Turkey and other countries from their traditional joint statement closing a summit meeting. "
"For the first time in years, European Union leaders plan to drop all mention of the bloc's expansion to Turkey and other countries from their traditional joint statement closing a summit meeting. "
Asia looks at Europe and sees pitfalls / International Herald Tribune, 14 Jun 2005
Asia looks at Europe and sees pitfalls - Europe - International Herald Tribune: "As the European Union reassesses its future, countries in Asia are contemplating the current disarray with an eye to what they can learn about the possibilities and perils of integration.
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A good crisis for the EU / International Herald Tribune, 14 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/13/opinion/edpfaff.php
"While it will be months before the results are fully known, the train wreck of the European constitutional treaty may have been a very good thing for the European Union.
It has saved it from an open-ended commitment to expansion that could have been fatal to the EU's own political coherence and to any European expectation of playing a vigorous and independent future role in international relations.
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"While it will be months before the results are fully known, the train wreck of the European constitutional treaty may have been a very good thing for the European Union.
It has saved it from an open-ended commitment to expansion that could have been fatal to the EU's own political coherence and to any European expectation of playing a vigorous and independent future role in international relations.
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ID cards losing support as rising costs deter public / Guardian, 14 Jun 2005
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1505893,00.html
"Public support for identity cards is evaporating as voters realise the full cost and inconvenience of the national scheme, critics claimed yesterday.
Seizing on a new ICM poll, which found that only 55% of the population support the scheme - compared with the 80% cited by the government - opposition spokesmen and Labour rebels warned that the cards would become as unpopular as the poll tax and the Millennium Dome."
"Public support for identity cards is evaporating as voters realise the full cost and inconvenience of the national scheme, critics claimed yesterday.
Seizing on a new ICM poll, which found that only 55% of the population support the scheme - compared with the 80% cited by the government - opposition spokesmen and Labour rebels warned that the cards would become as unpopular as the poll tax and the Millennium Dome."
CYA aims to turn around offenders / [USA] The Dispatch, 13 Jun 2005
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=161298
Lori Stuenkel
"Juvenile delinquents who are sent to the California Youth Authority in the coming years will be exposed to a new correctional program that includes living in smaller groups with more staff, and receiving better education and counseling services.
The CYA has outlined in court documents its plan to replace the existing prison culture, in which inmates are sometimes locked in cages or subdued with pepper spray, with a program aimed at rehabilitation to help promote responsibility and turn around youthful offenders in the nation�s most populous state."
Lori Stuenkel
"Juvenile delinquents who are sent to the California Youth Authority in the coming years will be exposed to a new correctional program that includes living in smaller groups with more staff, and receiving better education and counseling services.
The CYA has outlined in court documents its plan to replace the existing prison culture, in which inmates are sometimes locked in cages or subdued with pepper spray, with a program aimed at rehabilitation to help promote responsibility and turn around youthful offenders in the nation�s most populous state."
DeHavilland news information service:, 13 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4drbr
"Britain should look at other alternatives to 'mass imprisonment' to cut crime, the former head of the New York prison system has said.
Michael Jacobson, the current director of the Vera Institute of Justice, believes that methods such as community-based prevention could be an effective alternative to 'mass imprisonment'."
Cut prison numbers, advises US jail guru / Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1652588,00.html
Prison 'not a way to cut crime' / BBC News, UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4086496.stm
"Britain should look at other alternatives to 'mass imprisonment' to cut crime, the former head of the New York prison system has said.
Michael Jacobson, the current director of the Vera Institute of Justice, believes that methods such as community-based prevention could be an effective alternative to 'mass imprisonment'."
Cut prison numbers, advises US jail guru / Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1652588,00.html
Prison 'not a way to cut crime' / BBC News, UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4086496.stm
Prison 'not a way to cut crime' / ekklesia, 13 Jun 2005
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_050613restore.shtml
"In a statement that will be welcomed by radical Christians who support moves towards more alternatives to prison including more restorative approaches to criminal justice, the former head of New York's prison system is warning British policymakers that they do not need to jail more offenders in order to cut crime. "
"In a statement that will be welcomed by radical Christians who support moves towards more alternatives to prison including more restorative approaches to criminal justice, the former head of New York's prison system is warning British policymakers that they do not need to jail more offenders in order to cut crime. "
3,000�freed from S. Africa prisons / CNN.com, 13 Jun 2005
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/06/13/saf.prisons.reut/
"South Africa released more than 3,000 prisoners on Monday saying they had been rehabilitated, but denied suggestions that officials were trying to ease prison crowding."
"South Africa released more than 3,000 prisoners on Monday saying they had been rehabilitated, but denied suggestions that officials were trying to ease prison crowding."
Monday, June 13, 2005
Critiquing Germany's Immigration Law / Deutsche Welle, 27 May 2005
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1597617,00.html
Bernd Grässler
"Representatives of the federal, local and state governments met in Berlin to discuss the implementation of the new immigration law and its shortcomings."
Bernd Grässler
"Representatives of the federal, local and state governments met in Berlin to discuss the implementation of the new immigration law and its shortcomings."
Independent Police Complaints Commission Website
http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched its rebuilt and expanded web site. The site includes many new features that aim to make it easier to use by complainants, the police service and general users.
IPCC chair Nick Hardwick said: "Complainants will find the site much more useful as it now includes a simple -to- use form that they can fill in with the details of their complaint and send to us.
"For the first time there is a dedicated section for police officers and civilian staff that explains how the complaints system affects them. The site should help them if they have a complaint made against them.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched its rebuilt and expanded web site. The site includes many new features that aim to make it easier to use by complainants, the police service and general users.
IPCC chair Nick Hardwick said: "Complainants will find the site much more useful as it now includes a simple -to- use form that they can fill in with the details of their complaint and send to us.
"For the first time there is a dedicated section for police officers and civilian staff that explains how the complaints system affects them. The site should help them if they have a complaint made against them.
Crime victims may benefit from UC PhD recipient's findings / Medical News today, 9 Jun 2005
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=25865
"New information from research developed as part of a University of Cincinnati student's doctoral work may help crime victims make better decisions when facing attacks."
Report - PDF - http://www.uc.edu/criminaljustice/graduate/Dissertations/Santana.pdf
"New information from research developed as part of a University of Cincinnati student's doctoral work may help crime victims make better decisions when facing attacks."
Report - PDF - http://www.uc.edu/criminaljustice/graduate/Dissertations/Santana.pdf
What punishment fits crimes of young sex offenders? / The Gainesville Sun, 12 Jun 2005
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/LOCAL/50611057/1078/news
DEBORAH BALL
"They commit adult crimes that come with adult consequences. But they aren't adults; they are juvenile sex offenders, and unlike their adult counterparts, the question of how to hold them accountable for their crimes is anything but clear-cut."
DEBORAH BALL
"They commit adult crimes that come with adult consequences. But they aren't adults; they are juvenile sex offenders, and unlike their adult counterparts, the question of how to hold them accountable for their crimes is anything but clear-cut."
Drug crops rife / [Australia] Herald Sun, 13 Jun 2005
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,15593497%5E661,00.html
Geoff Wilkinson
"HYDROPONIC cannabis crops are being grown by organised crime syndicates in Melbourne houses, taken to Sydney and exchanged for heroin, which is brought back to Melbourne."
Geoff Wilkinson
"HYDROPONIC cannabis crops are being grown by organised crime syndicates in Melbourne houses, taken to Sydney and exchanged for heroin, which is brought back to Melbourne."
Bottom-up policing starts to get results / [USA] Dallas News., 10 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqydStephanie Sandoval
"Even the most cynical veteran officers are buying into Carrollton's Community Problem Oriented Policing program, he said, after seeing how commanders have stepped aside to let officers deal in their own ways with such issues as car burglaries and auto thefts. One of the program's successes led to a 7.8 percent reduction in auto burglaries in the last 12 months. "
"Even the most cynical veteran officers are buying into Carrollton's Community Problem Oriented Policing program, he said, after seeing how commanders have stepped aside to let officers deal in their own ways with such issues as car burglaries and auto thefts. One of the program's successes led to a 7.8 percent reduction in auto burglaries in the last 12 months. "
HOME Secretary Charles Clarke in Sheffield / Sheffield Today, 11 Jun 2005
http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=1053192
"Mr Clarke said: 'Today, problems such as organised crime, drugs, people trafficking and terrorism often have their roots in our interconnected world. What we might think of as local issues, are often the result of global problems."
"Mr Clarke said: 'Today, problems such as organised crime, drugs, people trafficking and terrorism often have their roots in our interconnected world. What we might think of as local issues, are often the result of global problems."
Toddler tearways targeted / Sunday Times, 12 June 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1650919,00.html
Robert Winnett and Andrew Porter
"A CONFIDENTIAL Home Office report recommends that children should be targeted as potential criminals from the age of three. It says they can be singled out by their bullying behaviour in nursery school or by a history of criminality in their immediate family. "
Robert Winnett and Andrew Porter
"A CONFIDENTIAL Home Office report recommends that children should be targeted as potential criminals from the age of three. It says they can be singled out by their bullying behaviour in nursery school or by a history of criminality in their immediate family. "
Sunday, June 12, 2005
New Al Qaeda tape hints at frustration / Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep 2005
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0912/p06s01-wosc.html?s=hns
Gretchen Peters and Howard LaFranchi
"Al Qaeda has marked the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington with a warning of future strikes in Los Angeles and Melbourne, and this rebuke to the American people: You don't get what we're fighting for.
The 11-minute message, purportedly from Al Qaeda and produced by its video production house As-Sahab, was delivered to ABC News in Pakistan and seen by the Monitor in Kabul. In the video, a masked combatant identified as Azam al-Amriki, or Azam the American, speaks in American-accented English; Arabic subtitles are included. Mr. Azam says Western leaders have misled the public about Al Qaeda's motivations."
Gretchen Peters and Howard LaFranchi
"Al Qaeda has marked the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington with a warning of future strikes in Los Angeles and Melbourne, and this rebuke to the American people: You don't get what we're fighting for.
The 11-minute message, purportedly from Al Qaeda and produced by its video production house As-Sahab, was delivered to ABC News in Pakistan and seen by the Monitor in Kabul. In the video, a masked combatant identified as Azam al-Amriki, or Azam the American, speaks in American-accented English; Arabic subtitles are included. Mr. Azam says Western leaders have misled the public about Al Qaeda's motivations."
Friday, June 10, 2005
We must all help to fight crime says Brown / [Bermuda] Royal Gazette, 10 Jun 2005
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050610/MIDOCEAN/106100102
"Recommending a 12-point programme to counter the recent surge in crimes against visitors, the BAT report warns that the increasingly brutal nature of crime in Bermuda should be a cause of major concern in the community, left unchecked violent crime could have severe long-term ramifications for both the economy and Bermuda's social fabric. "
"Recommending a 12-point programme to counter the recent surge in crimes against visitors, the BAT report warns that the increasingly brutal nature of crime in Bermuda should be a cause of major concern in the community, left unchecked violent crime could have severe long-term ramifications for both the economy and Bermuda's social fabric. "
DfES, Offenders' Learning and Skills Unit - Website
DfES, Offenders' Learning and Skills Unit:
"Without the essential underpinning skills of literacy, language and numeracy, offenders are much less likely to gain the skills and qualifications they need to get and hold down a job, play a positive role in society and most importantly break the cycle of re offending."
On 31st March 2005 the Education and Skills Committee reviewed Prison Education and made a number of recommendations.
html - http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmeduski/121/12102.htm
PDF - http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmeduski/121/121.pdf
"Without the essential underpinning skills of literacy, language and numeracy, offenders are much less likely to gain the skills and qualifications they need to get and hold down a job, play a positive role in society and most importantly break the cycle of re offending."
On 31st March 2005 the Education and Skills Committee reviewed Prison Education and made a number of recommendations.
html - http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmeduski/121/12102.htm
PDF - http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmeduski/121/121.pdf
Appeals clampdown dangerous, because immigration decisions often wrong / Law Society of England and Wales - Press release, 8 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqqa
"A report just published by the Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance suggests that in 2003 UKVisas wrongly denied 18,000 people a right of appeal against refusals of applications for entry to the UK to study or visit family. The Independent Monitor has referred the individual cases in her sample to UKVisas with a recommendation that they are granted a new gratis application for a visa."
Report - PDF - http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/Independent%20Monitor%20Report%20for%202003,0.pdf
"A report just published by the Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance suggests that in 2003 UKVisas wrongly denied 18,000 people a right of appeal against refusals of applications for entry to the UK to study or visit family. The Independent Monitor has referred the individual cases in her sample to UKVisas with a recommendation that they are granted a new gratis application for a visa."
Report - PDF - http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/Independent%20Monitor%20Report%20for%202003,0.pdf
Asbo chief rounds on liberal critics Guardian, 10 Jun 2005
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1503547,00.html
Lucy Ward
"Liberal critics of the government's flagship antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) are 'not living in the real world', according to the head of the government unit tackling the issue.
The director of the Home Office Antisocial Behaviour Unit argues that critics including 'youth workers, social workers and the liberal intelligentsia' should accept there is strong public support for the sanctions in addressing 'a culture of intimidation'. "
Lucy Ward
"Liberal critics of the government's flagship antisocial behaviour orders (Asbos) are 'not living in the real world', according to the head of the government unit tackling the issue.
The director of the Home Office Antisocial Behaviour Unit argues that critics including 'youth workers, social workers and the liberal intelligentsia' should accept there is strong public support for the sanctions in addressing 'a culture of intimidation'. "
SA’s Scorpions are a breed apart / Business Day, 10 Jun 2005
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A55160
David Bruce
"The Scorpions model of a special unit, comprising investigators and prosecutors employed by the prosecution authority, is in some ways unique to SA. The strongest arguments for maintaining the Scorpions may not be drawn from the examples of other countries, but from the vigorous and dynamic investigative role they have played at home."
David Bruce
"The Scorpions model of a special unit, comprising investigators and prosecutors employed by the prosecution authority, is in some ways unique to SA. The strongest arguments for maintaining the Scorpions may not be drawn from the examples of other countries, but from the vigorous and dynamic investigative role they have played at home."
OUR TERROR LAWS ARE FLAWED, OUR ASYLUM RULES VERGE ON RACIST, WE'RE A NATION OF.. ASBOMANIACS / Daily Mirror, 9 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqpt
Rosa Prince
"MINISTERS were accused of 'Asbomania' yesterday in a damning EU attack on Britain's human rights record.
Anti-social orders were used far too widely, Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles said.
Mr Gil-Robles also tore into our terror laws, asylum rules and treatment of young offenders.
He added that new measures to tackle such issues were 'often on the very limit of what the respect for human rights allows [and] occasionally overstep this mark'."
Rosa Prince
"MINISTERS were accused of 'Asbomania' yesterday in a damning EU attack on Britain's human rights record.
Anti-social orders were used far too widely, Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles said.
Mr Gil-Robles also tore into our terror laws, asylum rules and treatment of young offenders.
He added that new measures to tackle such issues were 'often on the very limit of what the respect for human rights allows [and] occasionally overstep this mark'."
Design Council | Our people | Hilary Cottam - Designer of the Year
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/designeroftheyear/value.html
" Six out of ten prisoners are illiterate, six out of ten re-offend within two years. Learning Works: is a radical agenda for change: a new prison architecture supports and makes affordable a transformative, learning regime."
" Six out of ten prisoners are illiterate, six out of ten re-offend within two years. Learning Works: is a radical agenda for change: a new prison architecture supports and makes affordable a transformative, learning regime."
REPORT BY MR ALVARO GIL-ROBLES, COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ON HIS VISIT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 4th – 12th November 2004
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/jun/coe-uk-report.pdf
In accordance with Article 3 (e) of the Committee of Ministers Resolution (99) 50 on the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, I visited the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 4th to 12th November 2004 for the purposes of preparing this report on the effective respect for human rights in the country.
In accordance with Article 3 (e) of the Committee of Ministers Resolution (99) 50 on the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, I visited the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 4th to 12th November 2004 for the purposes of preparing this report on the effective respect for human rights in the country.
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/010/06010.i-v.html
"The text of the Violent Crime Reduction Bill, as introduced in the House of Commons on 8th June 2005."
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/010/2006010.pdf
"The text of the Violent Crime Reduction Bill, as introduced in the House of Commons on 8th June 2005."
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/010/2006010.pdf
'Government Putting Human Rights at Risk' - Euro Watchdog / Scotsman, 8 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4664619
Geoff Meade
"The Government was accused this afternoon of putting human rights at risk in the battle to fight terrorism, crime, asylum and anti-social behaviour.
A damning report from Europe�s human rights watchdog says the UK authorities are in danger of viewing the safeguarding of human rights as an obstacle to the administration of justice."
Geoff Meade
"The Government was accused this afternoon of putting human rights at risk in the battle to fight terrorism, crime, asylum and anti-social behaviour.
A damning report from Europe�s human rights watchdog says the UK authorities are in danger of viewing the safeguarding of human rights as an obstacle to the administration of justice."
Pubs, Clubs and Shops to Pay for Extra Policing / Scotsman, 8 Jun 2005
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4664193
Rachel Williams
"Police and the local authority need evidence of problems with alcohol-related disorder before they can say they want to designate an area an ADZ."
Rachel Williams
"Police and the local authority need evidence of problems with alcohol-related disorder before they can say they want to designate an area an ADZ."
The Changing Face Of Global Organized Crime / RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY, 8 Jun 2005
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/6/AA5D21BB-F4FA-418E-8817-F11B45CB4366.html
Roman Kupchinsky
"Globalization of the world's economic and information infrastructure is shaping a new organized criminal elite. And while the organized criminal gangs of the second half of the 20th century have not disappeared, they are preparing to follow the money and adjust to the economic/regional transformations of the new century."
Roman Kupchinsky
"Globalization of the world's economic and information infrastructure is shaping a new organized criminal elite. And while the organized criminal gangs of the second half of the 20th century have not disappeared, they are preparing to follow the money and adjust to the economic/regional transformations of the new century."
Follow the money / Jerusalem Post, 7 Jun 2005
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull%26cid=1118110994613
Hezi Leder
"Israel drafted its own Prohibition of Money Laundering Law as one more tool in a system of laws to help the law enforcement entities fight various types of crime. Though most laws in the criminal code deal with the direct commission of crimes, the Money Laundering Law joins additional laws in depriving criminals of the fruits of their crimes, thereby also acting as a deterrent."
Hezi Leder
"Israel drafted its own Prohibition of Money Laundering Law as one more tool in a system of laws to help the law enforcement entities fight various types of crime. Though most laws in the criminal code deal with the direct commission of crimes, the Money Laundering Law joins additional laws in depriving criminals of the fruits of their crimes, thereby also acting as a deterrent."
Pre-9/11 Missteps By FBI Detailed / Washington Post, 10 Jun 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060902000.html
Dan Eggen
"The inability to detect the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking plot amounts to a 'significant failure' by the FBI and was caused in large part by 'widespread and longstanding deficiencies' in the way the agency handled terrorism and intelligence cases, according to a report"
Report - PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/0506/final.pdf
Dan Eggen
"The inability to detect the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking plot amounts to a 'significant failure' by the FBI and was caused in large part by 'widespread and longstanding deficiencies' in the way the agency handled terrorism and intelligence cases, according to a report"
Report - PDF - http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/0506/final.pdf
Victims of crime to get a say / [Australia] Nine News, 8 Jun 2005
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=20823
"The West Australian government had approved laws to allow a victims' representative to take a place on the parole board.
Board members will also be formally required to take into account submissions from victims of crime committed by the offender being considered for release."
"The West Australian government had approved laws to allow a victims' representative to take a place on the parole board.
Board members will also be formally required to take into account submissions from victims of crime committed by the offender being considered for release."
Thursday, June 09, 2005
ID Cards on Trial: Minister defends "robust" biometrics / silicon.com, 7 Jun 2005
http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39131029,00.htm
Andy McCue
"The high biometric failure rates from the Passport Service's biometric enrolment trials were dismissed by the Home Office ID cards programme director, who said the technology will be put through more rigorous testing once the bill has been passed. "
Andy McCue
"The high biometric failure rates from the Passport Service's biometric enrolment trials were dismissed by the Home Office ID cards programme director, who said the technology will be put through more rigorous testing once the bill has been passed. "
Critics slam politicians for ineffective antiterror policies / GovExec, 2 Jun 2005
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0605/060205gsn1.htm
Joe Fiorill
"Current U.S. antiterrorism policy keeps the populace in fear to create support for military action abroad but avoids taking obvious steps that could reduce terrorists' motivation for attacking the United States and bolster WMD response capabilities within the country"
Joe Fiorill
"Current U.S. antiterrorism policy keeps the populace in fear to create support for military action abroad but avoids taking obvious steps that could reduce terrorists' motivation for attacking the United States and bolster WMD response capabilities within the country"
State issues police Taser guidelines / [USA] JS Online, 7 Jun 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jun05/332032.asp
" Police generally shouldn't use Tasers to stop people running away and should be trained to recognize medical conditions that might put someone's life in danger if they're shocked with the electronic weapons, a state board recommended"
" Police generally shouldn't use Tasers to stop people running away and should be trained to recognize medical conditions that might put someone's life in danger if they're shocked with the electronic weapons, a state board recommended"
Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Asbo aggro
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1500913,00.html
"Jon Robins
Some say they are not enforced toughly enough. Others claim they represent summary justice meted out on the cheap. So are Asbos really working?"
"Jon Robins
Some say they are not enforced toughly enough. Others claim they represent summary justice meted out on the cheap. So are Asbos really working?"
Cybercrime fighters past prime - at 16 / Baltimore Sun, 7 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqkt
Matthew Dolan
"For three years, two Howard County girls have taught teen culture to FBI agents hunting pedophiles online. But now, they're just too old. They designed a hip vocabulary list, crafted a quiz on teen culture and played hit songs for dozens of agents from around the world, often on a monthly basis."
Matthew Dolan
"For three years, two Howard County girls have taught teen culture to FBI agents hunting pedophiles online. But now, they're just too old. They designed a hip vocabulary list, crafted a quiz on teen culture and played hit songs for dozens of agents from around the world, often on a monthly basis."
Zambia: Foreigners Using Zambia As a Gateway to UK / allAfrica.com, 7 June 2005
http://allafrica.com/stories/200506070738.html
George Chellah
"'Some of these countries are Costa Rica, Bolivia, Mexico and Ethiopia. Nationals of these countries are not allowed to board the plane from their countries to the UK unless they have a valid visa to authorise them to enter UK. In an effort to elude this restriction some nationals pretend to come to Zambia as visitors and later buy tickets from Zambia en-route to the UK,' Lyempe said
He said it was becoming a burden to Zambia as it remains with the duty to repatriate these nationals back to their countries of origin, whenever they are denied entry into the UK."
George Chellah
"'Some of these countries are Costa Rica, Bolivia, Mexico and Ethiopia. Nationals of these countries are not allowed to board the plane from their countries to the UK unless they have a valid visa to authorise them to enter UK. In an effort to elude this restriction some nationals pretend to come to Zambia as visitors and later buy tickets from Zambia en-route to the UK,' Lyempe said
He said it was becoming a burden to Zambia as it remains with the duty to repatriate these nationals back to their countries of origin, whenever they are denied entry into the UK."
:BILL TO CLEAN UP OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS BECOMES LAW / Defra, 2005
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2005/050408a.htm
"The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act contains a range of measures to improve the quality of the local environment by giving Local Authorities and the Environment Agency additional powers.
Crime and Disorder - requires local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships to take anti-social behaviour affecting the local environment into account in developing crime and disorder reduction strategies, gives local authorities new powers to deal with alleyways affected by anti-social behaviour.
"The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act contains a range of measures to improve the quality of the local environment by giving Local Authorities and the Environment Agency additional powers.
Crime and Disorder - requires local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships to take anti-social behaviour affecting the local environment into account in developing crime and disorder reduction strategies, gives local authorities new powers to deal with alleyways affected by anti-social behaviour.
Yob drive 'should target causes'/ BBC, 7 Jun 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4614821.stm
"The government should do more to fight the social causes of anti-social behaviour, as well as punishing yobs, a study of public attitudes suggests."
Millie, A., Jacobson, J., McDonald, E and Hough, M. (2005) Anti-Social Behaviour Strategies: Finding a Balance. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
PDF - http://www.kcl.ac.uk/icpr/publications/ASBreport.pdf
"The government should do more to fight the social causes of anti-social behaviour, as well as punishing yobs, a study of public attitudes suggests."
Millie, A., Jacobson, J., McDonald, E and Hough, M. (2005) Anti-Social Behaviour Strategies: Finding a Balance. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
PDF - http://www.kcl.ac.uk/icpr/publications/ASBreport.pdf
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Germany helps France cling to EU upper ground / Expatica - France, 6 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqat
"Europe's old guard, Germany and France, are braving a tide of opposition from other EU powerhouses to insist their partnership driving forward the European project will endure despite France's 'no' to the bloc's constitution. "
"Europe's old guard, Germany and France, are braving a tide of opposition from other EU powerhouses to insist their partnership driving forward the European project will endure despite France's 'no' to the bloc's constitution. "
Expatica - France, March 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqar
Graham Tearse
"a country with ten percent unemployment, one of the most corrupt administrations in the western world, a society bitterly divided between haves and have-nots, home to a nationalistic culture which entertains the most successful far-right, racist party in western Europe.
How can all these things pass through the kitchen grinder as part of the recipe for one of the most evocative, immediately pleasing trade marks anywhere?"
Graham Tearse
"a country with ten percent unemployment, one of the most corrupt administrations in the western world, a society bitterly divided between haves and have-nots, home to a nationalistic culture which entertains the most successful far-right, racist party in western Europe.
How can all these things pass through the kitchen grinder as part of the recipe for one of the most evocative, immediately pleasing trade marks anywhere?"
French injustice / Expatica - France, May 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqaq
Graham Tearse
"Whenever there is a major miscarriage of justice in Britain, intellectuals suggest that the country adopts the French system of examining magistrates. Not to put too fine a point on this, it would be like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire. "
Graham Tearse
"Whenever there is a major miscarriage of justice in Britain, intellectuals suggest that the country adopts the French system of examining magistrates. Not to put too fine a point on this, it would be like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire. "
Expatica - France, March 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqap
Graham Tearse
"There are 15 million guns, of all types, circulating in France, according to official estimates. These are the registered, lawful ones. That works out at about one firearm for every three adults. Every year, on average, another 100,000 are lawfully sold. "
Graham Tearse
"There are 15 million guns, of all types, circulating in France, according to official estimates. These are the registered, lawful ones. That works out at about one firearm for every three adults. Every year, on average, another 100,000 are lawfully sold. "
UK ignores Schroeder's plea to continue treaty ratification / Expatica - Germany, 7 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqan
"At stake was the future direction of the Union, with Britain demanding further reform and liberalisation while founder members France and Germany believed that the current crisis could be overcome without further changes. "
"At stake was the future direction of the Union, with Britain demanding further reform and liberalisation while founder members France and Germany believed that the current crisis could be overcome without further changes. "
Cape Fear: The rising crimewave on the Spanish Costas / Expatica -Spain, May 2005
http://digbig.com/4dqak
Ian Frewer
"Crime gangs are targeting expats on the Spanish Costas. One murder and a series of attacks have raised fears among expats that they are defenceless against a more ruthless breed of criminal. "
Ian Frewer
"Crime gangs are targeting expats on the Spanish Costas. One murder and a series of attacks have raised fears among expats that they are defenceless against a more ruthless breed of criminal. "
Measuring the Impact of Crack Cocaine / [USA} June 2005
PDF - http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/fryer/papers/fryer_heaton_levitt_murphy.pdf
Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (Harvard); Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, Kevin M. Murphy
Roland G. Fryer, Jr. (Harvard); Paul S. Heaton, Steven D. Levitt, Kevin M. Murphy
News Analysis: A Europe 'gone far too far' to unravel / International Herald Tribune, 7 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/07/news/eu.php
Richard Bernstein The New York Times
Richard Bernstein The New York Times
ID Cards: LSE proposes possible alternative solution / Public Technology, 7 Jun 2005
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3025
"A group of London School of Economics and Political Science academics have published proposals for a possible alternative model to the government's ID card plan."
Proposlas - PDF - http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/PDF/LSE_ID_blueprint.pdf
"A group of London School of Economics and Political Science academics have published proposals for a possible alternative model to the government's ID card plan."
Proposlas - PDF - http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/PDF/LSE_ID_blueprint.pdf
Leader: Why silicon.com is taking on ID cards / silicon.com, 6 Jun 2005
http://comment.silicon.com/0,39024711,39130997,00.htm
"We heard too many complaints to be able to ignore the issue... You may have noticed that today silicon.com launched a new campaign - ID Cards on Trial - aimed at exposing flaws in the government's ID card plans which we believe have the potential to turn the whole affair into a costly and embarrassing IT disaster. "
ID Cards on Trial - http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39130990,00.htm
"We heard too many complaints to be able to ignore the issue... You may have noticed that today silicon.com launched a new campaign - ID Cards on Trial - aimed at exposing flaws in the government's ID card plans which we believe have the potential to turn the whole affair into a costly and embarrassing IT disaster. "
ID Cards on Trial - http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39130990,00.htm
NGOs and churches react to votes against EU treaty / ekklesia, 3 Jun 2005
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05063treaty.shtml
"Following the French 'non' and the Dutch 'nee' to the EU's constitutional treaty, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Europe are calling for a new approach to engage citizens in dialogue with the European Union. "
"Following the French 'non' and the Dutch 'nee' to the EU's constitutional treaty, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Europe are calling for a new approach to engage citizens in dialogue with the European Union. "
Children in residential institutions vulnerable to abuse / UNICEF, 31 May 2005
http://digbig.com/4dpyk
"UNICEF sounds the alarm on juvenile justice, with research suggesting that juvenile offenders may face the greatest risk of violence in the earliest, pre-trial stages."
UNICEF has been gathering existing research on violence against children in residential settings in preparation for the Regional Consultation on Violence against Children in Europe and central Asia, which will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5–7 July 2005
"UNICEF sounds the alarm on juvenile justice, with research suggesting that juvenile offenders may face the greatest risk of violence in the earliest, pre-trial stages."
UNICEF has been gathering existing research on violence against children in residential settings in preparation for the Regional Consultation on Violence against Children in Europe and central Asia, which will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5–7 July 2005
Restrictive U.S. Policies Undermine Anti-AIDS Efforts / OneWorld, 19 May 2005
http://us.oneworld.net/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.genderhealth.org%2FPressRelease.php
"Mandatory 'Anti-Prostitution Pledge' Threatens Lives of Sex Workers and Trafficking Victims "
"Mandatory 'Anti-Prostitution Pledge' Threatens Lives of Sex Workers and Trafficking Victims "
Crime rise swamps forensic scientists / STUFF New Zealand, 7 Jun 2005
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3304887a11,00.html
CHALPAT SONTI
"A sharp rise in murders and sexual assaults has swamped New Zealand's forensic experts, who are struggling to cope with the increased workload. "
CHALPAT SONTI
"A sharp rise in murders and sexual assaults has swamped New Zealand's forensic experts, who are struggling to cope with the increased workload. "
Violent Deaths Plague Juvenile Offenders / [USA] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6 Jun 2005
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/kids/526121.html
"A new study has revealed a grim fact of life: Children who spend time in juvenile hall are four times as likely as other kids to die violently before they reach their late 20s."
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"A new study has revealed a grim fact of life: Children who spend time in juvenile hall are four times as likely as other kids to die violently before they reach their late 20s."
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Juvenile crime innovations save money and children / [USA] Indy Star, 6 Jun 2005
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050606/OPINION/506060317/1002
Bill Stanczykiewicz
"Juvenile delinquency cases are on the rise, and so is public spending on juvenile offenders. But several Indiana communities are proving there is another way. Yes, you can produce less juvenile crime by spending less money."
Bill Stanczykiewicz
"Juvenile delinquency cases are on the rise, and so is public spending on juvenile offenders. But several Indiana communities are proving there is another way. Yes, you can produce less juvenile crime by spending less money."
Female officers finding greater acceptance / Houston Chronicle, 6 Jun 2005
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3212378
HARVEY RICE
"CHANGING ATTITUDES : But old attitudes persist despite studies showing they do some jobs better."
US content but international applicability.
HARVEY RICE
"CHANGING ATTITUDES : But old attitudes persist despite studies showing they do some jobs better."
US content but international applicability.
Monday, June 06, 2005
EU fails to curb terrorism within its borders / International Herald Tribune, 5 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/05/opinion/edwikstrom.php
"The failure by the EU to coordinate investigations into terrorist crimes is ominous, since the global jihadist movement - including its most prominent component, Al Qaeda - is demonstrably active throughout Europe."
"The failure by the EU to coordinate investigations into terrorist crimes is ominous, since the global jihadist movement - including its most prominent component, Al Qaeda - is demonstrably active throughout Europe."
�Re-offending will rise with new justice bill / Sunday Herald, 5 Jun 2005
http://www.sundayherald.com/50158
Paul Hutcheon,
"THE Scottish Executive's new criminal justice policy was in tatters last night after one of the civil servants tasked with its implementation said ministers would fail to reduce levels of re-offending. Tony Cameron, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), said recidivism would keep rising and insisted that community disposals, such as tagging, would backfire."
Paul Hutcheon,
"THE Scottish Executive's new criminal justice policy was in tatters last night after one of the civil servants tasked with its implementation said ministers would fail to reduce levels of re-offending. Tony Cameron, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), said recidivism would keep rising and insisted that community disposals, such as tagging, would backfire."
Rough justice / [Australia] The Age, 6 Jun 2005
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/06/06/1117910192607.html
"Problems have worsened, both at Malmsbury and the Melbourne Juvenile Justice Centre at Parkville, with a rise in serious incidents and the behaviour of youths in detention deteriorating. Serving and former staff have told The Age of sexual assaults, bashings, attacks on workers and drug-taking."
"Problems have worsened, both at Malmsbury and the Melbourne Juvenile Justice Centre at Parkville, with a rise in serious incidents and the behaviour of youths in detention deteriorating. Serving and former staff have told The Age of sexual assaults, bashings, attacks on workers and drug-taking."
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Ports wide open to drug trafficking / [Australia] The Age, 5 Jun 2005
http://digbig.com/4dppk
William Birnbauer ; Mark Russel ; Phillip Hudson
"Drugs worth more than $1 billion have been seized from shipping containers since late 2002 even though customs inspected only a tiny fraction of the 3 million containers that arrive in Australia each year. An investigation by The Sunday Age shows the seizures could be just the tip of an iceberg centred around drug trafficking networks able to avoid detection because of limited searches or rorting of the importation system."
William Birnbauer ; Mark Russel ; Phillip Hudson
"Drugs worth more than $1 billion have been seized from shipping containers since late 2002 even though customs inspected only a tiny fraction of the 3 million containers that arrive in Australia each year. An investigation by The Sunday Age shows the seizures could be just the tip of an iceberg centred around drug trafficking networks able to avoid detection because of limited searches or rorting of the importation system."
IP Crime Congress, 5th - 6th July 2005
http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.06.2005/IP-Crime-Congress-2005/
Royal College of Surgeons, London.
The event is officially backed &fully endorsed by the Patent Office, the Home Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, HM Customs and Excise, the Assets Recovery Agency and the Risk and Security Management Forum."
Royal College of Surgeons, London.
The event is officially backed &fully endorsed by the Patent Office, the Home Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, HM Customs and Excise, the Assets Recovery Agency and the Risk and Security Management Forum."
Crime gang targets pharmacists / [Australia] NEWS.com.au 5 Jun 2005
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15506967-421,00.html
Neil Mercer
"ORGANISED crime syndicates will steal or buy more than 30 million cold and flu tablets from NSW pharmacies this year to help make illegal amphetamines. Police said they believed at least a million packs of the popular medications would be 'diverted' from their legitimate use. They said demand for speed was at a record high and criminals were making millions of dollars. "
Neil Mercer
"ORGANISED crime syndicates will steal or buy more than 30 million cold and flu tablets from NSW pharmacies this year to help make illegal amphetamines. Police said they believed at least a million packs of the popular medications would be 'diverted' from their legitimate use. They said demand for speed was at a record high and criminals were making millions of dollars. "
Glaziers' big scam in busted shop windows / [Australia] Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dppj
John Kidman
"Vandals are smashing shop windows to generate work for corrupt repair companies.
Detectives suspect that a handful of crooked glaziers are responsible for dozens of attacks across Sydney every month. One repairer has been linked to more than 300 suspect incidents recorded in intelligence reports on the NSW Police's Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS). This number of entries relating to a single alleged offender group is unprecedented, with even some of the state's most notorious crooks attracting as few as 50 or 60 similar files, police sources say."
John Kidman
"Vandals are smashing shop windows to generate work for corrupt repair companies.
Detectives suspect that a handful of crooked glaziers are responsible for dozens of attacks across Sydney every month. One repairer has been linked to more than 300 suspect incidents recorded in intelligence reports on the NSW Police's Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS). This number of entries relating to a single alleged offender group is unprecedented, with even some of the state's most notorious crooks attracting as few as 50 or 60 similar files, police sources say."
Doctors warn UK Government drug strategy fails to tackle crucial issues / Medical News Today, 4 Jun 2005
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=25611
"The National Drug Strategy was set up with crime-reduction in mind - and for that reason it's designed to tackle illegal drug use only. But most drug addicts don't progress straight to heroine or crack cocaine. They show signs of trouble to come in early life, by smoking and drinking alcohol at a young age. The Government's drug strategy doesn't properly recognise the importance of these 'gateway' drugs in young people, leaving it to other agencies to deal with these problems separately. "
"The National Drug Strategy was set up with crime-reduction in mind - and for that reason it's designed to tackle illegal drug use only. But most drug addicts don't progress straight to heroine or crack cocaine. They show signs of trouble to come in early life, by smoking and drinking alcohol at a young age. The Government's drug strategy doesn't properly recognise the importance of these 'gateway' drugs in young people, leaving it to other agencies to deal with these problems separately. "
Cost utility analysis of co-prescribed heroin compared with methadone maintenance treatment in heroin addicts in two randomised trials / BMJ, 4 Jun 20
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7503/1297
Marcel G W Dijkgraaf ; Bart P van der Zanden ; Corianne A J M de Borgie ; Peter Blanken ; Jan M van Ree ; Wim van den Brink
"Prescribing methadone plus heroin to chronic, treatment resistant addicts is less costly than methadone alone because it reduces criminal behaviour."
Marcel G W Dijkgraaf ; Bart P van der Zanden ; Corianne A J M de Borgie ; Peter Blanken ; Jan M van Ree ; Wim van den Brink
"Prescribing methadone plus heroin to chronic, treatment resistant addicts is less costly than methadone alone because it reduces criminal behaviour."
Biodefense : Factsheets and Overviews - website
http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/public/factsheets.htm
Information on various aspects of the US Bioterrorism defence.
Information on various aspects of the US Bioterrorism defence.
2005 Trafficking in Persons Report Released / US Department of State, June 2005
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2005/
"To confront the abomination of human trafficking, a modern-day abolitionist movement has emerged. Concerned citizens, students, faith-based organizations, feminists, and other nongovernmental groups are doing courageous and compassionate work to end this trade in human degradation.'"
PDF - http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/47255.pdf
"To confront the abomination of human trafficking, a modern-day abolitionist movement has emerged. Concerned citizens, students, faith-based organizations, feminists, and other nongovernmental groups are doing courageous and compassionate work to end this trade in human degradation.'"
PDF - http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/47255.pdf
2 officials single out a failure to explain / International Herald Tribune, 3 Jun 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/03/business/reform.php
Mark Landler and Paul Meller
"Europe's leaders have not properly explained to their citizens why their countries need radical economic changes, said two top European officials a day after the European Union was tipped into crisis by the second rejection of its proposed constitution"
Mark Landler and Paul Meller
"Europe's leaders have not properly explained to their citizens why their countries need radical economic changes, said two top European officials a day after the European Union was tipped into crisis by the second rejection of its proposed constitution"
Politicians Cast Doubt on Further Expansion / [Germany] Deutsche Welle, 4 Jun 2005
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1605418,00.html?maca=en-bulletin-433-html
"If the proposed European Union constitutional treaty is not adopted, further enlargement of the 25-member club to include Turkey and other candidates will be impossible"
"If the proposed European Union constitutional treaty is not adopted, further enlargement of the 25-member club to include Turkey and other candidates will be impossible"
Saturday, June 04, 2005
New airport security body on cards / [Australia] NEWS.com, 4 Jun 2005
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15502305-421,00.html
Martin Chulov and Simon Kearney
"A NEW body to govern police, Customs and ASIO at the nation's airports is being considered by Transport Minister John Anderson, who has conceded a lack of co-operation could be contributing to growing organised crime. Mr Anderson said he was concerned by claims that federal authorities responsible for monitoring secure areas of the airport were not passing on vital intelligence about criminal networks. "
Martin Chulov and Simon Kearney
"A NEW body to govern police, Customs and ASIO at the nation's airports is being considered by Transport Minister John Anderson, who has conceded a lack of co-operation could be contributing to growing organised crime. Mr Anderson said he was concerned by claims that federal authorities responsible for monitoring secure areas of the airport were not passing on vital intelligence about criminal networks. "
Employability support for young offenders is praised / Scottish Enterprise, 3 June 2005
http://digbig.com/4dpnc
Lucy Robb
"WorkNet is an innovative programme that provides young offenders with the skills to move into education, training or the workplace"
Lucy Robb
"WorkNet is an innovative programme that provides young offenders with the skills to move into education, training or the workplace"
spiked-life | Article | Where's the heart in Volunteering Week?
http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/0000000CAB89.htm
Josie Appleton
"It's Volunteers' Week and so a good time to acknowledge those who, week after week, run local football teams, mow their elderly neighbours' lawns, or act as school governors. It's also a good time to expose the official 'volunteering' industry, which is sucking the life and soul out of doing good."
Josie Appleton
"It's Volunteers' Week and so a good time to acknowledge those who, week after week, run local football teams, mow their elderly neighbours' lawns, or act as school governors. It's also a good time to expose the official 'volunteering' industry, which is sucking the life and soul out of doing good."
Oxfam survey points to the end of the 'chav' / Oxfam, 31 May 2005
http://digbig.com/4dpnb
"Today’s teenagers aspire to be ‘Ethics girls and boys’ rather than ‘Chavs’, an Oxfam survey of attitudes towards charities and volunteering has shown. The research proves a desire among young people to use their time and energy to benefit others. Oxfam asked more than 300 people about giving time to a charity.
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"Today’s teenagers aspire to be ‘Ethics girls and boys’ rather than ‘Chavs’, an Oxfam survey of attitudes towards charities and volunteering has shown. The research proves a desire among young people to use their time and energy to benefit others. Oxfam asked more than 300 people about giving time to a charity.
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Scapegoats for every ill in society / The Guardian, 30 May 2005
http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylumseekers/story/0,7991,1495963,00.html
Roy Greenslade
"There has been something of a lull in hysterical press stories recently about asylum-seekers and refugees. It is a measure of how bad it has been in the past couple of years that one should regard as a lull the fact that some 28 tabloid stories concerning asylum were published in just four days last week.
The current prejudice of choice appears to be Gypsies and Travellers."
Roy Greenslade
"There has been something of a lull in hysterical press stories recently about asylum-seekers and refugees. It is a measure of how bad it has been in the past couple of years that one should regard as a lull the fact that some 28 tabloid stories concerning asylum were published in just four days last week.
The current prejudice of choice appears to be Gypsies and Travellers."
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